The change in FDA philosophy initiated in 2003 from a prescriptive paper-trail compliance approach to a risk-assessment based approach has become a driver of regulatory transformation
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Recycling engineers With the ever-present mantra of 'skills shortages' perhaps we should take a leaf, if you will excuse the pun, from the green environment movement. The essence of this movement's philosophy ...
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Well, here we are in a new year with opportunities for new beginnings. What we can expect in 2008 as I&C practitioners. What should we be looking out for and where should we be directing our attention this ...
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Market mechanisms and skills In a capitalist society the driving forces are of an economic nature. The price and availability of goods and services are primarily determined by supply and demand; and ...
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"Change is inevitable, growth is intentional." Glenda Cloud The Web is a fantastic resource. I was looking for a quote on `change' with which to open this month's editorial comment and up popped the ...
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The new CD-ROM, ISA-99 Security Guidelines and User Resources for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, contains critical industry technical reports, reference books, and resource papers: an important ...
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As in most engineering disciplines there are bodies of standards, recommended practices and regulations which help to manage the process of alarm engineering
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One of the great things about being editor of a technology magazine is that someone actually pays me to keep up to date with technology and the businesses in this field - and I come across some fascinating ...
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In this edition of SA Instrumentation and Control we report on the loss to our I&C community of two well-known personalities: the one retiring and the other through promotion to his company's global operation ...
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Standardisation facilitates training by allowing users to learn on one model of hardware, but apply common techniques to all compatible hardware
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The Ray Beaumont Trust will seek to contribute to the continued support and quality of South African engineering and technical talent
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If you would like to respond to this survey please go to www.instrumentation.co.za/alarm_survey
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