Tag: HSE
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CERN publishes its second public environment report
CERN publishes its second public environment report The document details the current status of CERN’s environmental footprint, along with objectives for the coming years On 24 November, CERN published its second public environment report, covering the years 2019 and 2020. In 2019, CERN made a commitment to communicate on its environmental footprint every two years
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Mitigation of environmental noise at CERN installations
Mitigation of environmental noise at CERN installations Reducing environmental noise: Not just loud words Like other industrial plants, the infrastructure needed to operate CERN’s large accelerators emits noise, especially when the accelerators are operational or undergoing maintenance. The main sources of noise at CERN are cryogenic installations, transformers, compressors, pumps, cooling towers and Heating, Ventilation
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Another team of two CERN scientists try to unlock the secret of the boxes provided by the primary schools
Another team of two CERN scientists try to unlock the secret of the boxes provided by the primary schools Will Katy Foraz and Andre Henriques, engineers at CERN, be ingenious enough to study the boxes from all angles and figure out what’s inside? After reading the notes left by Pippa Wells and Sabrina Schadegg, the
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Geothermal survey starting soon on the CERN sites
Geothermal survey starting soon on the CERN sites Since 13 September, the State of Geneva and the Services industriels de Genève (SIG) have been conducting a geothermal exploration survey. Geophysical measurements are being taken throughout Geneva Canton and neighbouring France, including on the CERN sites. The aim is to map the subsurface in order to
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CERN scientists Pippa Wells and Sabrina Schadegg give the primary schools challenge a go
CERN scientists Pippa Wells and Sabrina Schadegg give the primary schools challenge a go Used to making precise measurements, will Pippa and Sabrina be able to figure out what’s inside the mysterious boxes? Since 2011, schools from Geneva, the Pays de Gex and Haute-Savoie have been receiving strange mystery boxes from CERN. The pupils, aged
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The CERN Fire and Rescue Service at the time of COVID-19
The CERN Fire and Rescue Service at the time of COVID-19 The CERN Fire and Rescue Service has always worked closely with its partners in CERN’s Host States, France and Switzerland. With the advent of COVID-19, that cooperation is closer than ever The CERN Fire and Rescue service, CFRS, part of the Occupational Health, Safety
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Reinforcing cooperation between the emergency services
Reinforcing cooperation between the emergency services A tripartite agreement between CERN, France and Switzerland reinforces cooperation between their respective emergency services On 8 December, CERN and its two Host States signed a tripartite agreement concerning mutual assistance between their respective emergency services for rescue operations on the CERN site. In plain language, this agreement sets
