"Tech Talks" by Mass Flow Technology - Video Training Series for the I&E Tech

Mass Flow Technology, Inc. Operations Manager Claude Nowlin details techniques and principles to follow for starting up a new flow meter as well as trouble shooting existing meters in an industrial facility. From their gravimetric flow calibration laboratory located in Baytown, Texas, Nowlin utilizes a Coriolis flow meter manufactured by Micro Motion to illustrate some of the points and principles discussed during the training.

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F.I.R.S.T. High Angle Rescue and Confined Space Rescue Training

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. -  First In Rescue, Safety and Training or F.I.R.S.T, a safety services company based in Deer Park, Texas, conducted high angle rescue and confined space rescue training for the Houston Fire Department Technical Rescue Team on board the USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier (Ret.) docked in Corpus Christi, Texas. Logan Reininger, Director of Operations for F.I.R.S.T described the training. "We wanted to give the HFD Rescue Team a challenging venue for their training and decide on the USS Lexington. It gives many different scenarios for high angle rescue, repelling and confined space rescue that you can't find at the standard fire department training field. This makes the rescuer have to think out of the box and become more creative when in an emergency situation and some ones life is in the balance. We repelled off the top of the ship, conducted numerous confined space entries, pick-offs and lowers with live patients in the stokes baskets."

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Blast Environmental and Industrial Services, Inc. - Yellowstone River Oil Spill Response

At approximately 11 p.m. Friday, July 1, 2011, a break occurred in a 12-inch pipeline under the Yellowstone River 20 miles upstream from Billings, Montana. The ruptured pipeline is owned by ExxonMobil Pipeline Company. According to the company, an estimated 1,000 barrels of oil entered the river before the pipeline was closed. EPA is leading the response in close coordination with the state of Montana and other federal agencies.

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UVAC's Vacuum Loader Truck Repair and Mechanical Division

PASADENA, TX. UVAC Environmental Rentals Mechanical Services Division perform major repair, rebuilds and refits of industrial Vacuum Loaders by Vactor, Guzzler, GapVax, Keith Huber and a PresVac warranty center. UVAC's repair facility is equipped with a five ton overhead crane and all the equipment necessary to perform large lifts and repairs. The facility has a complete welding and machine shop for in-house custom manufacturing of specialized parts and equipment that translates into big savings for the customer. UVAC's mechanical staff is ASE certified and specialize in diesel truck repair, inspection and fleet maintenance and use the highest quality OEM parts, bumper to bumper. UVAC is also certified to perform frame starching and shortening on commercial trucks.

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Oiled Pelican Released After Rehab

Oil-slicked Pelican found near TC Port Released. The bird was cared for at Wildlife Response Services in Seabrook, Texas.