IN the past, the Factories and Machinery Department was the enforcement authority for safety in the workplace.
It was responsible for enforcing the Factories and Machinery Act (FMA), which was enacted in 1967. One of the provisions of the Act empowered the Department to conduct periodic inspections and testing on a category of machinery known as certificated machinery.
As the country progressed over the years, the number of industries grew in tandem. In the early 1990s, the Factories and Machinery Department was renamed Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to reflect its greater role in overseeing safety and health in many sectors of industry.
Pinnacle acquires specialty risk-based inspection firm Trinity Bridge
12/21/2020
Pinnacle, a leading provider of data-driven reliability and integrity programs, has acquired Houston-based Trinity Bridge, LLC, a consulting company specializing in risk-based inspection programs for the refining and petrochemical industries. This comes on the heels of Pinnacle’s announced rebrand and reinvestment into technology and systems to create next generation reliability solutions for the industry.
“Reliability will be the key to sustainability for industries like oil and gas refining, chemicals, mining, and water treatment, and Trinity Bridge brings a great team of people to accelerate that advancement,” said Ryan Sitton, founder and CEO, Pinnacle and author of Crucial Decisions. “Lynne Kaley and I have worked alongside each other as competitors and collaborators for nearly 20 years, and I have always respected and admired her. She was a pioneer in the early days of Risk-Based Insp
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