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Consumers rely on food processing and storage facilities to ensure the ideal environmental conditions for produce from the moment it’s picked at the field to the time it reaches a grocery store. When it comes to cold storage, humidity and temperature levels are among the most important considerations to prolong the life of fruits and vegetables. When environmental conditions are not ideal, produce deteriorates and becomes potentially harmful to consumers.

For power plants to operate reliably, the components within them must have minimal impacts from their environment, including the air, water, fuel oil, and fuel gas. In addition to controlling sulphuric acid to prevent cold-end erosion and comply with environmental laws, plants must consider hygroscopic salt damage and its deliquescent properties. While hygroscopic salts are integral to the inner workings of a plant, the corrosion that it causes will shorten a station’s life if the components don’t have an appropriate surface coating.

Corrosion in the electric power industry costs the U.S. over $23 billion per year. With plants looking to increase efficiencies, lower costs, and reduce the amount of time offline for maintenance, corrosion prevention techniques will help lengthen the life of various components and increase safety. While many thermal power plants share the same types of corrosion issues, some require different preventive approaches.

Healthcare facilities, regardless of their size, are responsible for keeping patient information private in the real and digital world to remain in compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The act states that an individual’s health information should be protected with physical, technical and administrative safeguards to ensure its integrity, confidentiality and availability, as well as to thwart unauthorized or inappropriate disclosure, use or access. When it comes to the electronic processing of patient health information, healthcare facilities and document scanning companies must have specific safeguards in place to protect the privacy of the patients served. When selecting a contractor for your everyday or emergency scanning needs, it’s important to review its practices or procedures to ensure compliance and avoid hefty fines.