Inspection - articles
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2 minHow building inspection can literally save lives
Whether an industrial production hall, an office or a residential tower, a building must be safe for people to work and live in. In Germany, the VDI 6200 Directive is the comprehensive building inspection guideline. Kiwa Germany’s Engineering team is intimately familiar with it.
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2 minHow sprinkler systems reduce fire deaths by 83 percent
Fire in homes and buildings causes billions of euros of damage every year around the world. These impacts can be reduced dramatically with the help of an automatic sprinkler system.
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3 minSafe operation of sulfuric acid storage tanks requires regular inspection
Chemical distributor Acinor AS operates a storage tank terminal for sulfuric acid in Fredrikstad, Norway. According to government requirements, inspection of the tank must be carried out every five years. And that's where Kiwa comes in.
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3 minBridge lab safety gaps
With around 150,000 bridges to look after, Germany relies on rigorous inspections and testing. How Germany’s bridge inspectors keep bridges and people safe.
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2 minMagnetic inductive testing: safely uphill in Norwegian ski resorts
Ski resorts must meet strict regulations to ensure the safety of their guests. Kiwa helps with this by carrying out the necessary inspections of ski elevators and cable cars using Magnetic inductive testing. as for example at Vrådal Panorama Ski Center in Norway.
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2 minTank Storage: custom fit solutions
A custom fit answer, in line with regulations and the highest standards – this is what Kiwa offers its clients in the Tank Storage market.
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2 minEva Alskog’s epic journey to certification
At least once a year, Eva Alskog of Kiwa Sweden travels above the Arctic Circle to certify. Here's why.
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3 minKeeping our streets safely lit: Kiwa’s work with lighting columns
When you walk or drive down the street at night, your path is likely illuminated by streetlights. They are so ubiquitous it’s easy to take them for granted. In the UK, for example, there are about 6.5 million publicly owned lighting columns. By inspecting the quality of these columns, Kiwa helps to keep our roads safely lit.
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3 minDigital X-rays: the future of material inspection
Materials used in pipelines, machines and other industrial assets have traditionally been inspected visually or by means of X-ray imaging on film. Our colleagues at Kiwa Finland are among the world’s leading experts in using a new method: digital radiography, or digital X-ray imaging.
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