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Global network outage at ASML: employees sent home
ASML from Veldhoven was hit by a major global network outage on Friday. The consequences were drastic. Employees from several departments of the chip machine manufacturer were sent home. This is what the Eindhovens Dagblad writes . According to ASML, the malfunction has now been resolved and the networks are gradually coming back online. The company cannot yet say anything about the cause.
The outage caused problems in factories, cleanrooms and offices. Employees of offices and production have left their workplaces.
All of ASML's secure networks have reportedly been down since a quarter to eight on Friday morning. It is said to be a global outage. Departments that support customers with their chip machines are also said to have been affected.
Source: https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4588218/wereldwijde-netwerkstoring-bij-asml-medewerkers-naar-huis-gestuurd
Fire protection company completely destroyed after fire on industrial estate
A business building on De Heinen in Ravenstein was completely destroyed by a fire on Monday morning. The fire released a lot of smoke. The fire had also spread to a second building. Around one o'clock, the fire was under control. The fire raged in a building owned by Greenex. That company deals with fire protection. This building also houses the drawing office De Wit CAD and Vissers Hekwerk.
The fire had spread to the building next door, which belongs to the company Koelkracht. The fire brigade deployed thermal imaging cameras to see exactly where the fire was located. The fire released a lot of smoke. The Safety Region advised people to stay out of the smoke and close windows and doors.
Skip spark
The fire started after one of the employees was engaged in grinding work. An overflowing spark in a container containing a flammable substance caused an explosion and consequently a large fire, the Maasland police informed.
Emergency services massively present
The emergency services were present en masse. A trauma helicopter was also called in. Someone was treated for burns at the scene and will go to a GP for further care.
Source: https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4589278/bedrijf-in-brandbeveiliging-volledig-verwoest-na-brand-op-industrieterrein
Stedin requires large companies to use less electricity during peak hours
Grid operators Tennet and Stedin are going to force large companies to use less power at peak times. They are doing this because the power grid in the province of Utrecht is under great pressure.
Tennet and Stedin have recently approached 2,500 large customers with the request to use less power at peak times. But many companies were not prepared to do so, the grid operators announced last month.
That is why Tennet and Stedin are now going to oblige large companies to use less power at peak times. "To prevent overloading of the grid in the province of Utrecht with possible long-term power outages, the grid operators see no other option than to take the next step," Tennet and Stedin write.
100 companies
It concerns more than one hundred companies that must comply with the obligation. The first group of customers will be approached from 15 November. They have a capacity equal to or greater than 3 megawatts. This will be followed by a group of companies with a capacity of 2 megawatts or more, and finally, customers with a capacity of 1 megawatt or more will be approached.
"We find it very annoying that this is necessary and we understand that we are asking a lot. For many companies this is new material," says Warmold ten Zijthoff, regional director Utrecht at Stedin.
Strengthening the power grid
According to TenneT and Stedin, it will take at least until 2029 before the electricity grid in the province of Utrecht is reinforced. As long as not enough measures are taken to use less electricity in the province during peak times, the chance that smaller consumers will end up on the waiting list if they want a power connection increases.
Source: https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/3813565/stedin-verplicht-grote-bedrijven-om-op-piekuren-minder-stroom-te-verbruiken
Lab Martini Hospital makes mistakes, accreditation temporarily withdrawn
The laboratory of the clinical pathology department of the Martini Hospital has temporarily lost its accreditation. The hospital must have its affairs in order within six months, according to the Accreditation Council. In the laboratory concerned, body cells and tissues are examined, for example to determine whether cancer is present. Every year, this involves body material from approximately 60,000 patients of the Martini Hospital, other hospitals and general practitioners. Such examinations must be carried out according to certain protocols.
Proof of reliability
The laboratory has received accreditation for this, a kind of proof of reliability. This quality mark has been temporarily withdrawn by the Accreditation Council (RvA), because the hospital has not adhered to the (strict) administrative requirements for activities.
What does the Accreditation Council do?
The RvA checks organisations that test, inspect, certify, calibrate and validate products and services. This does not only concern medical laboratories, but also drinking water companies, for example. Organisations that do their work well receive an accreditation for this. If errors are found (repeatedly), an accreditation can be temporarily or permanently withdrawn.
In 2023, the RvA imposed a suspension on an institution once. The year before, this happened twice. Institutions can also report themselves for a suspension. This happened nine times last year. These voluntary suspensions have now been lifted in part. (Source: RvA annual report 2023. )
The RvA has 'found several deviations' in the past year at the lab of the Martini Hospital. The RvA is not allowed to say exactly what this is about, because it is confidential information. We have given this specific laboratory ample opportunity to resolve each abnormality" (Accreditation Council)
Given enough time
It is clear that the Martini Hospital still does not meet the conditions, while according to the RvA the hospital has had sufficient opportunity to take measures: 'We have given this specific laboratory ample opportunity to resolve each deviation, to work on improvements and to determine how it will prevent similar deviations from occurring in the future. Unfortunately, this specific laboratory has not succeeded in doing so in the time allowed. This has now led to suspension.'
According to the Martini Hospital, this concerns one 'point for improvement' that was not resolved in time. As a result, the hospital does not formally meet the accreditation requirements.
Personnel changes
The cause is related to personnel changes, says Pathology Manager Evert Jan Beens: 'We had to deal with personnel changes in several functions that were important for the quality system. The follow-up of the identified improvement point therefore received insufficient attention. We have now taken measures to ensure that we have sufficient personnel for these functions in the future.'
"The quality of the diagnoses and the turnaround time have never been in question" (Evert Jan Beens, Pathology Manager Martini Hospital)
Beens emphasizes that the quality of the ongoing work is not at risk: 'The suspension of the accreditation of a quality management system says nothing about the quality of patient care. The quality of the diagnoses and the turnaround time of the Pathology department at the Martini Hospital have never been in question.'
Very annoying
This does not alter the fact that Beens finds the suspension of the accreditation 'very annoying': 'We are working hard to implement the improvement point'. The suspension was imposed on 1 October this year. The laboratory will remain in operation, but may not refer to its accreditation for the time being. The hospital must ensure that it complies with all regulations again within six months. If it fails to do so, the RvA may decide to withdraw the laboratory's accreditation. Manager Beens: We are confident that we will make it.'
UMCG offers a helping hand
In getting that process in order, the laboratory is receiving help from colleagues at the UMCG, a spokesperson for that hospital said: 'Where possible, we will help the Clinical Pathology laboratory of the Martini Hospital in the coming months to get their quality management system back in order.'
Formalin incident
The clinical pathology laboratory of the Martini Hospital is located in the old part of the complex. It was in the news in February this year when several employees became unwell after a quantity of formalin was released. According to Beens, this incident is unrelated to the suspended accreditation. 'However, it is true that the accreditation process took place in the same period as the formalin leak, which meant that there was insufficient attention for the accreditation process.'
Source: https://www.rtvnoord.nl/zorg/1241089/lab-martini-ziekenhuis-laat-steken-vallen-accreditatie-voorlopig-ingetrokken
ASML from Veldhoven was hit by a major global network outage on Friday. The consequences were drastic. Employees from several departments of the chip machine manufacturer were sent home. This is what the Eindhovens Dagblad writes . According to ASML, the malfunction has now been resolved and the networks are gradually coming back online. The company cannot yet say anything about the cause.
The outage caused problems in factories, cleanrooms and offices. Employees of offices and production have left their workplaces.
All of ASML's secure networks have reportedly been down since a quarter to eight on Friday morning. It is said to be a global outage. Departments that support customers with their chip machines are also said to have been affected.
Source: https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4588218/wereldwijde-netwerkstoring-bij-asml-medewerkers-naar-huis-gestuurd
Fire protection company completely destroyed after fire on industrial estate
A business building on De Heinen in Ravenstein was completely destroyed by a fire on Monday morning. The fire released a lot of smoke. The fire had also spread to a second building. Around one o'clock, the fire was under control. The fire raged in a building owned by Greenex. That company deals with fire protection. This building also houses the drawing office De Wit CAD and Vissers Hekwerk.
The fire had spread to the building next door, which belongs to the company Koelkracht. The fire brigade deployed thermal imaging cameras to see exactly where the fire was located. The fire released a lot of smoke. The Safety Region advised people to stay out of the smoke and close windows and doors.
Skip spark
The fire started after one of the employees was engaged in grinding work. An overflowing spark in a container containing a flammable substance caused an explosion and consequently a large fire, the Maasland police informed.
Emergency services massively present
The emergency services were present en masse. A trauma helicopter was also called in. Someone was treated for burns at the scene and will go to a GP for further care.
Source: https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4589278/bedrijf-in-brandbeveiliging-volledig-verwoest-na-brand-op-industrieterrein
Stedin requires large companies to use less electricity during peak hours
Grid operators Tennet and Stedin are going to force large companies to use less power at peak times. They are doing this because the power grid in the province of Utrecht is under great pressure.
Tennet and Stedin have recently approached 2,500 large customers with the request to use less power at peak times. But many companies were not prepared to do so, the grid operators announced last month.
That is why Tennet and Stedin are now going to oblige large companies to use less power at peak times. "To prevent overloading of the grid in the province of Utrecht with possible long-term power outages, the grid operators see no other option than to take the next step," Tennet and Stedin write.
100 companies
It concerns more than one hundred companies that must comply with the obligation. The first group of customers will be approached from 15 November. They have a capacity equal to or greater than 3 megawatts. This will be followed by a group of companies with a capacity of 2 megawatts or more, and finally, customers with a capacity of 1 megawatt or more will be approached.
"We find it very annoying that this is necessary and we understand that we are asking a lot. For many companies this is new material," says Warmold ten Zijthoff, regional director Utrecht at Stedin.
Strengthening the power grid
According to TenneT and Stedin, it will take at least until 2029 before the electricity grid in the province of Utrecht is reinforced. As long as not enough measures are taken to use less electricity in the province during peak times, the chance that smaller consumers will end up on the waiting list if they want a power connection increases.
Source: https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/3813565/stedin-verplicht-grote-bedrijven-om-op-piekuren-minder-stroom-te-verbruiken
Lab Martini Hospital makes mistakes, accreditation temporarily withdrawn
The laboratory of the clinical pathology department of the Martini Hospital has temporarily lost its accreditation. The hospital must have its affairs in order within six months, according to the Accreditation Council. In the laboratory concerned, body cells and tissues are examined, for example to determine whether cancer is present. Every year, this involves body material from approximately 60,000 patients of the Martini Hospital, other hospitals and general practitioners. Such examinations must be carried out according to certain protocols.
Proof of reliability
The laboratory has received accreditation for this, a kind of proof of reliability. This quality mark has been temporarily withdrawn by the Accreditation Council (RvA), because the hospital has not adhered to the (strict) administrative requirements for activities.
What does the Accreditation Council do?
The RvA checks organisations that test, inspect, certify, calibrate and validate products and services. This does not only concern medical laboratories, but also drinking water companies, for example. Organisations that do their work well receive an accreditation for this. If errors are found (repeatedly), an accreditation can be temporarily or permanently withdrawn.
In 2023, the RvA imposed a suspension on an institution once. The year before, this happened twice. Institutions can also report themselves for a suspension. This happened nine times last year. These voluntary suspensions have now been lifted in part. (Source: RvA annual report 2023. )
The RvA has 'found several deviations' in the past year at the lab of the Martini Hospital. The RvA is not allowed to say exactly what this is about, because it is confidential information. We have given this specific laboratory ample opportunity to resolve each abnormality" (Accreditation Council)
Given enough time
It is clear that the Martini Hospital still does not meet the conditions, while according to the RvA the hospital has had sufficient opportunity to take measures: 'We have given this specific laboratory ample opportunity to resolve each deviation, to work on improvements and to determine how it will prevent similar deviations from occurring in the future. Unfortunately, this specific laboratory has not succeeded in doing so in the time allowed. This has now led to suspension.'
According to the Martini Hospital, this concerns one 'point for improvement' that was not resolved in time. As a result, the hospital does not formally meet the accreditation requirements.
Personnel changes
The cause is related to personnel changes, says Pathology Manager Evert Jan Beens: 'We had to deal with personnel changes in several functions that were important for the quality system. The follow-up of the identified improvement point therefore received insufficient attention. We have now taken measures to ensure that we have sufficient personnel for these functions in the future.'
"The quality of the diagnoses and the turnaround time have never been in question" (Evert Jan Beens, Pathology Manager Martini Hospital)
Beens emphasizes that the quality of the ongoing work is not at risk: 'The suspension of the accreditation of a quality management system says nothing about the quality of patient care. The quality of the diagnoses and the turnaround time of the Pathology department at the Martini Hospital have never been in question.'
Very annoying
This does not alter the fact that Beens finds the suspension of the accreditation 'very annoying': 'We are working hard to implement the improvement point'. The suspension was imposed on 1 October this year. The laboratory will remain in operation, but may not refer to its accreditation for the time being. The hospital must ensure that it complies with all regulations again within six months. If it fails to do so, the RvA may decide to withdraw the laboratory's accreditation. Manager Beens: We are confident that we will make it.'
UMCG offers a helping hand
In getting that process in order, the laboratory is receiving help from colleagues at the UMCG, a spokesperson for that hospital said: 'Where possible, we will help the Clinical Pathology laboratory of the Martini Hospital in the coming months to get their quality management system back in order.'
Formalin incident
The clinical pathology laboratory of the Martini Hospital is located in the old part of the complex. It was in the news in February this year when several employees became unwell after a quantity of formalin was released. According to Beens, this incident is unrelated to the suspended accreditation. 'However, it is true that the accreditation process took place in the same period as the formalin leak, which meant that there was insufficient attention for the accreditation process.'
Source: https://www.rtvnoord.nl/zorg/1241089/lab-martini-ziekenhuis-laat-steken-vallen-accreditatie-voorlopig-ingetrokken
Translated from Dutch to English with Google translate