{"id":6434,"date":"2025-05-20T12:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilabafrica.strathmore.edu\/?page_id=6434"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:31:42","slug":"magnetism-and-safety-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ilabafrica.strathmore.edu\/?page_id=6434","title":{"rendered":"Magnetism and Safety Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6434\" class=\"elementor elementor-6434\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"wpr-anim-text-cursor\">|<\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bfc60 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66bfc60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c53e4de\" data-id=\"c53e4de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2861\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Introduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2861\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Introduction<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2861\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2861\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong>Magnetism and Safety in Kenya:<\/strong> Invisible Hazards, like magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation\u2014pose unique risks because they cannot be seen, only detected through their effects. While electricity is a vital energy source, improper handling leads to accidents: globally, 1.2 million people suffer electrical injuries annually, and in Kenya alone, 85 fatalities occur each year due to electrocution. High electromagnetic fields can also disrupt wildlife behavior, affecting navigation in birds and other species.<\/p><p>This unit explores safe practices and innovative solutions to mitigate these risks in workplaces and homes. By fostering a culture of safety, we can protect lives, enhance productivity, safeguard Kenya\u2019s environment, and care\u00a0for\u00a0your\u00a0life\u00a0!<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ilabafrica.strathmore.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilabafrica.strathmore.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-43.png 731w, https:\/\/ilabafrica.strathmore.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-43-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2dd1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac2dd1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-0482e2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"0482e2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37d5a93\" data-id=\"37d5a93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22df12 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a22df12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52493a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"b52493a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e7bbc5\" data-id=\"2e7bbc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b217baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b217baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some Notable Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4cc07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"0f4cc07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1601\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1601\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Hyperpolarization of Parahydrogen for Magnetic Resonance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1601\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1601\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main topic of the unit is the design of a parahydrogen hyperpolariser coil for enhancing the signal to noise of NMR devices. The Project <\/span><b>NMR-4-Tropic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discussed at a nuclear level the enhancement obtained by using hydrogen molecules in non magnetically equivalent states. The use of parahydrogen is a novel approach to improving the signal-to-noise ratio in NMR devices. This project has been presented together with CEA in a granting scheme called \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pamoja<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d that involved the NRF <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1602\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1602\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Certification in Electrical Safety for the Kenyan civil population<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1602\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1602\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project <\/span><b>I-UMEME<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> funded under the ADESFA grant scheme, is an initiative aimed at disseminating information to empower Kenyan citizens in the context of the challenging electrical industry landscape within the African region. The electricity that is one of the main factors of development and integration needs to comply with rules that can not be accepted without a widespread education in electrical safety. The Project so far has reached more than 300 candidates, 80 certified so far.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1603\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1603\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Safety for the Kenyans in residential areas where illegal Gas refuelling takes place<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1603\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1603\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project <\/span><b>KSK2 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an industrial project with the majors of LPG distribution in Kenya. It discusses the significance of preventing fire accidents in both residential and industrial settings that may arise from informal LPG refuelling. The originality of the approach proposed by the Unit is based on the fact that magnetic fields can be engineered together with a valve whose solenoid actuator in order to demonstrate the hardware lock-key mechanism for LPG safety in Kenya.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1eb9a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1eb9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAGNETISM AND SAFETY UNIT | Introduction Introduction Magnetism and Safety in Kenya: Invisible Hazards, like magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation\u2014pose unique risks because they cannot be seen, only detected through their effects. While electricity is a vital energy source, improper handling leads to accidents: globally, 1.2 million people suffer electrical injuries annually, and in Kenya alone, 85 fatalities occur each year due to electrocution. High electromagnetic fields can also disrupt wildlife behavior, affecting navigation in birds and other species. This unit explores safe practices and innovative solutions to mitigate these risks in workplaces and homes. By fostering a culture of safety, we can protect lives, enhance productivity, safeguard Kenya\u2019s environment, and care\u00a0for\u00a0your\u00a0life\u00a0! Our Programmes Read More! Some Notable Projects Hyperpolarization of Parahydrogen for Magnetic Resonance The main topic of the unit is the design of a parahydrogen hyperpolariser coil for enhancing the signal to noise of NMR devices. The Project NMR-4-Tropic discussed at a nuclear level the enhancement obtained by using hydrogen molecules in non magnetically equivalent states. The use of parahydrogen is a novel approach to improving the signal-to-noise ratio in NMR devices. This project has been presented together with CEA in a granting scheme called \u201cpamoja\u201d that involved the NRF Certification in Electrical Safety for the Kenyan civil population The project I-UMEME funded under the ADESFA grant scheme, is an initiative aimed at disseminating information to empower Kenyan citizens in the context of the challenging electrical industry landscape within the African region. The electricity that is one of the main factors of development and integration needs to comply with rules that can not be accepted without a widespread education in electrical safety. The Project so far has reached more than 300 candidates, 80 certified so far. Safety for the Kenyans in residential areas where illegal Gas refuelling takes place The project KSK2 is an industrial project with the majors of LPG distribution in Kenya. It discusses the significance of preventing fire accidents in both residential and industrial settings that may arise from informal LPG refuelling. The originality of the approach proposed by the Unit is based on the fact that magnetic fields can be engineered together with a valve whose solenoid actuator in order to demonstrate the hardware lock-key mechanism for LPG safety in Kenya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6434","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MAGNETISM AND SAFETY UNIT | Introduction Introduction Magnetism and Safety in Kenya: Invisible Hazards, like magnetic fields and electromagnetic radiation\u2014pose unique risks because they cannot be seen, only detected through their effects. 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