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Version 2 of BSI’s Safe Working Guidelines has published today, to help organizations protect people at work from the ongoing coronavirus risks, mitigate outbreaks and build long-term resilience. 

The newly updated Guidelines include hundreds of contributions from experts across industry, academia, and governments globally, to consolidate practical guidance and experiences from the pandemic. In addition to safety planning and assessment of risks, it now provides advice on managing suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in all workplaces, including at home and in mobile settings. 

Why are so many isolating switching amplifiers and pneumatic valve terminals still installed in large control cabinets to send intrinsically safe signals and pneumatic drives from Ex zoned areas?

There are numerous concepts for planning of potentially explosive systems, such as the optimization of the zoning, the reduction in size of zoned areas or the wish to run everything out of hazardous areas into a central cabinet via cable routes.

Cutting chain is a job that many tools, technicians and even businesses struggle to do quickly and safely. A new and improved way of cutting chain is now available that comes with many benefits, including improved safety and productivity. 

There’s a reason why chain is used almost everywhere. Chain’s durability, high breaking force, and capacity to carry a working load makes it the preferred option in a wide variety of applications. Where chain really shines is within the crane and hoist market—you’ll see it used in material handling, chain blocks, and chain hoists.

With the UK Government continuing to ease lockdown measures, increasing numbers of companies and commercial premises are opening for business after a hiatus due to COVID-19.

To help protect the health of those making their way back to the office, factory, shop, pub, gym or any other place of work, a new ultra-effective surface sanitiser – Hi-KLEEN – is being introduced by Hi-line Industries. Spraying a single coating of HI-KLEEN on to surfaces such as doors, handles, handrails, chairs and desks will not only kill coronavirus, it will provide protection against further contamination for up to five hours.

The Gerromatic radial shaft seal from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies comprises a stainless steel retaining element and a high-performance PTFE wave-shaped sealing lip that runs in a novel sinusoidal pattern on the shaft surface.

As the shaft rotates, each point of the sealing lip repeatedly covers a new area of the shaft that is wetted with medium. The Gerromatic radial shaft seal is available via Dichtomatik Ltd, the exclusive provider for Freudenberg’s food and beverage related sealing products in the UK.

Helping businesses support their COVID-19 containment strategies

Hughes Safety Showers are proud to announce the launch of the PORTAdec 500, a portable multi-nozzle decontamination misting shower, suitable for general use as part of overall hygiene facilities or for the decontamination of PPE prior to removal.

i.safe MOBILE and AMA have announced a strategic partnership to improve safety, efficiency and productivity of field teams in explosive hazardous industrial environments. i.safe MOBILE´s intrinsically safe, rugged smartphones and tablets are tested worldwide and certified by renowned notified bodies to be sure that they satisfy all country-specific requirements.

i.safe MOBILE´s products are ATEX, IECEx, CSA, EAC, etc. compliant and adhere to the most stringent safety protocols and standards set by petrochemical, pharmaceutical, or food industry, to name a few.

For hydraulic torque wrench applications in areas hard to access with larger air powered pumps, the Enerpac LAT Air Hydraulic Torque Wrench Pump combines compact design and high productivity.

Featuring a proven Enerpac piston design, reinforced Filter Regulator Lubricator (FRL) support and air supply connection, the LAT Air Hydraulic Torque Wrench Pump will provide years of reliable service with fastening and break out speeds to keep jobs on schedule and under budget. 

Visualisation of safety-relevant faults in the control room is only half the battle. In order to appropriately react to such faults, pre-defined counter measures have to be initiated – what sounds simple is a true challenge for plant operators in practice.

Although protective systems and plant components react autonomously, the right behavior of employees in critical situations is mandatory. Given the risk of human error, the REMBE iQ Safety Cockpit was developed and launched.

Cortem Group expands the range of obstruction warning lighting equipment with the medium intensity XLFE-MIA type A series intended for illuminating obstacles with height between 45 and 100 meters in the absence of ICAO painting.

XLFE-MIA series medium intensity LED Obstruction lighting fixtures can be installed in hazardous areas of industrial plants classified as Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 21, Zone 22. The light source was developed by Cortem Group research & development department upon the experience of the past in the world of LED lighting.