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Many workers in the construction workforce are at continuous risk of a respiratory illness causes by exposure to a harmful dust known as silica.

Exposure to silica dust can lead to a condition called silicosis, which if gone untreated, could lead to fatigue, loss of appetite, pains in the chest and in some severe cases, death.  In this article, dust control experts, Dustcheck, discuss the signs of silicosis and how you can protect your workforce against the threat.

What is silica dust?

Silica dust is made up of a number of components including sand, granite, soil and other minerals, which if breathed in can cause fatal respiratory problems. The most common form of crystalline silica is quartz and the two other forms are known as Cristobalite and Tridymite. All three of these may be broken into particles small enough 

Many industries require a number of potentially hazardous chemicals in day to day maintenance, manufacturing, cleaning, sterilization, testing and operating applications. The safe storage of these chemicals involves a number of considerations in terms of temperature, ignition control, ventilation and segregation. 

New from Ion Science and exclusive to Shawcity in the UK & Ireland, TVOC 2 is a fixed PID detector for fast, accurate and continuous detection and measurement of total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs).

TVOC 2 continually measures and updates the output every second. Its photoionisation detection (PID) sensor capabilities utilise advanced patented Fence Electrode Technology with increased resistance to humidity and contamination.

Straightpoint (SP), a Crosby Group company, has launched the Subsea Link, a standard product for applications up to 2,000m (6,562 feet) beneath the water’s surface.

The product can be rigged with Crosby’s remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) shackles (tested to the same depths) and the company’s Trawlex shackle range, amongst others. The IP68 / NEMA 6P-rated Subsea Link also boasts components from SubConn, 

This brand new controller brings a host of ‘world-firsts’ to the table, for design-in use as a hazardous area digital controller in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Its high current 25A design is the perfect match for our legendary Thermosafe induction drum heater, but is also ideal for use with “Ex” rated industrial ovens and process plant trace heating projects.

Secure NFC control cards add a new level of application security, and are available with up to 15 programmable settings.
Zones 1, 2, 21 & 22. T3 1550c/T4  
IP66 all weather protection
UK and worldwide patents 

Now available to buy or hire from BSRIA Instrument Solutions is the TSI SidePak AM520i personal aerosol monitor, a small, lightweight, single-channel, portable, battery operated, datalogging, light-scattering laser photometer that provides real-time aerosol mass concentration readings of dusts, fumes, mists, smoke and fog within a workers’ breathing zone.

Handheld photoionisation detector helps Texas-based emergency spill response specialist ensure the safety of first responders

Texas-based Lone Star Hazmat Response is using a handheld TigerLT volatile organic compound (VOC) monitor from Ion Science (www.ionscience.com) – leading manufacturer of advanced gas detection instrumentation for global occupational 

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Farnborough from February 11th to 13th 2020. The exhibition, which is the longest running annual engineering event in the UK, is close to being fully sold out and the organisers are confident of surpassing the record numbers of visitors to the 20,000m² Farnborough International Exhibition Centre achieved in 2019. 

Scanner improves data capture, analytics and efficiency for teams

Conker, a British producer of business rugged tablet, touch screen and mobile devices, announces the availability of its SX50 barcode scanner. The SX50 is designed for hard-wearing environments, where accurate and reliable barcode scanning devices are required to improve data capture, data analytics and productivity.
 
The SX50 has been ergonomically designed for repetitive tasks and forms part of Conker’s SX range. It operates effectively within warehouse and logistics scenarios where organisations are trying to replace paper-based processes and improve team productivity. This includes managing receipt and delivery of goods, ‘pick packing’ or during inventory management and ‘fulfilment’ scenarios where a digital audit trail is necessary for firms.

 Simple set-up menu, fast to install and commission, high precision and measurement accuracy.

 The EX range allows for London’s Market leading displays to be installed into hazardous area environments multiple input types and functions. The most common being: Loadcell, Process (0-10V, 4-20mA), Serial RS232, RS485, Pulse,