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HIGH PERFORMANCE SEALS HANDLE RAPID GAS DECOMPRESSION IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

april-15-24HIGH PERFORMANCE SEALS HANDLE RAPID GAS DECOMPRESSION IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

Increasing oil extraction pressures and temperatures, aggressive chemicals and rapid gas decompression (RGD) in new, more difficult drilling sites are creating operating environments beyond the capabilities of most elastomers. (Read More)

New Zealand Defence Force Doubles Number Of Tiger Voc Detectors Used During Field Inspection & Overseas Deployment 2

april-15-23New Zealand Defence Force Doubles Number Of Tiger Voc Detectors Used During Field Inspection & Overseas Deployment

Additional handheld PID instruments which help protect military personnel are chosen for compact & robust design, reliability and ease of use.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has doubled the number of Ion Science (www.ionscience.com) handheld Tiger volatile organic compound (VOC) detectors it uses to monitor hazardous gas concentrations during domestic field inspections (Read More) 

ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE CONSULTANTS WILL DIG SVANTEK’S NEW MOLES

april-15-22ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE CONSULTANTS WILL DIG SVANTEK’S NEW MOLES

Low cost yet powerful Miniature Outdoor Logging of Environmental Sound system operates for up to four weeks on a single charge

Further underlining its commitment to reducing the impact of noise on the environment, Svantek UK Ltd (tel: 01296 682040; www.svantek.co.uk) has launched the MOLES (Miniature Outdoor Logging of Environmental Sound) system. Low cost yet powerful, this new outdoor noise monitoring (Read More) 

More Light for Less Power - Low Voltage LinkEx™ LED Floodlite

april-15-21More Light for Less Power - Low Voltage LinkEx™ LED Floodlite

Wolf Safety, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of hazardous area portable and temporary lighting, enhances its ATEX and IECEx certified Low Voltage LinkEx™ LED Floodlite with the very latest LED technology to produce more light using less power. (Read More)

All Chemicals Labelled?

april-15-20All Chemicals Labelled?

Free CLP/GHS Solutions Guide!

In June 2015, the transition period ends for mandatory CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) chemicals labelling in the European Union. After June, all dangerous chemical substances and mixtures need to carry a predefined CLP-label. Brady’s quality printing systems provide companies with compliant CLP label templates and symbols, creating a flexible and easy to use in-house CLP Label printing solution. (Read More)

Sabre Safety Delivers New Compressor Technology To Improve Safety And Process2

april-15-19Sabre Safety Delivers New Compressor Technology To Improve Safety And Process

Sabre Safety, the global H2S safety service provider, has recently delivered four of its self-contained ATEX Approved Zone 1 LP breathing air compressors to Sureclean, the international industrial cleaning and waste management specialist, based in Aberdeen and Alness.

Sureclean is enhancing its technologies to provide its services in a safer, more efficient and cost effective way, (Read More)

Exloc Instruments Sign Distribution Agreement with CorDEX.

april-15-18Exloc Instruments Sign Distribution Agreement with CorDEX.

Exloc are continually striving to source products and manufacturers who will genuinely improve the supply chain process for our customers.

We seek solutions that will simplify hazardous area and safety critical requirements whilst maintaining only the highest levels of protection.

As such, Exloc Instruments are pleased to have become an official distributor for CorDEX. (Read More)

Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) Training - Manchester, October 5-8.

april-15-17Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) Training - Manchester, October 5-8.

In some cases the requirement for hazardous area equipment is teamed with the requirement for an overall site or application to meet certain functional safety requirements, such as Safety Integrity Levels.

Whilst the IEC 61508 / IEC 61511 standards have been published for some time there continues to be  confusion as to where the responsibility for the different aspects of safe working practices lie. (Read More)

Protection and Prevention from Dust Explosions in Bucket Elevators

april-15-16Protection and Prevention from Dust Explosions in Bucket Elevators

A global provider of bespoke explosion vents and flameless venting units for bucket elevators warns process industries of the dangers of dust explosions originating from the commonly used bucket elevator.

Fike UK, based in Kent, urges companies to ensure appropriate equipment and technologies are in place to mitigate the disastrous effects caused by grain elevator explosions. (Read More)

Ashland first out with Leonova Diamond IS in Benelux

april-15-15Ashland first out with Leonova Diamond IS in Benelux

Ashland Industries Nederland takes the help of Leonova Diamond IS in its efforts to meet the strict environmental and safety requirements imposed on so-called BRZO companies in the Netherlands.

Ashland is a worldwide specialty chemicals company. One of its largest production facilities for cellulose derivatives is located in Zwijndrecht on the outskirts of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This Ashland plant is a long-standing SPM customer, using various (Read More)