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Construction Industry: Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust Exposure

Silica is a naturally-occurring substance found in most rocks, sand and clay; hence, also found in products such as bricks and concrete.

In the workplace silica exposure is a great risk for workers who perform high risk jobs such as abrasive blasting, foundry work, stonecutting, rock drilling, quarry work and tunnelling. The serious health hazards resulting from silica exposure are demonstrated by the fatalities and disabling illnesses that have occurred (Read More)

Adrian Sims, Director Of Vent-Tech Reflects On The Recent Figures Issued By The HSE Relating To Work Related Ill Health

Recent HSE figures show that more than a million people are being made ill by their work, with new cases of work related illness costing UK society £9.3 billion in 2014/2015.

Injury and ill health statistics released by the Health and Safety Executive show that an estimated 25.9 million working days were lost due to work related ill health in 2015/16. (Read More)

Spot on in zone 1 – versatile and robust LED floodlights

The new 6125 series (for zone 1) and 6525 series (for zone 2) floodlights from R. STAHL are designed for challenging environments such as chemical, food and oil and gas extraction. Offering a service life of 50,000 hours, they feature high corrosion resistance supported by a robust IP66/67-rated enclosure.

Energy-efficient LED technology makes R. STAHL’s new generation of flexible floodlights for hazardous areas shine. (Read More)

Petrel Limited is a UK manufacturer of lighting and control equipment for use in hazardous areas.

The company was established over 30 years ago following a simple yet robust design philosophy to progressively develop a strong reputation for safe, reliable, high quality products.

Recently Petrel has made considerable investments to embrace LED technology within its lighting range and now provides customers with hazardous area lighting solutions that carry the benefits of longer life, (Read More)

Oman Turns To WEG To Enhance Gas Recovery In Major Depletion Project

Achieving maximum productivity from oil and gas fields is the prime goal for the petrochemical industry but the extraction process becomes more difficult as fields become depleted.

With this in mind, leading global manufacturer of motor and drive technology, WEG, has developed bespoke variable speed drive systems to help with extraction from some of Oman’s older oil fields where the natural pressure is beginning to fade. (Read More)

Meeting The Demand For More Complex Process Control Systems

Process control systems in almost every industry are becoming more complex; they are subject to greater scrutiny due in part to the demand for improved efficiency, regulatory compliance and higher levels of automation and plant integration. The need for bespoke or low volume system design is also growing as a result. Bürkert has addressed this challenge by developing the Systemhaus approach, where regional technology solutions centres sit between the sales offices and larger-scale manufacturing facilities, (Read More) 

On-Site N2/02 Generation Saves Thousands In Comparison With Typical Outsourcing Costs

Offering the ideal solution for any plant looking to eliminate the financial burden of buying-in nitrogen and/or oxygen, the latest N2 and O2 high purity, low energy nitrogen and oxygen generators from Hi-line Industries feature a host of advanced functions, including O2 analysers and energy control as standard. (Read More)

Comprehensive range of Tranberg Ex High Voltage Solutions now available from R. STAHL

R. STAHL, a manufacturer of safety equipment for hazardous areas, has launched a comprehensive range of Ex High Voltage Solutions for Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous areas, as well as for safe areas.

The new range of medium and high voltage connecting systems is one of the largest ranges currently available globally from a single source. The range includes Tranberg A-Block medium voltage (Read More) 

Display System Gets The Message Across About Work Place Hazards

Providing information and communicating with staff and colleagues in the workplace is essential, particularly when hazards, incidents or near-misses occur which may impact on others.

An effective, low-cost solution to ‘getting the message across’ is the Near Miss / Incident Reporting System available from T Cards Direct which is an easy way to manage and document health and safety issues.

Compliance and accountability is becoming increasingly important in the work place and this system provides a record and history with traceability from the time the incident occurred. The standard display board is available in a 3 column format with standard 50 or 30 cards deep and measures 409mm wide and is supplied fully assembled, complete with headings and 200 Incident T Cards. (Read More)

Ion Science Expands Marketing Team To Enhance Global Delivery Of Gas Detection Instrumentation

Ion Science is continuing to increase headcount with a newly expanded marketing team to enhance global delivery of its occupational health and environmental gas detection monitoring instrumentation.

The Cambridgeshire-based company has appointed Emily Lane and Gracia Scott as Marketing Assistants while Andrew Scott joins as Multi-media Designer. (Read More)