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What is hearing loss like, and how can you protect your employees?

• Loss of hearing can be incredibly distressing, and it can have a substantial impact on the individual concerned. Hearing loss can affect you personally, and it can prevent safety in the workplace, reducing awareness of surroundings and your ability to communicate and hear warning signs.
• WHO (World Health Organisation) says that noise exposure is the biggest cause for permanent hearing damage around the world- and it’s avoidable. (Read More)

Thermographic Consultancy flies FLIR

Thermographic Consultancy, the leading UK thermal imaging consultancy, is a top  distributor of FLIR Systems’ thermal imaging equipment in the UK - and can now fly the camera by copter.

Thermographic Consultancy supplies FLIR products and provides expert technical advice about how to use them. The company will be training thermographic engineers on FLIR products across the country. (Read More)

SE-VTS-1 Emergency Tank Shower

The SE-VTS-1 Emergency Tank Shower is for use where a constant water supply or adequate water pressure is unavailable; this emergency safety shower is fully compliant with ANSI Z358.1 providing 2000ltr of tepid water to ensure a water flow of 75.7ltr per minute for 15 minutes.

Tepid water is crucial, medical professionals recommend that tepid water be used to treat chemically injuries (Read More) 

New Manual Reset Namur Mounted Solenoid Valve

The new G50 series valve from Italian Manufacturer Nadi Srl offers the convenience of the namur interface mounting with the addition of manual reset functionality in 3/2 or 5/2 operations.

Available with or without ATEX Exd certification, the G50 enables the system designer to implement an operator safety input for a process valve actuator without the additional expense of hard piping an inline solenoid valve to do the same job. (Read More) 

Versatile Air/Gas Flow/Consumption Sensor

Thermal mass flowmeters are ideal for dry gas measurement as they are independent of pressure or temperature changes and offer very fast response times.

The CS 450/452 range of insertion and inline sensors offer these benefits with the addition of ATEX IIG Exd certification for potentially hazardous environments.

The wetted sensor parts are all 316L stainless steel ideal for corrosive gases and the units are available for line sizes up to (Read More) 

SPM Instrument launches Intellinova® Compact online system for Ex environments

SPM Instrument, leading worldwide provider of condition monitoring technology and products, now announces the introduction of Intellinova® Compact Ex, the latest addition to the successful Intellinova product line for online condition monitoring of rotating machinery.

An Ex approved version now joins the Intellinova family of online systems. Intellinova Compact Ex is a high (Read More) 

Don’t Confuse Climbing Helmets with Industrial Helmets for Working at Height warns JSP

Climbing helmets designed for leisure activities are increasingly being used on construction sites, especially where scaffolding is present.

But, cautions JSP, climbing helmets that only conform to climbing helmet standard EN12492 and not also to industrial safety standards EN397 or EN14052 may not perform adequately as industrial helmets, posing serious risks to workers that they may not be aware of. (Read More)

Arco Offers Expert Advice At This Year’s Health & Safety Event 2015

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, returns as an event sponsor to the Health & Safety Event (24th – 26th March 2015, NEC) this spring, with dedicated specialists on hand to offer expert knowledge and guidance on all aspects of workplace safety.

As well as providing visitors with valuable advice, Arco will be showcasing a variety of innovative products on stand H30, including a full range of flame resistant (FR) garments, (Read More) 

Momentum Gathers for Maintec 2015

There is more on offer than ever before at Maintec 2015, which is returning to the NEC, Birmingham on 24 – 26 March.

The leading UK event for the maintenance, plant and asset management industry has a packed hall full of industry leading exhibitors, content rich seminars and the latest innovations.

This will be the fortieth year for the show. In the events industry that is a major landmark, and it’s testament to the critical part (Read More) 

Implementing A Calibration System – How To Overcome The Common Pitfalls

Why talk about calibration system implementation? Isn’t it enough to focus on comparing equipment and software feature lists?

The reason is that a calibration system implementation is only about 20 to 30% technology, the rest is business culture and process. Calibration system implementation is also very time- and resource-consuming – the risk of failure is high. Typically, a calibration system implementation involves many different functions and departments within an organization and takes a long time to complete.

Why implement a new calibration system

An efficient, modern, automated, computer-based calibration system, and related processes, have many benefits, this kind of system will saves money by reducing the costs of calibrations. (Read More)