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Hellberg Safety specialist PPE products include highly advanced face protection products, noise hazard protection and communication solutions for personal safety and wellbeing on site.

Hellberg’s interoperable face protection products offer helmet and visor solutions to suit a variety of internal and external work situations. With a standard product design across the range, users are able to mix and match visors, carriers, and hearing protectors for complete ‘headband-only’ or ‘safety helmet’ solutions that protect against the hazards faced in differing task environments.

Inline tools like the Enerpac MITT series create a positive seal against the inside of a pipe for vapour-barriers during hot work and/or for pressure testing new welds during maintenance operations.

Cleaning and steaming can be eliminated since pipes do not have to be completely gas free. Inline tools provide sealing capability with the ability to monitor throughout hot work activities via hydrostatic pressure. They also provide venting capabilities with the ability to monitor upstream pressure build up.

The new Enerpac MITT series provides a safe and efficient method for inline pipe isolation and localised pressure testing of new welds during oil and gas pipe maintenance.

By eliminating the need for traditional chemical cleaning and system hydrotesting, the MITT series tools streamline the implementation and testing of pipe modifications, significantly reducing plant downtime. 

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Personal, wearable instruments alert workers to exposure of toxic gases providing instantaneous alarms for life-critical safety scenarios 

In a strategic move to further expand its portfolio of high-performance gas detection instrumentation, ION Science has launched a range of cost-effective, low maintenance, disposable ARA Single Gas Detectors for compliance monitoring and worker safety.  The personal, wearable instruments enable workers to monitor their exposure to toxic gases as well as oxygen enrichment and depletion, alerting them when safe levels are exceeded. 

It is time for the industry to step up its safety game and insist on independent third-party certification for ATEX.  For that extra peace of mind do not be content with a manufacturer’s self-certification argues Nick Wakley, Quality Manager at Air Control Industries.

While manufacturers are legally accountable for the entire ATEX certification process and the vast majority are responsible, the bigger question is who is policing the process – or are we waiting for the disastrous consequences of something going wrong? 

Optimally matched to the welding torch at all times: The new VacuFil series of extraction units from KEMPER is a unique unit for torch extraction that combines easy handling with needs-based extraction capacity.

The VacuFil 125i, 150i and 250i digital unit variants automatically and continuously adjust the required air volume flows according to the individual torch characteristics. W3 approval now certifies that the digital VacuFil versions embody the highest level of protective welding equipment. Also, international machine manufacturers are already successfully using the new high-vacuum technology.

Fume and dust are the enemy of process-based operations. Poor workplace practices, particularly where hazardous materials are being worked, not only present a health risk to employees, they can also significantly impact productivity through downtime and create unnecessary cost for businesses.

In the UK, exposure levels to potentially harmful airborne contaminants are tightly mandated through the COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) regulations and expressed as workplace exposure limits (WELs).  These limits are presented in the Health & Safety Executive’s EH40 guidance as time weighted averages for either 15 minutes or 8 hours, in both ppm (parts per million) or mg/m3 (milligrams per m3). 

“Employers are under a legal obligation to assess the risk to health created by work involving hazardous substances, taking account of any relevant WELs,” says Joshua Evans, an applications engineer at BOFA International, a global leader in portable fume extraction. 

Peli Products (UK) offer a wide range of ATEX approved lighting products for professionals working in hazardous areas.  Each torch in the Peli safety range is certified to current ATEX requirements for Zone 0 or Zone 1 and are ideal for industrial and offshore use.

The range includes small compact torches through to large rechargeable hand lamps and worklights. 

A wide area light is produced from the 9455 Zone 0 model, this rugged work light is silent running and rechargeable.  Weighing 7.3kg, it is compact, portable and can be set up in seconds. The unit has a retractable mast; the head can be rotated 360° and pivots to angle the light directly where required.  A ten hour runtime ensures light duration for a full shift.

An innovative and future-oriented LED lighting fixtures for areas at risk of explosion and fire

LifEx lighting fixtures are the first LED native linear fixtures, featuring an innovative design by Cortem Group, created in response to customer requirements.

The product architecture has been carefully designed. The aim is to manage the full product lifecycle optimally as part of a circular economy, and maximise the product’s useful life. The result is a compact, lightweight lighting fixture that is easy to install, while also being robust and long lasting.