Simon Ash, UK Sales Manager at HAIX explores the history of safety shoes and how protective footwear has evolved.
Then vs. now
The history of safety boots can be traced back to the 20th century. Before this time it was was cheaper and faster to replace the injured workers than to introduce safety measures or provide personal protective equipment (PPE). It was the introduction of liability insurance costs that made larger corporations (Read More)
Hi-line Industries, a leading UK supplier to the compressed air sector, has welcomed three new employees to its ranks. Reflecting the company’s ongoing success and growth, Stephen Martin joins as Sales Director, Matt Johnson takes up the title of Project Engineer while Brad Beesley arrives as Internal Sales Co-ordinator. (Read More)
Three years after the market launch of the SLED floodlights family, Cortem Group has designed three new models featuring a diffused light beam and a greater Lumen Output: the SLED-401 (18.490 lumens), the SLED-601 (32.092 lumens) and the SLED-1000 (46.145 lumens). (Read More)
Sheffield-based rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, is working with Siemens to overhaul the personnel protection systems installed at its UK maintenance depots.
Kings Heath Traincare Facility in Northampton is the first to receive an updated version of the firm’s Depot Personnel Protection System (DDPS™), which was installed originally in 2006.
DPPSTM provides physical protection for staff working in rail depots through the use of powered derailers. (Read More)
Notes on the evaluation and avoidance of electrostatic charges
How do electrostatic charges develop, and how does the grounding work?
Electrostatic charges and the associated discharges are considered as one of the 13 possible ignition source types to be considered in a plant-related risk assessment. A distinction is made between the most varied types of discharge which, depending on the type, can be responsible for igniting gases or dusts. (Read More)
STEGO Heater CREx 020, Compact Thermostat REx 011:
Air as a medium can be malicious to electrical and electronic appliances. Absorption and release of water in the air within control cabinets creates the potential for the formation of condensate. Condensate, in turn, carries out corrosion processes on sensitive components and can freeze at minus degrees. Thermal Man-agement specialist STEGO also offers the right answer for hazardous environments. (Read More)
Radonova Laboratories and Durridge have signed a reseller agreement where Radonova will make the Durridge RAD7 radon and thoron detector available to the European market. So far over 5,000 units of RAD7 have been sold in six continents and the instrument has become a standard in the global scientific community, including mentions in over 2,500 research papers.
Carlos Bielicki, Chief Commercial Officer at (Read More)
At IMHX 2019, Pyroban® will be asking visitors ‘Are you active?’, encouraging those with operations in, or near to, potentially explosive atmospheres to consider their approach to keeping people safe.
“For many applications with Zone 2 hazardous areas, active gas detection on mobile equipment is needed to help protect people,” says Rob Vesty, Sales Manager for the UK, Pyroban. “Without active gas detection, operators can be ‘blind’ (Read More)
Ion Science Confirms Exclusive Agreement With TTP Ventus To Offer Award-Winning Disc Pump™
Piezoelectric pump’s innovative features deliver ultrafast millisecond response and more sensitive gas detection, monitoring, analysis and sampling
ION Science a leading manufacturer of gas detection sensors and instrumentation for occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – has confirmed an exclusive agreement with TTP Ventus (www.ttpventus.com) to distribute its award-winning Disc Pump™ to the global gas detection market. (Read More)
Is Dust Under Control in Your Workplace?
The HSE have recently announced that their inspectors are beginning a new round of site visits across the UK to ensure that appropriate control measures are in place in work environments where dust poses a health risk. If dust is a potential issue within your business, how confident are you that your team understand the risks, effectively plans to prevent dust exposure and, where this isn’t practicable, adequately controls it? (Read More)
