Industrial Plant & Equipment

Switch for protection

The Vibralert Mechanical Switch
from Ixthus Instrumentation offers
economical vibration protection for
low to medium speed machinery.

The Metrix 5550 meets all
requirements for mechanical
switches in a single, afforda

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Detectors keep wine cellars safe

Tuscan winery, Selvapiana, is using
Crowcon’s CellarSafe and Xgard
fixed CO2 gas detectors to protect
workers in its cellars. The units were
installed by Parsec S.r.l., which works
closely with Crowcon in the Italian
wi

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Ul certified

Crowcon’s intrinsically safe TXgard-
IS+ gas detector is fitted with
electrochemical sensors which enable
it to detect a wide range of toxic
gases and oxygen. Gases detected
include those commonly found in
industrial ap

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Gas monitors

New from BOC, G-TECTA portable
gas detection instruments have been
designed for ease of use, offering
simple one-touch operation. They
are suitable for use by all levels of
personnel from manufacturing
operatives throug

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Airflow indicator

HSE guidance (HSG
258, published to
‘improve the
coverage and
effectiveness of LEV’,
recommends
(paragraph 229)
airflow indicators are
fitted at all extraction
points. Indicators
safeguard operators
from serious he

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Indoor air monitor

Technology’s latest
IAQ monitoring system,
the Wireless IAQ Profile
PPMonitor, enables
simple, effective and
flexible management of
the indoor air
environment.

The device can
continuously detect, measure and
recor

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Finger friendly keyboard prevents rsi

Ergonomic keyboards from Maltron
are designed to prevent keyboardinduced
RSI and enable those stricken
by the crippling condition to return
to full-time work. The latest addition
to the Maltron
range of
specialist
key

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Mind your back

Mind Your Back When Lifting is one of
two recent additions to the range of
Safety Point safety posters from
Heath Technical Services.Making a
safety point using gentle humour, this
poster points out that Mr Bendy can
sn

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Still spreading the safety message

RoSPA and Stocksigns are celebrating
the anniversary of a partnership that
is spreading safety messages in workplaces
across the country. Stocksigns
became the charity’s approved safety
sign partner in March 2009 and is

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Air vacuum solution for chemical manufacturer

Global chemicals
manufacturer Huntsman
Advanced Materials has used
a Nilfisk-CFM solution at its
Duxford manufacturing site.

The site is strictly regulated
by the Environment Agency
and regularly audited for
COMAH c

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