Multi-talented
The safety hasp or ‘multi-hasp’
is a simple device that enables
multiple maintenance
personnel to work on a
common isolated circuit or
device, safe in the knowledge
that power/energy cannot be
restored until they have
The safety hasp or ‘multi-hasp’
is a simple device that enables
multiple maintenance
personnel to work on a
common isolated circuit or
device, safe in the knowledge
that power/energy cannot be
restored until they have
Rupture disc manufacturer Elfab has
been awarded an Ingress Protection
(IP) rating of 66 for its ATEXapproved
burst detection system, Flo-
Tel+. The company believes Flo-Tel+
to be the only non-invasive, fail-safe
detec
Baosteel, a large steel manufacturer
in China, is entrusting the safety of
personnel at its Shanghai plant to
trapped key interlocking systems
from Castell.
Many steel plants in China still
rely on warning signs to re
Car manufacturer, Jaguar, turned to
sensor and sensing systems
manufacturer, SICK (UK), to help
ensure production safety at its Castle
Bromwich facility is compliant with
the new Machinery Directive. Control
and standar
Complementing its Masterlock
padlocks, Securikey now offers a
series of safety lockout and tagout
products that help guard against
injury, caused by accidental machine
start up, by locking out control
switches and valve
Panasonic Electric Works offers a
range of SUNX Safety Sensing
products designed to meet the
current SIL and PL safety
requirements. The range includes
single beam safety sensors, safety
light curtains and scanners.
Machinery safety and compliance
consultant, Laidler Associates, will
once again be sponsoring the Plant
& Machinery Safety Zone at Health
+ Safety 11 South. The company,
which specialises in machinery safety
legislation
Amongst the equipment highlighted
on the JSP stand will be its
combined eye and respiratory
protection product; a disposable
mask that folds flat; and a bump cap
which generates its own positive air
environment giving t
Some of the low-cost imported safety spectacles available
may turn out to be an expensive means of protecting
employees, according to Graham Abbott of uvex UK
The maxim ‘you get what you pay for’
is often heard and
The 2011 catalogue from BOC, a
member of The Linde Group, covers
more than 500 new PPE lines
including G-Tecta portable gas
detectors, 3M Versaflo Powered Air
Respirators, the Ryval welding
helmet, MSA safety head gear
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