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Extending electrical safety tests

Seaward has introduced an adaptor to
extend the range of electrical safety
tests that can be carried out on 3-phase
equipment.

The company says that
in many cases this type of
industrial equipment is
fitted with elec

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Upgrades:The need to conform

The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC came into force on
29th December 2009. Stewart Robinson, consultant
engineer at Pilz Automation Technology,believes the main
challenge it poses for end users is in the upgrading or
int

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New ESPE inspection service

Many employers are unaware that
carrying out regular PUWER
inspections may not be enough to
meet their legal obligations in respect
of machinery safety, warns Gary
Trewhitt of Safety Systems
Technology. Special requirem

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Updated guide to machinery guarding standards

Procter Machine Guarding has
updated its publication On
Your Guard – A Designer’s
Guide to Machinery Guarding
Standards to reflect recent changes to
standards, including one of the key
machinery safety standards, EN ISO

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Machine speed monitor

A safety relay that monitors the safe
standstill, over-speed and direction
of rotation of a variety of
machines is now available
from Pilz Automation
Technology. The PNOZ s30
speed monitor can be used
for applications

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Warning beacon has LED array

E2S, manufacturer of audible and
visual warning devices, has
announced the latest version of its
L101 family of physically compact 86
x 86mm beacons – the L101H.

Featuring an array of 24 high
output LEDs as the light

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New catalogues

Total Lockout,
distributor of
Brady and
Master Lock
lockout tagout
equipment, has
published a new
series of
product
catalogues.

The main
catalogue comprises 64 pages of all
locking off equipment needed for
comp

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Training session

Leuze electronic has organised a
training session dedicated to the
programming, installation, and
commissioning of its new safety
controller – the MSI 100. The session
will also cover the basics of machine
safety – why

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Advice on EMF

Laidler Associates cautions suppliers
and users of machinery that they
must still take steps to assess and
control risks associated with electromagnetic
fields, even though the
publication of the Physical Agents
(Electr

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Smaller family

Rockwell Automation has added a
new generation of safety relays. These
have the flexibility to fulfil most of
the requirements needed for safetyrelated
applications despite being a
range of just six products. The rest of

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