Health & Safety Matters

A changing world

The challenges faced by users of portable gas detection
equipment remain similar but the way in which the end user
is meeting these challenges is changing says Colin Anderson

There is now a broader
understanding of ga

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Free site surveys

Following recent HSE
Safety and Health
Awareness Days
(SHADs) for the bakery
industry, Nederman is
offering free site surveys
to companies considering
dust control.

The bakery industry
employs 95,000 people;
27,00

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Raising COPD awareness

The British Lung Foundation has
years of experience in running
successful lung function testing and
awareness-raising events in workplaces.
The organisation helps increase
awareness around respiratory illness to
reduce

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Extraction improves environment

A specially designed and built fume
extraction system from Flextraction
is helping manufacturer of bespoke
badges, RETrade, improve the
working environment for its
employees dealing with epoxy resin.

The Flextraction

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Free safe use guide

Standards and practices relating to
oxy-fuel cutting and welding safety
are the subject of continual change –
especially with the globalization of
national and European standards.

Any company’s gas inspectors need
to

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Detector takes to the waves

Crowcon’s Xgard IR infrared (IR) gas
detector is now approved to the latest
amendment of the Marine Equipment
Directive (MED, 96/98/EC).

This means the low cost detector can
be used to detect flammable gases and
vapou

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Innovation in oxygen sensing

Gas sensor manufacturer City
Technology will be unveiling its new
4OXV oxygen sensor at this year’s
Sensor + Test exhibition in
Nurnberg, Germany, on 7-9 June.

Extensive development testing is
said to have proved that

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Keeping maintenance workers safe during shutdowns

Crowcon has provided 65 of its
portable gas detectors to protect
personnel at Dow Corning’s
manufacturing plant in Barry, south
Wales. The Triple Plus+ IR detectors
are used by maintenance contractors
during crucial ope

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Quiet &compact

The enhanced FumeCube from Purex
International features a variety of new
functions including remote control
and machine communication
interface to make the it one of the
most fully featured compact fume
extractors on th

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Reliable gas detection

Operating as an all-round safety
network, the new Draeger X-zone
5000 uses wireless technology to
automatically connect multiple
monitors for reliable, continuous
detection of toxic, combustible and
explosive gases.

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