Health & Safety Matters

Fire resistant plain bearing

Tribopolymer and plain bearing
specialist, igus UK, has introduced a
new cost-effective plain bearing that is
fire retardant and classified according
to stringent UL94 with V0 fire
regulations. As a result, OEMs can
now

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Forcibly guided contacts

It is reported that Finder’s 7S Series
forcibly guided contact relays offer a
competitively priced and compact
solution for designers and engineers
who require confirmation of the
functional integrity of critical
circui

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Safety stair platform

A platform system from Oxford
Safety claims to solve many of the
problems associated with stairways.

It keeps the stairway clear to give
full access for people and materials
up and down the stair. It is then easy
to c

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Single phase MIG welders

GYS has identified two distinct
markets for single phase MIG
welders. For the wide and high
volume marketplace seeking simple
and low cost product for general
repair and light duty work, GYS
offers a range of 5 SMARTmig

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Shedding UV light on the problem

Repairing sewers by no-dig
methods is quicker and less
disruptive than excavation.

During a recent £1.7m project
for Severn Trent Water (STW)
to repair 2500m of sewers in
the historic spa town of
Buxton, UV light tec

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Managing the risk of vibration

David Lummis looks at the dangers to health of contracting Hand Arm Vibration
Syndrome (HAVS) and Whole Body Vibration Syndrome (WBVS), and what can be
done to monitor and minimise the risks of damage

There is increasi

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Process protection

Specialist in automatic personnel
protection for conveyor systems and
other hazardous machinery, Safetech
has brought out a new product, the
Guardian system, which uses
developments in intelligent
technology to give adv

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Pre-torque holders

Pressure-management specialist
Elfab has introduced a range of pretorque
holders for its metal rupture
discs.

The new range has been
specifically designed to cope with
installations where it is difficult to
remove th

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End-to-end lockout solution

Master Lock has launched a new
service allowing customers to get a
comprehensive and tailored solution
for lockout procedures. Master Lock
Services (MLS) offers independent
expertise to help end users develop
and implem

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Monitoring relays help meet safety guidelines

Finder’s new 70 Series of modular
rail-mounted monitoring relays
offer maximum flexibility in
monitoring a range of electrical
supply parameters, in compact, easy
to adjust units.

Machine safety legislation
(IEC/EN/B

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