productManual bolt croppers are usually
heavy and cumbersome and
the larger the diameter of wire
to be cut the more the
operator has to have the
strength of a gorilla. The
solution according to
Damar International is to
use a pneumatic bolt
cropper which can easily
cut the material with just
a finger trigger.
productRecognising the importance
of the Lock Out/Tag Out
(LOTO) safety process,
Master Lock Services was
launched last year to review
customers’ site application of
lockout and to recommend a
structured plan for safe
isolation procedure.
articleArc flash accidents are not as rare as is often imagined and the hazards
they create are severe. In wind turbines, these hazards are further
magnified. Stuart Greenwood looks at how they can be minimised
articleMachinery safety is one of the most significant trends driving automation, and the integration of
technologies is key to advances in this area. Nigel Dawson surveys the developments making life easier
for those charged with the specification, control or day-to-day management of automation machinery
productVisitors to the Pilz stand G16
at the Total Processing and
Packaging Exhibition (NEC –
4th to 6th June) will benefit
from the experience of a team
of Machine Safety Experts,
on-hand throughout the show
to discuss functional safetyrelated
control solutions,
standards and training
courses for process and
packaging applications found
in the food, beverage, tobacco,
pharmaceutical and other
industrial sectors.
productImproving the speed and
efficiency of product
changeovers on multi-product
lines is presenting tough
challenges for processing and
packaging industries. SICK
UK’s new RapCo system,
launched at TOTAL 2013,
offers a reliable, automated
solution to protect product
quality and boost
productivity.
productBy wearing the Tango™ TX1, your workers will be the safest single gas monitor users in the world. A 3-year runtime and patent pending DualSense™ Technology increases worker safety, regardless of bump test frequency, while reducing overall costs.
articleThe regulations regarding employers’ responsibility towards electricity in the workplace are notoriously vague. But when the risks of not complying could be fatal it is important that firms are not made liable for any misdemeanours.
productProcter Machine Guarding has published the 9th edition of ‘On Your Guard – A Designer’s Guide to Machinery Guarding Standards.’ The new version reflects recent changes to standards, adds standards relating to other aspects of machinery safety, and has more ‘Type C’ standards for specific classes of machine.
newsVibration management specialist Reactec has warned that as many as 658,870 construction sector employees working in the UK with vibration equipment could be at risk of developing the debilitating condition Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), according to new figures from the Construction Skills Network.
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