Health & Safety Matters

Unearthing the complex hazard of Electric Arc

A poll of hsmsearch.com readers revealed that a third
believed there was a lack of awareness of electric arc
flash burn in their workplace. Mike Frain and Elaina
Harvey discuss how to approach the management of
this deadl

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All aboard for handy tester

Martindale Electric has donated a
HandyPAT 500 PAT tester to the
Southwark Sea Cadets.

Each individual Sea Cadet Unit is
an independent charity, which must
adhere to all aspects of health and
safety including portable

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Electrical test technology

Facilities management company,
Office Test, has equipped its team of
portable appliance testing (PAT)
engineers with the latest Seaward
PrimeTest 350 electrical test
technology.

The new hand held testers are
used by

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ATEXjunction boxes

New from MARECHAL Electric is a
range of ATEX-certified, IP66-sealed
junction boxes which combine safe
electrical connections in harsh, wet
and hazardous environments, with
the flexibility to specify a mix of Exe
termin

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Safe dissipation of stray currents

The new Harting Han(R)
HC Modular 250 PE is a
high-current contact
designed to provide safe
dissipation of stray currents
in applications where the
protection function is
implemented with
pluggable PE (protective
ear

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Test lamps

Available from Martindale
Electric, the latest range of
Drummond MTL10 and
MTL20 test lamps provide a
visual indication of voltage
between 50 and 500V AC/DC
and offer the chance to safely
detect and identify any faults

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ATEX-certified electrical socket boxes

A new range of ATEX-certified
socket boxes which increase
electrical safety in harsh, wet or
hazardous environments such as oil
refineries, chemical plants, gas
terminals, grain silos and food
processing, is now availab

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PAT safety testers

Hawkesworth Appliance Testing has
equipped its entire network of 110
test engineers with new Seaward
PrimeTest 250 portable appliance
testers as part of an investment
strategy to ensure that clients meet
their safety te

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Torch tester

New from Weldability-SIF is a CE
marked MIG Welding Torch Tester
that enables MIG welding equipment
service engineers and welding shop
supervisors to easily test and diagnose
any electrical problems that may
occur in MI

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Safe & stress-free Christmas cheer

Leading provider of Christmas tree
hire, PHS Greenleaf offers a stress-
free way to provide Christmas cheer
to all that visit your premises.

To successfully and safely achieve
a festive transformation, the
company str

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