Safety / HAE

Ensuring that premises are secure against break-ins and unauthorised entry is a growing and constant concern for almost everyone who manages an organisation, event or building. Nick Cox, Area Sales Manager for sara LBS looks at how steel personnel doors can bring a level of extra confidence to many installations.

  The electrical and electronics (E&E) industry is under unprecedented regulatory pressure to conform to tough health, safety and environmental directives that render many commonly used plastics and elastomers non-compliant.

NORD frequency inverters now provide safe functions for drive axes according to SIL3 and Performance Level e (category 4) in PROFINET environments with a safety controller. A new PROFIsafe interface module connects up to four AC vector drives with a safe PLC. The optional module can integrate safe input and output signals such as for emergency stop buttons and light barriers.

A Transponder Safety Switch has been launched by SICK to use non-contact RFID technology which provides reliable and tamper-proof personnel protection on removable guards to PLe/SIL3, with easy installation and safety system integration. The SICK STR1 can be installed individually or in series with up to 30 units, using T-junctions or the SICK Flexi Loop safety sensor cascade whilst still achieving PLe (EN ISO 13849) and SIL3 (IEC62061).

Brady's TAGLOCK lockout solution enables operators, mechanical engineers, maintenance and safety personnel to quickly and easily lock out electrical circuits in order to prevent accidental engagement while maintenance is ongoing. The risk of electrocution and other accidents related to re-energising can be reduced with TAGLOCK. 

Expanding its E5 Cam Latch series, Southco has designed a new latch to prevent accidental opening. The drop bushing feature of the E5 Shutter Cam Latch adds additional security by preventing the cam from rotating open in high vibration applications. The latch is designed with a spring loaded bushing that covers the driver recess. To actuate the latch, the bushing must be manually depressed. 

The launch of a new HPC Water Test Kit has been announced by Parker Kittiwake, which represents advancements for testing the overall microbiological cleanliness of a vessel’s system, quickly alerting seafarers to potential safety risks and prompting action before further contamination occurs.

It’s often quite a long process whenever a risk emerges in the workplace, ordering and waiting for new safety signs that can warn co-workers about the danger and instruct them on how to avoid an accident. By using a professional safety sign printer and software, companies can design, print and implement new signs a lot faster in order to support their Go for zero programme and avoid workplace accidents.

Hylec-APL is launching a range of isolation switch boxes at Elex, the professional electrician and installers’ show at Sandown Park. On Stand B24, visitors can see AC and DC models from the ISOLATOR range, which boasts the best price/performance ratio on the UK market, providing fast electrical isolation for multiple applications, including industrial machinery, commercial buildings, power supplies, security equipment and HVAC.

In order to deliver more cost effective solutions for the oil and gas industry, Oilgear has invested significantly in its manufacturing automation and testing facilities. Very few industries are as demanding or as hazardous as the offshore sector and the closely connected subsea industry. And, creating engineering solutions for these industries requires an almost forensic attention to detail and a build quality that exceeds most aerospace applications.