Safety / HAE

  Being one of the largest fire and rescue services in the world, London Fire Brigade covers 1,587km2. With 4,853 uniformed operational firefighters, it is one of the busiest fire and rescue services in the United Kingdom. 

A survey that shows more than a third of people in the UK think their employer could make more of an effort to improve workplace health and safety leads to Direct365 speaking to health and safety experts to discover steps employers can take to protect their workers.

Hand tool manufacturer Wiha believes that torque tools are so important towards modern history. In most modern industrial and production units today, process safety is one of the top objectives.

A safer, quicker and lower cost method has been developed for installing rotating full-bridge suction lift scrapers. A&J Fabtech has been commended for the procedure it used when working on Thames Water’s London Tideway Improvement scheme.

A family of stainless steel flame-proof warning devices are being showcased by ES2 Warning Signals for use in aggressive onshore and offshore environments. In Stavanger, Norway from 29th August to 1st September the devices will be on show on Stand 5250, Hall 5 at ONS.

A showcase of the latest fire detection and suppression solutions has taken place at DataCentre Transformation in Manchester from Dataracks.

The fuseholder standard IEC/EN 60127-6 has been revised to improve fire safety. Commencing from October 2017 manufacturers of fuseholders will only be permitted to market products that have been tested and authorised in accordance with the updated standard.

After the A02ES-I, APEM launches the A02ES-H emergency stop switch with 'built-in-safety' design, exclusive to the market. If the operator is damaged or if the switch block becomes separated, the circuit will open and the switch will be disconnected from the power supply. No risk of accident in the assembly and maintenance phases.

Morgan Advanced Materials has introduced to the aviation market a novel means of tackling the risk posed by overheating lithium-ion batteries, following an extensive period of testing in conjunction with Germanwings, part of the Lufthansa Group. The FireMaster battery bag, which measures 500x500mm, comprises two of Morgan’s specialist thermal materials to create a sealable, water-resistant compartment capable of containing the heat spread in the event of a primary-lithium or lithium-ion battery fire.

Hindsight bias, when the outcome of an incident is known before examining the decisions leading up to it, is a common phenomenon that is preventing engineers from learning valuable lessons about process safety.