Pyroban

Pre-owned explosion proof forklift trucks can be useful additions to potentially explosive operations, but how do you know they are safe and are they dangerous? Darren Boiling from safety company, Pyroban gives some important guidance. Wrongly specified ATEX safety equipment or poorly maintained safety systems could cause an explosion in a potentially explosive atmosphere.

The safety solutions and explosion protection company, Pyroban, has issued a warning that lift truck drivers are could be being left ‘blind’ to the presence of an explosive atmosphere in Zone 2 areas as some operations are specifying passive rather than active explosion protection technology. 

  Explosion protection company Pyroban has seen year on year growth for its Gascheka duo ‘added safety’ system. But why do so many companies choose this product when it may not be a legal requirement outside of zones one and two? 

Chemical manufacturer LANXESS Urethanes has received a new generation of Pyroban protected lift trucks for its operation in Baxenden, UK. The company handles large volumes of flammable material and relies on active explosion protection to alert the drivers if flammable material is present.

  Safety company Pyroban has warned businesses that they may be unaware that hand pallet trucks operating in explosive atmospheres have the potential to cause ignition and should thus undergo specialist explosion protection conversion.

To comply with European legislation, forklifts operating in potentially explosive atmospheres require special conversion to reduce the risk of ignition. But what does this involve? Safety company Pyroban has explained.