Safety / HAE

Anyone working in or nearhigh intensity electromagnetic fields (EMF), such as radar antennas, broadcast transmitters, or cellular base stations, must be able to control their exposure from EMF/RF Radiation emitted from these RF transmitters. The best way to control exposure from potentially dangerous RF Radiation is a wearable RF monitor or Personal safety equipment (PSE) which produces a warning when critical EMF/RF values are close to or have exceeded the limit for human and safety.  

Banner Engineering has announced the release of SX Series safety laser scanners for safeguarding areas, access points, and mobile equipment in a wide range of industrial applications. The SX Series safety laser scanner protects personnel and equipment within user-defined warning and safety zones. It continuously scans a 275° area around the device to detect objects as they enter each zone.

A specialist in Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) risk management has collaborated with a specialist RFID software consultancy to develop a new automated management tracking and reporting system. Edinburgh based Reactec has developed a range of HAV management tools, which aim to improve protection for employees in heavy industries with the support of Lancashire-based CoreRFID. 

In the event of fire in large, crowded shopping centres, the safety and well-being of anyone inside relies on emergency systems operating for long enough for people to escape. Limbecker Platz, one of the largest shopping centres in Germany, chose Spelsberg’s WKE enclosures to provide adequate fire safety protection to vital circuitry that can save lives in the event of fire. 

The launch of its new K120-Ex fully-rugged tablet has been announced by Getac, delivering safety and performance to employees operating in hazardous working environments. Digital transformation in the industrial sector has seen traditional paper-based systems replaced with mobile devices featuring integrated RFID readers and barcode scanners, which make data collection and management much more efficient.

It has been announced that FLIR Systems has published a new application spotlight that addresses the challenge that electrical power stations face in detecting gas leaks from their Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) circuit breakers. Sulfur hexafluoride circuit breakers protect electrical power stations and distribution systems by interrupting electric currents, when tripped by a protective relay.

Trolex, a Manchester-based provider of workplace safety technology solutions to the mining, industrial and tunnelling sectors has announced the release of the Air XD real-time dust monitor. This new generation of dust monitoring significantly improves the accuracy of data being collected and therefore workforce safety in hazardous environments.

Did you know, if hazardous waste is being produced by your company, then it’s your responsibility to make sure there is a practicable waste management system put in place to remove it, and a failure to do so can not only result in damage to the environment, but also can cause harm to human health.  

Modern industry requires many people to work alone, sometimes in remote and potential hazardous environments. To tackle this, a lone worker ‘man down’ alarm system has been developed based on Movicon SCADA so that it can integrate with company management systems as well as alerting a direct response team.

A ceramic mid-power ultraviolet (UVC) emitting diode for sterilisation, sanitation, and purification applications has been released by Vishay Intertechnology. Featuring a quartz window, the Vishay Semiconductors VLMU35CM..-280-120 delivers an extremely long lifetime in a compact 3.5mm by 3.5mm by 1.2mm surface-mount package.