Category: Machine Safety & Hazardous Area

Glamox has extended its family of lighting equipment for hazardous areas by introducing a new robust, waterproof, slim design LED luminaire for use in Zone 2

Pyroban has issued an infographic explaining how a standard forklift could cause an explosion in a hazardous area. The safety company says that it is in response to seeing a number of European facilities operating unprotected forklifts in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, GSE Systems, global performance improvement company GSE Systems will host a webinar titled, “5 Areas for Assessing Explosive Atmospheres Risk Management …

Following an ongoing programme of development and innovation, the hoist and crane specialist J D Neuhaus have introduced further new models into their EH range of air operated monorail hoists. These powerful, robust units provide reliable solutions for heavy duty lifting in the harshest environments including onshore and offshore, the cement industry, steelworks and shipbuilding etc.

Pharmaceutical company Takeda Ireland has replaced an existing CMMS with an enterprise asset management (EAM) application that was not only compliant to FDA 21 CFR part11 (ensuring companies …

Optima Control Solutions experts design and build safety control systems for a variety of industries including paper, plastics and metals. Recent ­projects include API’s laminating line in Poynton, a …

When considering the safety of packaging machinery, many manufacturers may ask why they should worry as surely their machinery supplier takes care of all of that. However, CE marking is not a …

For quite a while now there’s been a choice between ­compliance with the old Machine Safety Directive and the new one. Now that choice is almost at an end it’s time to embrace the benefits of these …

Vision inspection systems have often replaced their human counterparts in industrial inspection applications because they can operate faster, ­continuously if necessary and with a fixed level of …

Banner has introduced a software/firmware upgrade for its SC22-3 and SC22-3E safety controller. Version 3.0 is the result of customer and sales feedback for enhanced functionality to the controller. …

Casella CEL’s TUFF range of Personal Air Sampling Pumps, a rugged pump for use in harsh monitoring environments, has gained ATEX (and IECEx) Intrinsically Safe approval for use in flammable …