Category: Hazardous Area & Safety

The HardCap AeroLite from JSP is the lightest, best performing, full shell Bump Cap on the market weighing less than 135g. It is designed to be worn where there is a risk of impact to the front, top and also scrapes to the side...

Industrial safety specialist Fortress Interlocks has added industrial Ethernet communications to its amGardpro range of safety interlocks The new proNET communications module, which uses the PROFINET protocol and its extension...

Fugitive gas leaks are wasteful, harmful, costly, and impossible to see without the right tools.  Optical gas imaging with a FLIR GF-Series camera is the best way to detect these leaks. Scan large areas quickly, visualize...

Thanks to their modular design, R. STAHL’s new explosion-proof 6121 series of floodlights provides users with versatile installation options. If required, the floodlights for zone 1 allow for separate installation of...

In most production or process facilities, good visibility is crucial for safety in the workplace. This is particularly true in hazardous areas. Operators in refineries, on oil rigs or in clean rooms depend on electrical lighting...

The “New Legislative Framework” (NLF) is the European Union’s current push to further harmonise legislation for technical products across the single market, and to enforce the rules more comprehensively. By...

The field of explosion protection can prove difficult to navigate due to standards, rules and regulations for hazardous areas that leave room for interpretation and misunderstandings. Some common beliefs relating to key concepts...

By designing an explosion-proof enclosure for its light curtain technology to ATEX and UL Listed hazardous area standards, SICK is offering unprecedented safety protection for high risk flammable gas, vapour and dusty...

Health and safety training company Survivex, has signed a contract with Hercules Offshore for the provision of a fully outsourced Training Management Service (TMS). The contract, estimated to be worth in excess of £500,000...

The benefits of Remote I/O are generally well known in the industrial automation world. In more recent times these benefits have been made available for Ex areas, albeit with some special challenges to solve. Large, expensive,...

R. STAHL now offers compact LED-based tubular light fittings for use in Ex zones 1/21 and 2/22 that provide users with an alternative to typical linear luminaires. With a diameter of merely 55 mm, the new lights take...

It is estimated that there are 20,000 new cases of work-related noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) diagnosed in the UK each year despite it being the only type of hearing loss that is completely preventable. The figures from the...

R. STAHL has introduced an Uninterruptible Power Supply solution for zones 1/21 and 2/22. The explosion-proof 8265/CTEC line provides backup power from capacitors mounted directly on the PCB. And, unlike standard solutions,...

Michell Instruments has announced the launch of the latest addition to its Easidew range of dew-point transmitters: the Easidew PRO XP. This explosion-proof moisture transmitter has been introduced to meet the requirements of...

Explosive atmospheres need to be protected from ignition sources by selecting equipment and protective systems which meet the requirements of the ATEX Product Regulations or similar regulations. FLIR A310 ex is an ATEX compliant...