Category: Hazardous Area & Safety

Brady announces its newest handheld label printer, the BMP41. The new portable printer is easy-to-use and can print durable die-cut or continuous labels up to 25.4 mm wide for a variety of datacomm and electrical applications....

A site-wide Safety Instrumented System upgrade has been carried out by Hima-Sella at MMA-based bulk chemicals producer Lucite Hima-Sella has provided a turnkey solution for a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) upgrade at...

In this Q & A, Dr Michael Strahand, general manager of Analytical Technology Europe, discusses the results of recent research into the dangers of gases in the workplace and provides legislation advice on  protecting...

Industry is littered with regulations that are often misunderstood, poorly   communicated and acted on incorrectly, and this is especially relevant in oil based heat transfer systems in the food and drug industries....

Robert Kuipers, product manager at Pentair Thermal Management, discusses the different control and monitoring solutions available for industrial heat tracing systems, and explains how local control and central monitoring can...

Syngenta’s Huddersfield production site is using a safety instrumented system (SIS) from Siemens that is based on the integrated approach inherent in the site’s existing    PCS7 process control...

The Deeter Group has added a range of ATEX certified load cells for industrial weighing applications to their series of ATEX and IECEx approved liquid level sensors. The load cells are available in lever mount, cantilever, shear...

Hima-Sella is providing emergency shutdown and automated overpressure protection systems in relation to one of the UK’s most important gas fields. The safety systems specialist company has been awarded and commenced work...

Oil spills are an ongoing risk in the offshore industry, and any incident has the potential to cause far-reaching environmental, financial and reputational damage. Fortunately, Brady’s spill specialist division SPC has the...

Optima Control Solutions outlines two examples of the role it plays in ensuring machine safety in industrial applications. According to the latest HSE reports, each year 1 in 100,000 workers dies in a workplace accident. Another...

The ANTARESplus remote I/O system from Bartec can be connected to any current control system using Profibus-DP, ProfiNet, Ethernet IP or Modbus TCP. The system is suitable for use in ATEX zone 1 and 2 (gas) and zone 21 and 22...

Forbes has developed the Minibulk-Total, a range of storage and process tanks, designed for hazardous liquids, which has an integral close fitting safety bund.   At present capacities in excess of 40m3 are available....

In response to increasingly frequent requests for ATEX pumps and pump packages, Cat Pumps UK has developed and tested a full range of high pressure triplex pumps for use in Explosive Atmospheres. The company supplies pumps and...

The Deeter Group has attained ATEX and IECEx approval on a range of sensor products, enabling them to be used in hazardous environments and opening up a new market for the products. For example, ATEX approval is now available on...

Elfab has introduced Ferrule Opti-Gard, a reverse acting disc designed for use in hygienic and aseptic applications. The rupture disc features 95% operating ratio and 3% tolerance. It is available in a variety of sizes, and...