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Sealing Safely
Rychiger, with its head office in Steffisburg in the Bernese Oberland, belongs to the leading international manufacturers of customer-specific filling and sealing machines. Their safety is monitored by various components from the Swedish company Jokab Safety whose key products are electronic safety modules and magnetic locks with an integrated safety sensor. Various safety relays and adaptors provide contact expansion, switching delay, and time-saving wiring via M12 connectors. more
Taking Care of Evacuation
Most employers are already highly aware of the need to provide a safe and healthy workplace to protect their employees against potential health and safety risks. But the responsibilities toward employees with disability and those classified as mobility impaired are really different to the responsibilities toward all other employees. Heiko Baumgartner met Barry Scholes, Managing Director of Evac+Chair, in Birmingham to discuss the developments in this field. more
Sniffing Out Gases
With ever more improved sensors, modern detection technology for flammable and hazardous gases enables the design of highly reliable gas detection systems. The foundation for planning any system is well-considered matching of the components, which are based on various technologies, to specific local conditions.Gases are usually invisible to the unaided eye, and are often odorless. Still, they need not pose an invisible hazard to people or the environment, thanks to advanced gas detection technology that uses stationary as well as mobile solutions. more
Take a Deep Breath
The Micro IV single-gas detector is the successor to the proven Micro III. The key features of the previous model have been retained, and there is now some impressive added functionality. more
Emergency Evacuation
In the event of an emergency, employers and building managers have a legal responsibility for the safe and swift evacuation of every person in the building; this will include employees, visitors, contractors etc. Regular fire evacuation drills are of paramount importance to ensure employeescan follow the evacuation procedure and any potential issues with the procedure can be highlighted and addressed.All emergency evacuation plans should ensure that people with mobility impairment either visible (e.g. wheelchair users) or hidden (e.g. more
Machine and System Safety: Ready to Go?
As the European Union has grown closer together there has been increasing harmonisation of laws, regulations and provisions. The Machinery Directive has special significance in terms of the functional safety of machinery. Essentially it defines the standardisation of the European machine safety requirements and, along with other directives, aims to guarantee freedom of movement within the EU. With effect from 29.12.2009, the current version of the Machinery Directive – 98/37/EC – will be replaced by the new version – 2006/42/EC – and there‘s no transition period. more- Legal
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