Personal gas detectors: why two sensors are safer than one
07 November, 2013 by Raghu Arunachalam, PhD, Global Director of Multi-Gas Solutions, Industrial Scientific Corporation | Supplied by: Industrial Scientific CorporationManufacturers of personal gas monitors typically recommend that gas monitors be bump tested prior to each day's use and calibrated at least monthly. But how necessary is daily testing and how does it affect safety?
Enware EM850 relocatable self-contained safety shower
06 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Enware Australia Pty LtdThe EM850 relocatable self-contained safety shower with eyewash features loading/unloading access for forklift tines or cranes, has a 1350 L tank and is solar powered.
Elfab OE-Tel burst detection system for gas transportation
25 October, 2013Gas transported in liquefied form by road tankers is kept under pressure. Should the tanker try to pump too much gas into a storage system, a rupture disc fitted to the storage vessel will burst, preventing the vessel from exploding.
Euchner CES-C04 safety switch
10 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty LtdThe CES-C04 housing design and the option of a flexible actuator approach direction to the read head permit space-saving attachment to the safety guard to be protected.
Pilz PSENslock safety gate range
30 September, 2013 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LPPilz has released new versions and accessories for its PSENslock safety gate range.
Pilz Safe Automation System PSS4000 safety PLC with Ethernet/IP
31 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LPThe addition of the EtherNet/IP communication functionality is purely a firmware upgrade option so existing PSS4000 PLC devices can be updated with no need to replace any of the existing hardware.
Proactively controlling coal dust
08 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Tecpro AustraliaPreventing dust problems is an important priority of the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group, so it engaged Tecpro Australia to provide a dust-suppression solution for their coal-dump stations.
Weidmuller SIL 3 relay for process safety systems
02 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Weidmuller Pty LtdCreated specifically for use in the emergency shutdown of plants and plant components in the process and pharmaceutical industries, Weidmuller M and MG3 type safety relays are designed to increase plant availability and safety.
ReeR Mosaic safety modules
25 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty LtdThe ReeR Mosaic range of safety modules is suitable for the interconnection of the safety functions of multiple machines on a single production line.
Spotlight on safety software
18 June, 2013 by Tanya Bose* | Supplied by: Cority Software IncOHS data is a powerful force to influence positive change in the workplace; however, these outcomes will only be realised if the OHS data is easily accessible, can be analysed quickly and can be converted into meaningful and actionable information.
Schneider Electric Harmony biometric switches
28 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Schneider ElectricThe Harmony biometric switches allow industrial users to limit access to specific or dangerous machine functions to trained and authorised operators.
Invensys Triconex Trident safety instrumented system controller
16 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty LtdThe Triconex Trident Safety Instrumented System package is a SIL3-certified fail-safe, fault-tolerant controller, designed to deliver high reliability and availability for distributed use in refineries, petrochemical, oil and gas plants and other highly hazardous facilities.
Pilz PDP20 F 4 mag interface
30 April, 2013 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LPThe PDP20 allows series connection of various sensors up to Category 4 of AS4024.1-2006, with up to four sensors connected to each PDP20 module, and the ability to cascade the modules to increase the number of sensors that can be monitored.
Legacy systems and today’s safety standards
08 April, 2013 by Luis M Duran, Product Marketing Manager Safety Systems, ABB | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdIt is estimated that about 66% of the programmable electronic systems (PES) running in the process industry were installed before the publication of today’s commonly used safety standards (IEC 61508 and IEC 61511/ISA 84).
The importance of standardisation
02 April, 2013 | Supplied by: Omron Electronics Pty LtdCan you imagine a world where telephone systems only worked within a city but not outside it? Or where emails could only be sent within a company’s intranet but not externally? Can you imagine the resultant inefficiency and lack of productivity?
