Utility Safety: Supplying Headlamps as Critical PPE in Hazardous Environments

Whether the utility provides electricity, gas, water, or sewage treatment, management has a duty to protect employees by providing a safe work environment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the job in the facility and in the field.  However, despite various PPE options, many utilities fail to supply or specify important lighting tools – namely headlamps.  Unfortunately, the lack of suitable headlamps can lead to serious, even deadly accidents, in hazardous locations.

As a tool, headlamps are essential when hands-free lighting is required in low-light areas for a wide range of tasks.  This can include operating/maintaining machinery and assessing its condition, or servicing pipes, power lines, and other distribution channels.  

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Pilz Releases New Software for Automation System PSS 4000

Download projects without any software

Now you can prepare the data for operating your machine via an indirect project download, without any connection between the software PAS4000 and your devices.

It's as simple as this:

Your project is divided into individual device projects. You can save these device projects together with the naming data on SD cards or in a directory. To complete the indirect download, transfer the device projects manually to the devices by inserting the SD card into a device and performing the deliberate operator action, for example.

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Configurable Small Controller PNOZmulti 2 With New Expansion Module for Drive Monitoring - Monitor Axes Safely and Efficiently

The new motion monitoring module PNOZ m EF 1MM2DO from the configurable small controller PNOZmulti 2 now also offers cascading and delayed shutdown functions in the field of safe motion monitoring. By monitoring up to eight safety functions on one axis, the new motion monitoring module provides efficient drive applications, thereby protecting both capital goods and the machine.

In conjunction with the base unit PNOZ m B0 or PNOZ m B1, PNOZ m EF 1MM2DO monitors an axis safely up to the highest category PL e of EN ISO 13849-1 or up to SIL CL 3 of EN IEC 62061. The module covers up to eight safe monitoring functions on one axis, e.g. safe stop, safe operating stop or safe speed limiting.

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IDEM Hazardous Area and General Purpose Safety Devices from AutomationDirect

AutomationDirect’s safety product offering now includes IDEM hazardous area safety devices. These safety devices provide similar functionality to their general-purpose counterparts but offer explosion-proof switching in hazardous locations.

All of these devices are manufactured with ATEX Exd IIC T6 certified explosion-proof contact blocks, which are encapsulated to contain explosions and prevent the ignition of hazardous materials.

New IDEM explosion-proof safety devices include tongue interlock safety switches, safety limit switches, and safety cable-pull switches. These devices are an excellent choice for use in the oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, and other hazardous industries.

AutomationDirect has also extended its existing line of general-purpose safety cable-pull switches. This new line extension allows for emergency cable lengths of up to 250 meters.

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