25 Aug 2015
Surge protection can help achieve rail safety aims
The aims and ambitions of the Office of Rail and Road, which safeguards passengers and employees on the rail network, can be supported with good......
Read Post18 Aug 2015
Blaze battle continues in Tianjin hazardous area
A hazardous area of Tianjin, one of China’s biggest ports, remains a blast zone as firefighters battle to contain the blaze sparked by several h...
Read Post7 Aug 2015
Do I need Zone 1 or Zone 2 equipment?
When choosing Zone 1 or Zone 2 equipment – or Zone 0 equipment, if explosive vapours are present for long periods of time – it......
Read Post31 Jul 2015
Entire R Stahl range of ex equipment designated Ex 4.0
R Stahl ex equipment all meets the newly developed Ex 4.0 global standard, the company has confirmed in a statement. Ex 4.0 is a new......
Read Post27 Jul 2015
Never again – Hazardous Area Equipment Can Help Stop Major Incidents
The ongoing major incident at a wood mill in Bosley, Cheshire, is a stark reminder of the importance of hazardous area equipment in order to......
Read Post21 Jul 2015
Bosley explosion triggers power cut in surrounding hazardous area
A major explosion at a wood flour processing plant in Bosley, East Cheshire, led to a deliberate power cut in the surrounding hazardous area –.....
Read Post7 Jul 2015
Surge protection may have helped prevent electrical flashover
A painful electrical flashover at a chemical site may have been prevented with surge protection in one of the site’s control centres. On July 30...
Read Post30 Jun 2015
Kopex-Ex unveils new ex cable glands and valves
The 2015 ABB Kopex-Ex catalogue adds several new ex cable glands and valves to the company’s comprehensive product range of flexible conduit sys...
Read Post19 Jun 2015
Shallow pipeline strike shows hazardous areas can be anywhere
It’s easy to think hazardous area equipment is only needed on industrial sites, where chemicals are handled and processed, or perhaps at locatio...
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