HEALTH & SAFETY
The new bar code reader . Perfect performance on the conveyor line .
Our new BCL 200i bar code reader is specialized for guided container and tray identification . Its especially compact design is optimally tailored for stationary use in confined spaces . Integrated industrial interfaces and simple configuration offer you perfect performance at the best price . www . leuze . com / bcl200i
Short Cuts May Cut A Life Short !
Safety Signs Manufacturer and Safety Products Supplier Spectrum Industrial have launched a guide to help industries implement a LOTOTO process within their facilities .
Lockout Tagout Try Out ( LOTOTO ) is the correct method for isolating machinery to ensure that when repairs , maintenance , cleaning or inspections of equipment is undertaken , it is done so safely .
Spectrum Industrial have built this guide to raise awareness , promote best practice and to help increase safety across high risk establishments where harm can be caused from machinery . The guide will show you the step by step procedures that should be followed to complete a successful isolation and will help you to create your own LOTOTO process .
You can download a copy of the guide or for more information or to view Spectrum ’ s product range visit www . spectrum-industrial . co . uk
New antimicrobial-coated access control devices kill 99.9 per cent of prevalent bacteria
Contamination of clean environments could soon become a thing of the past , as Remsdaq launches its EntroPad range of access control readers , keypads and request to exit buttons with antimicrobial protection built in . Third party testing to ISO 22196:2011 proves the integral antimicrobial protection on the new EntroPad devices kills up to 99.99 % of E . coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria over a 24-hour period . This makes the EntroPad range ideal for use in access-controlled areas in hospitals , laboratories , surgeries , food manufacturing & preparation companies .
Robin Koffler , sales and marketing director at Remsdaq says : “ Without antimicrobial protection , access control devices can become a breeding ground for a wide range of highly infectious bacteria .
Further information at : www . remsdaq . com
50 Year old product makes dramatic comeback to help beat the virus !
The current necessity for virus protection is why the Melaphone ® Speech Unit is enjoying renewed success . Its unique design eliminates the muffled sound of speech through a screen . Completely air-sealed , certified to ISO 14644-1 Class 5 . Class 5 , it is specified by architects and designers for hospitals , laboratories and cleanrooms . This simple but ingenious invention requires no servicing , no electricity and is very easy to keep clean . The Melaphone ® is built into our Defender Virus Screens which the company has supplied to hundreds of UK doctors ’ surgeries , medical centres , and pharmacies . Screens are made to the highest quality , providing hygienic , sleek and permanent protection in any environment .
All ‘ MADE IN THE UK ’ - by us in London and used in the Astra-Zeneca factory as seen on BBC . www . melaphone . co . uk
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