FLIR T335 infrared camera
17 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Teledyne FLIR
The FLIR T335 high-performance camera is suitable for professional consultants and thermographers working in industrial, plant and utility markets.
Fortress Interlocks CPS4STOPXP safety switch key station
17 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Fortress Systems Pty Ltd
The Fortress Interlocks CPS4STOPXP is an ATEX-certified, explosion-protected safety switch key station. It is designed to release keys which can be used to control mechanical door locks that provide access to machinery and process lines operating in potentially explosive environments.
Pilz PNOZ s30 safety relay
17 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
Part of the PNOZsigma safety relays range, the PNOZ s30 safety relay monitors safe standstill, speed and direction of rotation enabling safe working practices with the safety gate open, reduced set-up times and rapid access to the machine once standstill is initiated.
Festo MS6-SV air preparation range
17 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Festo Pty Ltd
The Festo MS6-SV air preparation range gives users a certified unit that can be integrated into new or existing circuits, either stand-alone or housed in an air preparation module. As a supply device providing a safe exhaust function, it offers a large number of possible applications and benefits.
Pilz PSENsgate secure safety gate monitoring system
16 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
The Pilz PSENsgate system for secure safety gate monitoring is a combination of electronics and mechanics, enabling the highest category to be achieved using a single system.
Injuries from moving parts see employers fined
12 March, 2010
Total fines in excess of $50,000 have been imposed on three employers by the South Australian Industrial Court for machinery incidents that left their employees with hand and arm injuries.
Director and company prosecuted after hand caught in shredder
11 March, 2010
Failing to spend $5000 on a guard for a meat shredder has cost a worker the use of his hand, and a company and director a total of $75,000.
Brick-making company fined over loss of worker’s arm
10 March, 2010
A brick-making company has been fined $70,000 over an incident where a labour hire employee’s right arm and shoulder was torn from his body by a material conveyor machine.
McCain incurs another health and safety breach
23 February, 2010
McCain Foods has been fined $145,000 following an incident where a worker's thumb was amputated while he was working on a machine that was not properly isolated.
Timber company fined over hand injury
04 February, 2010
A Western Australian company was fined $60,000 over a hand injury sustained by a worker in a machine in 2006.
Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6200 servo drive
03 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6200 servo drive has advanced safety features that help protect personnel and improve production efficiency. These include safe stop, zero speed monitoring, safe direction monitoring and safe maximum acceleration monitoring.
Packaging company fined over two injuries in four days
03 February, 2010
An Adelaide-based packaging company has received a significant penalty over two injuries that were sustained on unguarded machines in just four days.
Fines for hand injuries and ignoring notices
01 February, 2010
Four Adelaide corporations have been fined a total of more than $70,000 by theSouth Australian Industrial Court for breaches of workplace safety laws, two of which involved hand injuries to workers.
Festo MS6-SV soft-start/exhaust valve
29 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Festo Pty Ltd
The MS safety valve series features the MS6-SV soft-start/exhaust valve that complies with AS 4024 Category 4 and ISO 13849-1 Performance Level ‘e’.
ABB Breaker Lock added to Fortress switchgear interlocks
28 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Fortress Systems Pty Ltd
The ABB Breaker Lock has been added to the existing Fortress range of switchgear interlocks and forms an essential part of a sequential interlocking system that ensures the safe operation of electrical switchgear.
