Guard your machines and protect your employees
30 September, 2009 by Andrew Douglas*
A recent NSW Industrial Court ruling over an injury sustained by a worker from an unguarded machine stresses the importance of avoiding taking short cuts just to meet production schedules at the risk of injuring employees.
Fine over injury on unguarded machine
28 September, 2009
An Adelaide kitchen maker and one of its supervisors have been fined in the Industrial Court over an incident in which a teenage employee had a section of finger amputated at the company’s workshop.
Multi-beam light curtain
23 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd
The ReeR Janus M-Series safety light curtain is a multi-beam opto-electronic Type 4 safety system for the protection of persons exposed to dangerous machinery or plant.
Safety access control unit
23 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd
The Eichner MGB (multifunctional gate box) is an interlocking guard system for safety doors on machines and systems. Linked to machine controls, the opening of access doors via the unit is prevented until the machine has safely stopped.
Safety limit switch
23 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The 440P series of Allen-Bradley Guardmaster safety limit switches comprises 14 models and features a 2 m pre-terminated side- or bottom-entry cable, and a rugged, compact, 22 mm metal housing.
Safety automation suite
23 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
The PSS4000 is a solution for machine automation control and safety functions including motion control, diagnostics and visualisation. Its primary aim is to simplify the decentralisation of control functions and reduce engineering work through its software platform, enabling users to retain a centralised perspective of distributed control structures across various industries and application sizes.
Transmitters for safety instrumented systems
23 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Emerson
The Rosemount 5300 Guided Wave Radar (GWR) level transmitters for SIL 2 safety instrumented systems are equipped with a Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis report for use in the oil and gas production, refining, petrochemical, chemical and power industries.
Upgraded safety locks
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Fortress Systems Pty Ltd
The H31 safety lock mechanism has been replaced with the upgraded mGard CL disc tumbler lock.
Laser safety system
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Jemtech Pty Ltd
The V8SX laser safety system for long folders is a Vigilante safety system with modular inputs and safety relay outputs.
Safety light screen
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
The Banner Engineering EZ-Screen safety light screen range has been expanded to include low-profile models, for small light screens - such as safeguarding smaller machines.
Rugged safety switches
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Jemtech Pty Ltd
The VSY fully-sealed safety switches can detect a coded tag at distances of up to 30 mm from the sensing head with reduced power consumption and high temperature operation.
SA company fined over crush injury
15 September, 2009
A prominent South Australian sheet metal manufacturer was convicted over an incident that injured a worker in a machine.
Seize control of safety and productivity
10 August, 2009
It’s about time the people responsible for machine safety and operation - engineers, electricians and integrators - quite literally took control.
Manufacturer fined over burn incident
10 August, 2009
Caroma was recently fined over an incident at its South Australian operations that left an employee with severe burns.
Safety locking handle
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Air & Hydraulic Systems Pty Ltd
The Praher Valves range of lockable ball, butterfly and diaphragm valves are now supplied complete with locking mechanism as standard.
