Safety company Pyroban has launched Red Ex Line™ explosion proof perimeter lights for ATEX lift trucks operating in Zone 1, 2, 21 and 22 hazardous areas. The compact, ready-to-fit lights are suitable for use with lift trucks of any age or make. “For production or storage applications where pedestrians work …
Read More »How to safely buy a used ATEX forklift
Pre-owned explosion proof lift trucks can be useful additions to potentially explosive operations, but how do you know they are safe and are they dangerous? Darren Boiling from safety company Pyroban gives some important guidance. Wrongly specified ATEX safety equipment or poorly maintained safety systems could cause an explosion in …
Read More »Pyroban advises audit when extending ATEX forklift contracts
Businesses with operations in potentially explosive atmospheres may be overlooking service requirements that are essential for keeping people safe, warns Pyroban. “At the moment, many companies with a need for explosion protected lift trucks are choosing to extend the contracts for their ATEX forklifts or rent short-term hire units,” says …
Read More »Pyroban urges 3PLs to get active on boosting Zone 2 safety
Logistics operations using ATEX lift trucks in Zone 2 should be using active gas detection to improve safety and protect people, warns Pyroban. “In Zone 2 it is important that drivers know when a potentially explosive atmosphere is present so that the cause of the flammable atmosphere can be investigated …
Read More »Pyroban asks “Are you active?” at EUROPACK 2019
At EUROPACK EUROMANUT CFIA 2019, Pyroban® will be asking visitors ‘Are you active?’, encouraging businesses to consider their approach to keeping people safe in, and near to, zoned hazardous areas. “Many applications in the supply chain from manufacturing and packaging, to transport and warehousing, include Zone 2 hazardous areas where …
Read More »Pyroban Group acquires Baldwin and Francis
The Pyroban Group has acquired Baldwin and Francis, a Sheffield (UK) based manufacturer of explosion proof electrical equipment used in hazardous and challenging environments. “Baldwin and Francis has a long established history in the markets we already operate,” says CEO of the Pyroban Group, Brian Quarendon. “Investments and improvements at …
Read More »Pyroban active gas detection demo at IMHX 2019 shows how to reduce explosion risk
During IMHX 2019, active gas detection demonstrations from Pyroban® showed those with operations in (or adjacent to) Zone 2 potentially explosive atmospheres why they might need to rethink their approach to safety. At the event, from 24th – 27th September at the NEC in Birmingham, Pyroban asked visitors ‘Are you …
Read More »“Are you active?” asks Pyroban at IMHX 2019
At IMHX 2019, Pyroban® will be asking visitors ‘Are you active?’, encouraging those with operations in, or near to, potentially explosive atmospheres to consider their approach to keeping people safe. “For many applications with Zone 2 hazardous areas, active gas detection on mobile equipment is needed to help protect people,” …
Read More »New “ATEX” trucks provide protection for paints and coatings manufacturer
A leading UK paints and coatings manufacturer has selected Pyroban® to provide explosion protection on its latest lift trucks operating in Zone 2 hazardous areas. The manufacturer makes paints and specialist coatings at its Distribution Centre which operates round the clock, moving more than 1000 pallets and servicing more than …
Read More »Distillery lift trucks get “vapour aware” with Pyroban
Chivas Brothers has introduced new explosion proof lift trucks to its whisky distillery in Tormore, nestled on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. The new Hyster® lift trucks have been converted by Pyroban® to make drivers aware of flammable whisky vapours and shut down the equipment automatically …
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