Health & Safety
Power plant red hot
for JB Antislip® Plus
John Brash has been selected by selected
power giant E-on UK, to supply its market- joinery grade
leading JB Antislip Plus® decking with European
special coloured inserts to the visitor Redwood to Merlin adds fixed
centre at its newest biomass power BS4978:1996
station in Lockerbie, Scotland. strength
The Steven’s Croft Power Station Visitor class C16, wire testing
Centre will be used to show people the which will provide a hardwearing and
workings of the plant, display exhibitions durable area for the large number of In its drive to be a ‘Total Solutions’
and run induction classes on biomass visitors that will visit the power station Provider, leading power support company
power stations and the positive effect they over the course of the year. Merlin Power Management, has expanded
have on the environment. The decking at Steven’s Croft Power its range of services with the introduction
Two JB Antislip Plus® red coloured Station Visitor Centre was installed under of Fixed Wire Testing. Established in
inserts were specified on each of the John the covered pedestrian walkway to the partnership with the market leader in the
Brash DeckSure® structural timber visitor centre along with the main Electrical Safety Testing industry, the
deckboards. The inserts are available in a gatehouse. As well as being a decorative introduction of Fixed Wire Testing enables
range of colours including red, green, buff feature, JB Antislip Plus® coloured inserts Merlin to offer customers testing on the
and yellow. Red was chosen for the visitor can be used to draw attention to features entire electrical infrastructure of a building
centre because it matched the corporate such as steps, gradients and edges. including cabling, LV & HV switchgear and
colours of E-on. The anti-slip inserts are On this project, the designers UPS.
created using a unique formula of raised recognised that with so many people using Fixed Wire Testing, also known as
resin-based aggregate inserts which are the decking it was important to ensure Periodic Testing, is fast becoming a
injected into either DeckSure®, their safety, particularly as this part of statutory requirement of many insurance
Thermowood® or Western Red Cedar Scotland is prone to low temperatures and companies due to the growing amount of
structural deck boards. freezing during winter. JB Antislip Plus® technology and equipment being used in
John Brash DeckSure® structural was considered to offer the best means of today’s environment.
timber deckboards, which were used on addressing the weather conditions found Many insurance companies are now
this project, are manufactured from in this area. www.johnbrash.co.uk requesting FWT certificates before they
provide a quotation. Testing is normally
undertaken every five years in a
Safety testers meet
commercial or public building, every three
years in a factory and annually in a hotel,
restaurant, theatre or dwelling.
IEE PAT code needs
A mandatory requirement under the
“Electricity at Work Regulations 1989”,
Fixed Wire Testing is carried out on all
Advanced portable appliance testers in All circuits, electrical installations and
the Seaward PrimeTest range are equipped PrimeTest individual sockets as well as conductors,
with a special RCD test capability in line electrical switching devices, cabling, etc. Fixed Wire
with the requirements of the IEE Code of safety Testing can reveal a great deal of
Practice for PAT testing. testers are information about the condition of the
The IEE Code of Practice for In-Service hand held, wiring, safety systems and developing
Inspection and Testing of Electrical extremely faults. As an integral part of a company’s
Equipment provides a guide for those with lightweight maintenance procedures it can reduce the
a responsibility for electrical safety under and battery risk of fire, electrical shocks, costly
the Electricity At Work Regulations 1989. powered for breakdowns and potential litigation in the
Among the changes introduced in the maximum event of injury or death.
3rd Edition of the code is the requirement portability. These high After testing a full report is produced
to test the operation of RCDs fitted to specification testers incorporate user on the condition of the installation. This
extension leads or multiway adaptors. The friendly operational features to enable fast includes an electrical circuit schematic
code recommends that RCD trip time is and effective testing by contractors, diagram of the low voltage distribution
measured using an RCD test instrument to service engineers, facilities managers and systems within the building together with
determine whether the trip time is within safety personnel. details of any remedial action required and
specified limits. In addition, the PrimeTest 300 and 350 the urgency of the work.
To avoid the time consuming practice of testers possess the capability for wireless Fixed Wire Testing is now part of
using separate RCD testers alongside a connection of bar code scanners, label Merlin Power Management’s growing
PAT tester, handheld testers in the printers and other accessories to reduce portfolio of products making it an
Seaward PrimeTest 350, PrimeTest 300 downtime between tests by eliminating integrated provider for all power solutions
and PrimeTest 200 series are now the cumbersome plugging and unplugging that include the service and maintenance
equipped with an integral RCD test of leads and cords. In these instruments a of generators and UPS, rental of
capability. large internal memory also facilitates the generators, refuelling,
This enables RCD tests to be carried storage of electrical test data, as well as installation/commissioning and project
out automatically alongside all other details of the condition of other safety management.
essential electrical appliance safety, basic equipment. E mail: sales@seaward.co.uk Email: mk@merlinpower.co.uk
electrical circuit and IEC mains leads tests. www.seaward.co.uk www.shentongroup.co.uk
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