Testing, Testing!
New Proving Devices from Martindale Electric
Martindale Electric’s New Proving Devices PD440 and PD430 are portable, battery powered and designed for the testing of contact voltage detectors up to 450V to ensure test lamps and voltage testers are operating correctly for safe working.
Suitable for use with Drummond Test Lamps, Digital Multimeters and Low Impedance Voltage Testers, Martindale’s new Proving Devices offer a greater level of operator safety as they generate voltages up 450V.
Voltage indicators should be proven at the normal working voltage. Use of higher voltages than seen in the real world can be misleading.
The PD430 adds a lower voltage range of 50V. This is because 50V can be lethal so it is important for extra safety that you can prove your voltage indicator will
illuminate at 50V, which is a requirement of IEC 61243.
Compact and lightweight, the new proving devices can easily be carried around in an electricians’ tool kit so test instruments can be proved before and after working on any circuit as advocated by the Electrical Safety Council. The PD430 and PD440 proving devices
are supplied complete with batteries and a carry case and, as with all instrumentation supplied by Martindale Electric, come with a comprehensive two year guarantee. For more information, please contact Trevor Groome at Martindale Electric on 01923 441717.
Email:
sales@martindale-electric.co.uk www.martindale-electric.co.uk
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People chooses SoloProtect
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is utilising Identicom® as part of an ongoing rollout of SoloProtect, a fully managed protection service, for its regionally-based staff and those who work alone periodically. A national charity and centre of excellence, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People train hearing dogs to alert deaf people to everyday household sounds and danger signals in the home, work-place and in public buildings.
A large number of the charity’s staff are home-based or often work out in the field supporting deaf recipients, volunteers and fundraising. Aware of their duty of care to these lone workers and the need for lone
worker protection, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People’s Head of Human Resources, Natasha Edward, decided to investigate products that would enable support staff to raise the alarm if necessary. After researching different products, Natasha decided to trial the SoloProtect solution provided by Connexion2, who incidentally manufacture the Identicom Lone Worker Device (LWD), and decided that it was the best option for the charity. Combining five core components that are essential for a credible and complete lone worker solution, SoloProtect includes the award winning Identicom, SIM Card and inclusive airtime for the device, 24 hour
manned monitoring, user training and a customer support resource providing account management and reporting. “SoloProtect had been well received by those staff that are using the system and it satisfies our needs by providing us with a total solutions package”, says Natasha Edward. “Whilst being trialled one of our staff had cause to press the red alert button on Identicom (a function that automates a direct call to a 24/7 monitoring centre where audio is recorded and events appropriately escalated) and said afterwards how much safer she felt knowing that support was just a touch away. It also gave us the opportunity to trial the service in a live situation”. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has 16 solutions featuring Identicom i750 devices from Connexion2 in addition to a solution comprising an Identicom 1770 with mandown detection for use by any high risk visitors staying overnight at their Training Centre in Buckinghamshire. When fully implemented the Charity will be using approximately 45 Identicom devices through SoloProtect.
“We have received extremely positive feed back from our staff, who have all stated that they feel so much safer knowing that they can open up a connection to the monitoring centre if they feel threatened and that they can respond to the situation, escalating it to a police response if necessary”, concluded Natasha Edward.
www.connexion2.com Email:
rob.harris@connexion2.com
22 feature :: health & safety Building & Facilities Management – September 2011
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