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Total Average Net Circulation for July-December 2012 was 11,868


ISSN 1472-1287


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Hazardous Area Equipment... 13. Turn to LEDs when the going gets tough 14. Dust and the new ATEX regulations


Circuit Protection... 16. There’s safety in the standards 18. The impact of change


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Editor’s Choice... 32. Making short work of large data 33. Versatility added to UPS range


Test & Measurement Supplement... Also enclosed in the October issue is our new Test & Measurement Supplement looking at the latest news, products and technologies from this sector


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