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Golden Coast tops up on its solar powered covers IT’S OFFICIAL – CHEMICAL INCIDENTS AT
SWIMMING POOLS ON THE INCREASE
The National Chemical primarily by emptying
Emergency Centre which chemicals into the wrong tank
provides emergency response, or container.
consultancy and training on Chris Sowden, NCEC Team
chemical safety has reported a Manager, explains: “Initial
‘higher than normal’ level of calls incidence appears to be on the
related to incidents at swimming rise; however, it is too early to
pools and leisure centres. NCEC assess how this would affect the
receives calls from the UK annual trend.
emergency services, with its “It may just be that the good
trained chemists advising the weather has encouraged more
sector on how to deal with the activity in the leisure sector in
mitigation of incidents involving the early part of the year, but we
chemical substances. It has are still concerned that these
monitored call outs for the first incidents can occur at all.”
half of the year and saysd the He adds: “We are not tasked
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trend is upwards. with investigating these matters,
In spring and early summer, solely with advising when the
NCEC usually experiences an incident happens. We know that
ENHANCE THE
increase in the number of the Health and Safety Executive
incidents related to chemicals takes these matters very
used at pools or leisure centres, seriously indeed, so we hope
GREEN EFFECT
often involving chlorine. This that the recent increase may just
year the increase is above be a seasonal blip, but we shall
average. Sodium hypochlorite be keeping a watchful eye.”
An enhanced version of the covers, all of which can be and hydrochloric acid are used With over 35 years
‘Roll Energy – Evolution’ pool made to fit the dimensions of in a controlled way to disinfect experience, NCEC is a centre of
cover system, with the any pool of up to six metres swimming pools. When the two excellence providing emergency
option of a 24-volt electric wide by 13 metres long, with chemicals combine they response, consultancy and
motor or a solar powered either a Roman or square generate chlorine gas, which is training on chemical safety and
unit within the roller, has step unit. hazardous due to its health regulatory services. .
been added to the DEL Used in conjunction with effects and reactivity. Although
range of slatted pool covers. optional locking clamps, the these chemicals are segregated
NCEC
The DEL range now ‘rigid’ cover once extended, during storage, human error is
pc www.the-ncec.com
supports a number of solar can be ‘locked’ into position to usually the cause of incidents –
powered units, which use improve safety for children
light-sensitive ‘photovoltaic’ under five, meeting the French
cell technology to convert European specification for
light into electricity, which is mandatory pool covers.
Palintest launches new websites
stored in a rechargeable In addition to solar systems,
battery incorporated within Golden Coast can also offer Palintest Ltd, leaders in water Customers can now also sign up
the roller end stand, allowing DEL mains powered units analysis technology, has to a newsletter to be
the cover to be opened and including: launched its new website, automatically informed of the
closed consecutively up to 30 Roll-In – that can be making it easier access latest developments at
times without the need for a concealed at one end of a detailed information on its Palintest. The site has been
recharge. In this way, it is pool with the 24-volt motor range. Localised versions for designed to be as friendly and
possible for pool users to in an external covered pit the UK, USA, China, Australia easy-to-use as possible, whilst
reduce their carbon footprint Roll-Top – an above-ground and Asia Pacific regions are also quickly providing visitors
at the same time as saving on 24-volt motorised roller now fully live. with the information they are
energy costs. system The company hopes to have looking for.
A range of covers is Roll-Banc and Roll-Over – French, Spanish and German
available, from stain-resistant each of which provides a language sites online soon.
‘rigid’ PVC slatted systems bench type cover over the The new, fresh design can be
that traps air within the roller mechanism and 24- seen at www.palintest.com. The
chamber of each slat to volt motor new site offers news, instruction
provide high insulation and manuals and downloads, as well
excellent floatation as technical product, reagent
properties, to light-weight
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and ordering information that
woven and bubble thermal
telephonesolid 01271 378100
will be continually updated.
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