 CONTENTS COVER STORY 6


ATEX EQUIPMENT


With no added explosion protection, are vehicles exposing workers to numerous ignition risks?


FIRE SAFETY


8


The impact of sprinkler systems in warehouses cannot be overstated: they reduce the risk of disastrous fires


GAS DETECTION


18


The latest technology is playing a pivotal role in reducing both gas leaks and the costly associated effects


NEWS 22


BM 25 & BM 25 Wireless: 10 years of improved safety


$#!&! $"#!"$!!"  !$# !$##


!"""##!"! '" ##!$! '%!"##! ""#### #"# !# "$#!'


#" $#!  Fire safety...


16. Thermal imaging: The day and night watchman


connectingindustry.com /industrialcompliance


4. HSE releases annual injury and ill-health statistics


Gas detection...


20. Technology: Transforming safety for workers and communities alike


22. Eliminating the silent killer FEATURES ATEX equipment...


8. Are you active on mobile equipment?


14. Implementing lone worker solutions


Test & certification...


26. The catch-all product safety directive


Lighting...


28. LED lighting for hazardous areas


28. Portable just got more portable


Waste management... 24. The straw flaw


To ensure that you continue to receive your free personal copy of this magazine, please fill in the reader registration card, or register online at www.connectingindustry.com


Industrial Compliance is sent free of charge to individuals who meet the publisher’s strict terms of control. Annual subscription rates are: UK - £42.00 Overseas - £96.00


ISSN 1472-1260 ConnectingIndustry. London Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8LY.


Tel: 01622 687031 Fax: 01622 757646 www.datateam.co.uk


Registered in England No 1771113 © 2019 Datateam Business Media Ltd London Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 8LY


 


ISSUE... NEXT


  


EDITOR Victoria White Tel: 01622 699126 %&###$


DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL Neil Mead Tel: 01622 699110 ##$


BUSINESS MANAGER George Spree Tel: 01622 699178 " !##$


BUSINESS DIRECTOR Louise Pudney Tel: 01622 699104  $'##$


CLASSIFIED SALES EXECUTIVE Harriet Campbell Tel: 01622 699163  ##$


CLASSIFIED DESIGNER Steve Parks Tel: 01622 607126 " !"##$


PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Sarah Lamb Tel: 01622 607121 "##$


CIRCULATION ENQUIRIES: Curwood CMS Ltd Tel: 01580 883844 ##"


Dust & fume extraction • Energy management • PPE Hazardous areas • Training • Machine safety


The statements and opinions expressed in connectingindustry/Industrial Compliance magazine are not those of the editor or Datateam Business Media Ltd unless described as such





INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE | WINTER 2019


3


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32