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Published 26 Feb 2021
Sellafield Substation This Article was originally published in IOSH Magazine, December 2020. Electrical Incident The operator of the world’s largest nuclear site has been fined £320,000 after an electrician’s eyelashes were burned off and his shirt caught fire while working on high voltage equipment. Sellafield was prosecuted following what...
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Published 20 Jan 2021
E-Shark Safety Helmet Electrical Safety Equipment By PBwel The TC42ES E-Shark safety helmet is suitable for electrical environment including operation, industry, manufacturing, offices and more. The E-Shark is designed for protection from short circuit and their effects to the operator. The E-Shark safety helmet can be used in conjunction...
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Published 20 Jan 2021
Proving Cables Dead 69kV Voltage Detector Dual Range PBwel MTAG Go NoGo Contact voltage detector is designed for “proving cables dead”, making sure that nominal voltage is actually absent on a circuit of an HV electrical power and distribution system – the two operating ranges are calibrated according to...
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Published 20 Jan 2021
Network Rail Case Study The Successful Trial of the New Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) Network Rail Training colleagues shine a spotlight on electrical safety after successfully trialling new overhead line equipment (OLE). The alternative socket and adapter combination was tested by workforce development specialists at Walsall training centre looking...
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Published 12 Jan 2021
Substation Suspended Earthing Spigots The PBwel Substation portable earthing equipment range is designed to meet the specific requirements of ENA Technical Specification 41-21. PBwel offer range of spigots such as Suspended Busbar Spigot, Type A & Type B Aluminium Spigots, Type C Spigot, Type D Spigot and Type H...
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