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Cable Stands | Tackling Slips, Trips and Falls In The Workplace

Cable Stands

Cable Safety Equipment | Workplace Safety | UK & Export Sales

Westmark BV, producer of CableSafe® Safety Hooks introduces a new product Cable Stands to its cable and hose suspension solutions. Westmark introduced the ‘S’ shaped safety hooks in 1995, which are now the industry’s most widely-used solution for suspending hoses and cables to ensure a safe work floor.

Prior to the introduction of the S-shaped safety hook, personnel used tie-wraps, steel wires, welding anodes and other self-designed solutions to remove obstructions such as cables and hoses from industrial work areas and walkways. This good housekeeping and safety item is instrumental for the prevention of slips, trips and falls.

The S-shaped CableSafe® hooks are always suspended on a hook-up point. The introduction of the Cable Stand creates a hook-up opportunity anywhere. The stands can be extended in height and are ideally used in open areas, such a shipyards or new construction sites, or warehouse / storage areas.

➡ Thorne & Derrick supply the complete range of Safety Tools & Equipment to enable safe working in sectors such as the construction, renewables, data centres, rail, manufacturing and oil, gas, petrochemical industries. We also offer a range of  Push Pull Tools for the reduction in Hand Injuries in the workplace designed to improve safety at work.

The CableSafe® Cable Stand is the ideal product for keeping wires, cables and hoses off the floor.

CableSafe® Cable Stand

The stands are ideal in wet areas to help reroute hoses and electrical cables off the wet floors and out of puddles. Welders working in wet areas often have the electrical lines submerged in a puddle which presents danger when the lines are damaged.

The stands are an ideal tool for a warehouse to continue work with a pallet truck or pallet wagon while maintenance jobs with cables and hoses are being performed. Keeping walkways and work areas free of dangerous obstructions is key to safety and good housekeeping.

With Slips, Trips & Falls accounting for the most number of accidents in the industry, CableSafe hooks and stands offer a simple solution. According to the Health and Safety Executive office in the UK, twenty-five percent of industrial accidents are caused by falls that are the result of slipping or tripping.

Furthermore, the office reports that ninety-five percent of major slips and trips result in broken bones, a statistic that speaks for itself.

How can you ‘tackle this rate’ and become aware of how to make significant safety improvements in your company?

Cable Safety Hooks

The use of cable safety hooks removes temporary tripping hazards caused by cables lying on the work floor and reduces the chance of damages and accidental spills as a result. CableSafe intends to ‘tackle’ the safety rate by contributing to a safer and cleaner workplace. The hooks and stands can be re-used for years, which make them a sustainable product.

CableSafe® was developed for the industry with safety as its highest priority. It has also proven its usefulness in the offshore and heavy industries, such as, refineries, chemical plants and shipbuilding.

Employees and contractors must abide by their company’s safety procedures by hooking up temporary equipment used for all construction and maintenance work, using these safety hooks for suspension to adjacent decks, railings, stairs, scaffolding and other structures.

Cable Stands

Cable Safety Equipment

CableSafe® Safety solutions are critical cable essentials and are well proven construction safety products. The CableSafe® range of cable hooks can be used during maintenance, turnaround, outages, shutdowns, construction work to suspend cables and hoses and other work gear and equipment from the working space.

Cable Safety Equipment | Cable Stand | Cable Bridge | Cable Rail | Cable Guard | Dropped Object Prevention Mats

PUSH PULL TOOLING

Thorne & Derrick stock and distribute a range of Safety Tools including Push Pull Tools from Hand Safety Tool Company designed to minimise hand injuries by keeping hands out of the line of fire.

ShoveIt | HookIt | SnareIt | HoldIt | GrateIt | GrabIt | TwistIt | RackIt

Fibre Optic FO Splice Trays & Junction Boxes for Offshore Wind Farms

Fibre Optic FO Splice Trays

& Junction Boxes

Offshore Wind Farms

The Fibre Optic Junction Boxes series of hazardous area terminal boxes, manufactured by Abtech and distributed by Thorne & Derrick is a range of fibre optic (FO) splice boxes designed for protection of optical fibre cable splices within hazardous areas with a particular focus on the Offshore Wind Sector.

Abtech’s Ex certified fibre management solution for hazardous areas provides protection for fibre optic cables on offshore wind farms. The FJC ensures the correct installation of optical cables and helps to reduce installation time.

• Holds up to 24 fibre cables
• Stackable (up to max. 8 trays)
• Fibre tray hinge maintains access to splices with stacked trays
• Cable delivery entries from all 4 sides

Splice Trays & Junction Boxes

Fibre Optic Splice Tray Data

* refer to enclosure certificate for more details.

Fibre Optic Splice Tray Specifications

Splice Tray General Arrangement

Splice Tray Dimensions

Stainless Steel Mounting Frame

Ex op pr applications require mechanical protection of the splice tray and fibres, which is provided by use of a stainless steel mounting frame. An acrylic cover and cable trunking (if the enclosure size permits) add further protection.

The frame can also be used for safe area, Ex op is and Ex op sh applications. Frame dimensions shown below are typical and may vary depending on the application.

*Product design and specifications are subject to change without notice; please check the website for latest specifications.

SUPPLYING CABLE TERMINATION, JOINTING, PULL-IN & ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UP TO 66KV

Specialist Distributors to the UK and international Offshore Wind & Renewable industry to provide safe and reliable LV HV Electrical Cable & Power Distribution Systems up to 66kV – we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service. Contact our UK Power Team for competitive quotations, fast delivery from stock and technical support or training on all LV-HV products.

See how T&D support, supply and service the Renewable Energy industry.

Key Product Categories: Duct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder Pillars | Cable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV 

Thorne & Derrick are UK Stockists for:  3M Electrical, PFISTERER Connex, Nexans Power Cable Accessories (Euromold), Alroc, Ellis Patents, ABB, Roxtec, Cembre & CATU Electrical.

CALL FOR PAPERS | Earthing Conference UK In Birmingham On May 4th & 5th 2023

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THORNE & DERRICK | EVENT SPONSORS

Due to the outstanding success of the 2022 Earthing Conference UK,  IDC Technologies is excited to announce the return to Birmingham in 2023.

Thorne & Derrick are thrilled to be asked once again to be event sponsors!

Do you work in the electrical engineering domain, in the mining, industrial, power, defence, oil & gas, construction, transport, manufacturing, utilities, or  renewable energies industry?

We are interested to hear from you.

The upcoming Earthing Conference UK in Birmingham on May 4^th & 5^th 2023 aim is to demystify the subject of earthing and present the subject in a clear, straightforward manner.

Earthing as a subject has been under-represented over the years and this event will attempt to remedy the gaps in technical knowledge and improve practices in the industry.

The UK & Europe need a unified practical approach to earthing which can be commonly understood and widely applied.

We are seeking a wide range of speakers to cover content outlined in our call for papers document, please click the link to review the extensive range of topics we wish to include into the 2023 conference program.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Speaking allocations are chosen on topic suitability, we welcome you to register your interest today by emailing [email protected] Once your topic is  approved, your technical paper and PowerPoint slides will be due six weeks prior to the event.

Earthing Conference UK: Presented by IDC Technologies

Location: Park Regis Birmingham

Date: 4 & 5 May 2023

What Is Required From You?

• A 100-word abstract: an outline of the topic you would like to present. Please submit this electronically as soon as possible, to secure your place.
• Once your topic is approved, your technical paper and PowerPoint slides will be due six weeks prior to the event.
• Speaking slots are allocated on topic suitability and on a first come first served basis, so please register your interest today by emailing [email protected]

Enhance your career, share your knowledge and strengthen your public profile while networking with your industry.

Suggested topics:

EARTHING IN HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATIONS

• Earthing in Medium Voltage and Low Voltage installations and buildings
• Earthing, testing and measurements
• Portable earthing leads
• Protection for overhead lines, substations, underground cables
• Earthing systems for solar, wind, hydro
• Earthing systems for residential and commercial EV chargers
• Lightning protection and minimalization
• Innovative Solutions
• HV and LV earthing systems interconnection
• Data centre earthing considerations
• Earthing in Telecommunications and IT systems
• Surge protection practice
• Earthing modelling and software
• Sheath bonding methods, sheath voltage limiters
• Standards, best practices and innovative solutions
• UPS earthing systems
• Noise and harmonics effects & mitigation

POWER SYSTEMS

• System earthing
• Earthing of renewable energy systems
• Earthing of EV charging systems
• Equipment grounding & earthing of structures
• Electrical safety earthing
• Static earthing
• Solid, impedance, touch potentials
• Electric shock
• Earth leakage protection
• Design
• Protection

EARTHING

• Design and testing
• Earthing electrodes
• Measurement
• Neutral earthing
• Corrosion problems in earthing
• Earthing of surge protection devices

BONDING

• Sizing conductors
• Parasitic & stray currents
• Interference
• Hazardous areas
• Inspection procedures
• Equipotential grids

EARTHING, COMMS & INSTRUMENTATION

• Protection of instrumentation
• Instrumentation, radio & telemetry transmitters
• Telephone networks
• IT & wireless networks
• Mobile radio networks
• System bonding

TESTING

• Earth resistivity
• Earth loop impedance
• Grid resistance
• Earth continuity

INSTALLATIONS

• High voltage & low voltage
• Substations
• Augmentation of buried grids
• Geotechnical issues
• Hazardous areas
• Mining and oil & gas
• Marine and offshore
• Mobile plant
• Domestic electrical wiring
• Transmission, distribution & rail

LIGHTNING

• Protection design
• Non-conventional lightning systems
• Side flash and preventive measures
• Down conductor installation and termination
• Grid design
• Bonding
• Surge impedance
• Probabilistic risk factors

STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

• Standards and best practice
• State and utility regulations
• The need for new standards
• Inspection and testing
• BS 50522, BS 7430, BS 7354,
• BS 7671 – UK Wiring Regulations
• IEEE Std 80, ENA TS 41-24

SOFTWARE

• Load flow studies
• Fault load studies
• Equipment sizing
• Earth potential rise

UPS SYSTEMS

• Power quality
• Standby sources
• Solid state systems
• Redundancy
• UPS configurations

SURGE PROTECTION

• Bonding practice
• Surge protection practice
• Positioning and selection of lightning/surge arrestor

ELECTRICAL NOISE & MITIGATION

• Categories of noise
• Harmonics
• Frequency analysis
• Electrostatic/capacitive coupling`

All submissions welcome.

For further information on this event or to discuss sponsorship opportunities contact:

Vynka Malone

Conference Manager – IDC Technologies

[email protected]

IDC Events do not allow vendors to ‘sell’ their products in training sessions, instead the focus is on practical applications and solutions – which is, ultimately, the best way to showcase your technologies and engineering skills. In particular, we are seeking case studies, technical content, applications and the newest developments and research in this critical subject.

This event is an excellent opportunity to network with your industry peers, and to gain significant insights into earthing and related electrical safety practices, which are established, new and emerging.

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We focus on Product Categories: Duct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder Pillars | Cable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV HV 

Phoenix Cable Cleats | Canary Wharf Tower

Cable Cleats & Hangers

Thorne & Derrick | Distributors for Ellis Patents | Cleats | Supports | Hooks

Canary Wharf BP4 Tower

The BP4 tower development at 25 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, is a 23 storey tower comprising of 530,000 sq. ft. of high quality commercial accommodation. The building is designed to achieve an “Excellent” BREEAM rating.

Phoenix Cable Cleat  

“In order for FP rated cables to continue working in an emergency they need to remain intact and in place,” said Ellis’ UK Sales Director.

“If these cables aren’t properly restrained then the risks are clear – the loss of vital services and the likelihood of live cables falling and causing potentially lethal hazards.”

Working in conjunction with Exova Warringtonfire, BRE and ETS, Ellis Patents initially developed its Phoenix Cable Cleat range in 2011. Prior to launch the products underwent a wide range of tests, including exposure to fire, impact and water spray, all of which combined to ensure that the range offers fire protection to the same level as the cables it is installed to protect.

Thorne & Derrick | Cable Cleats | Ellis Patents UK Distributors

Specialist Distributors of High Voltage Jointing & Electrical Safety Equipment

Thorne & Derrick International are Specialist Suppliers of products to provide safe and reliable LV HV Cable Termination, Jointing, Installation & Power Systems up to 66kV.

Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars

Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.

Emperor Cable Cleats | Golden Eagle Offshore Platform

Cable Cleats & Hangers

Thorne & Derrick | Distributors for Ellis Patents | Cleats | Supports | Hooks

Golden Eagle Offshore Platform

Located 70 km northeast of Aberdeen, Golden Eagle is the second largest oil discovery in the UK North Sea since Buzzard was discovered in 2001.

Emperor Cleats

The Emperor Cable Cleat is designed for use where the highest levels of short circuit withstand are required, Ellis’ Emperor cable cleats are available for both trefoil and single cable applications. All products in the range are manufactured in type 316L stainless steel, meaning they provide ultimate corrosion protection, even in the harshest of environments.

Thorne & Derrick | Cable Cleats | Ellis Patents UK Distributors

Specialist Distributors of High Voltage Jointing & Electrical Safety Equipment

Thorne & Derrick International are Specialist Suppliers of products to provide safe and reliable LV HV Cable Termination, Jointing, Installation & Power Systems up to 66kV.

Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars

Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.