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Isolate 99.999% Of Electrical Risk Using VeriSafe from Panduit #E5

Published 25 Jun 2019

Electrical Safety Equipment

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Safe Electrical Isolation

Thorne & Derrick International, a Panduit Channel Partner, based in the UK and Specialist Distributors of Electrical Safety Equipment are delighted to provide this following Product Endorsement of Panduit Verisafe by Craig O’Neill of Steve Willis Training Ltd.

Initially sceptic but nevertheless open-minded Craig wanted to learn more – so we arranged a product demonstration.

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” Verisafe is an electrical safety product manufactured by Panduit that automatically isolates electrical control panels and distribution boards.The risk of arc flash is an incredibly dangerous problem – arc flash incidents and blasts can vaporise someone in a split second. Having worked in substations for the early part of my career I was always terrified of being responsible for electrical isolation. One false move and it’s too late.” comments Craig.

“Verisafe eliminates 99.999% of this risk and should be implemented to every panel as a first step to isolation procedures. My concerns initially was the device picking up inductive back emf and other induced currents but the demonstration carried out by Glen Bate (Panduit IEI Account Manager) proved it can detect these.”

“Verisafe even detects when a phase has lost connection!”

“I am very good at finding product faults or shortcomings but so far I’ve found none.”

“The electrical safety device needs maintenance like any product but if put in a professional environment, this could easily be implemented into regular checks. Safe electrical isolation is a lesson we drum into our learners at Steve Willis Training Ltd because high standards of professionalism is at the heart of what we do. Electrical safety is at the forefront of being a professional and so it fits right in with our ethics and we were very pleased to have Glen Bate visit and discuss it with us. The students really had a good think about safe isolation after he left and it really helped move the us up a peg on the professional ladder.”

By Craig O’Neill BEng

Electrical Safety Equipment Medium High Voltage

SWT Specialists In Building Engineering Services Training

Who Are Steve Willis Training Limited?

We are specialists in building engineering services training with over 18 years’ experience at our first class training Electrical Safetycentres in Burgess Hill, West Sussex and Portchester, near Portsmouth.  Our training ranges from short courses for tradespeople to full apprenticeships and retraining for those leaving the armed services.

We treat you as an individual, finding the perfect course to suit your needs based on your requirements, experience and qualifications – we’ll never sell you a course you don’t need. We have an excellent reputation  – most of our business comes from repeat customers and personal recommendation – and we are approved by all the industry bodies.

We are proud to be an EU Skills approved centre for our IGEM/IG/1 compliant gas managed learning programme, City & Guilds approved for our electrical training, and an OFTEC approved oil training centre.

Steve Willis Training Ltd
Unit F2, Sheddingdean Industrial Estate
Marchants Way, Burgess Hill
West Sussex, RH15 8QY

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