Salisbury Electrical Safety Product Range from Honeywell

SALISBURY TAKES SAFETY SERIOUSLY

Honeywell Safety Products, the worldwide leader in personal protective equipment, is pleased to announce the launch of the new Salisbury Electrical Safety Product range.

The Salisbury range includes personal electrical safety products and insulated live line tools to protect electrical workers from workplace hazards and injury.

Electrical current exposes workers to a serious occupational hazard. Many workers are unaware of the potential electrical hazards present in their work environment, which makes them more vulnerable to the danger of electrocution and arc flash exposure.

Salisbury offers the complete solution with insulating rubber gloves, blankets, line hoses, grounding equipment, voltage detectors, clamp sticks, dead-end insulators, plastic cover-ups, dielectric boots and arc flash clothing and visors.

All of Salisbury's products comply with the highest possible standards and regulations and meet with all ASTM and NFPA70E requirements.

When working with electricity it is ideal to work in isolation by de-energising equipment, and to ensure a work area has been de-energised before work commences it is imperative to detect whether voltage exists - Salisbury's Voltage Detectors can quickly and thoroughly detect whether voltage is present.

To provide protection from the risk of electric shock (where a system may become re-energised unexpectedly or where it is not possible to de-energise equipment) rubber insulating gloves should be worn. The Salisbury Linesman's Glove collection ranges from class 00 (max use 500 volts) and class 0 (max use 1000 volts) gloves for low voltage work to class 1(max use 7,500 volts) through to class 4 (max use 36,000 volts) for high voltage work.

Available in standard black or contrasting two-colour combinations to make inspecting for cuts or tears easier, Salisbury's glove range also includes a selection of overgloves to provide mechanical protection of electrical gloves.

Each Salisbury glove is manufactured using a solvent rubber based mixture, creating a higher quality electrical glove than other latex gloves on the market.

Salisbury's range of Rubber Insulating Products include dielectric footwear to provide extra safety when working anywhere a step potential may exist and switchboard matting which can be permanently placed in front of switchgear as well as blankets and line hoses for line work.

Workers conducting maintenance on switchboards face a constant danger from a potential arc flash, which can occur when there is an electrical fault. A flash with 1000 amperes or more can cause substantial damage and personal injury.

An arc flash assessment should be conducted using the NFPA70E or IEEE 1584 standards, which assist in determining the hazards, creating appropriate arc flash boundaries and ascertaining the expected calorie rating if a flash was to occur. These standards also provide calculation methods for determining the calorie rating of a potential arc flash and can assist in selecting the most appropriate PPE.

Included in Salisbury's range of Arc Flash Protection Products are visors, hoods, arc protection blankets and clothing as well as kits containing everything a worker needs to protect themselves where the possibility of an arc flash exists, available with ratings from 8 cal/cm2 up to 100 cal/cm2.

The NFPA70E standard offers advice for working out the category hazard level of performing certain tasks, for example when working on energized electrical conductors (including voltage testing) the hazard risk is classed as category 2 and requires the use of rubber insulating gloves as well as insulated hand tools.

Salisbury's range of Insulated Tools, including non-sparking and non-metallic tools, can greatly increase a workers safety by providing protection from shock and electrocution. Each tool features a two tone orange/yellow rubber insulating material for easy inspection to ensure they are in a suitable condition for use.

Taking safety seriously, the Salisbury range from Honeywell provides the complete collection of personal electrical safety products to protect electrical workers from hazards and injury.

For more information on the Salisbury range, please contact Honeywell Safety Products on 1300 139 166 (Aus) or 0800 322 200 (NZ) or visit www.salisburybyhoneywell.com