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This section contains information on health and safety in the workplace for electrical, industrial and construction environments and electriccal contractor safety information.
(In A-Z order)
Care & use of short circuiting devices
- Safety Alert
- January 29, 2012
- No comments
Short-circuiting devices, which exceed their upper resistance threshold limits may be capable of disrupting supply but, will not limit current flow in the human body sufficiently and prevent death or serious injury.
Dangerous Hoses and Fittings
- Safety Alert
- December 10, 2010
- No comments
Recently we received in for repair Hydraulic Crimping Equipment used for cable jointing. This equipment was in a most dangerous condition and had the potential to be lethal in use.
FIT FOR PURPOSE
- Safety Alert
- February 1, 2012
- No comments
An earthing device or something that looks like an earthing device. It is unlikely that a person will get a second chance in an electrical accident and also worth remembering that the fatality rate for electrical accidents is seven times greater t...
Markings in compliance with IS EN 61230:2008
- Safety Alert
- January 30, 2012
- No comments
An Earthing & shortcircuiting device must be marked and labelled to provide the operator with sufficient information to protect him/her from the prevailing hazard. Example: steady fault current, Peak factor & tripping times.
No review or upgrade of electrical safety equipment in 60 years
- Safety Alert
- February 3, 2012
- 3 comments
It beggars belief the number of companies who have not reviewed or upgraded their earthing and short-circuiting equipment for the past 60 years. In this regard Ireland is the only country in Europe that entrusts the lives of its workers to unprov...
Principles of short circuiting for human protection
- Safety Alert
- January 31, 2012
- No comments
A short-circuiting device does not and cannot prevent current flow in the human body, it can only limit the current flow. International Safety Standards are designed to limit the current flow through the human body to a safe level in the event of...
Safe levels of current in the human body
- Safety Alert
- February 2, 2012
- No comments
There is a mistaken belief that a short circuiting device will prevent current flow in the human body "Not so". An Earthing and short circuiting device can only limit the current flow through the human body.
Satisfying Peak current and Joule heating Requirements
- Safety Alert
- January 27, 2012
- No comments
In order to select properly the device used in a defined installation two criteria should be followed:
(IS EN 61230:2008)Electromagnetic forces ( fault current x peak factor multiplier) should not exceed the forces for which the device is rat...
Unsafe workpractices / Hazzards overlooked
- Best Practice Update
- March 19, 2013
- No comments
Preventable accidents and fatality's are the result of not taking advantage of lessons already learned and the collective knowledge/expertise of the international community in accident prevention.
The following is a list of unsafe work practices a...
Welcome to our Blog "Tynagh Networks"
- Blog
- March 13, 2013
- No comments
SAFETY INFORMATION BLOG:
Hi all;
In the future we intend to blog various articles and discussion points in order to tease out answers to some of your questions. It would appear from your questions that there are some anomolies and misunderstood co...
What our clients say
“SAFELINE is our chosen system which effectively earths our entire range of L.V. distribution installations, ensures maximum safety and assists us in complying with the latest safety legislation. Its modular design and easy application facilitates earthing at any point on an installation.” ESB Electric Ireland - Electricity Supply Board.