Plant & Equipment
Noise-control regulations require the workplace to be surveyed regularly to identify harmful noise levels and to determine the noise exposure of each individual.
Earlier this year the Health and Safety Executive launched a new electronic product designed to manage the risks from hand-arm vibration (HAV) arising from the use of hand-held power tools.
The high level of safeguarding provided by Guardmaster's Trojan 6, Trojan GD2, MT-GD2 and TLS-GD2 safety interlock switches has been enhanced with the introduction of a new sliding-bolt actuator...
Where a mechanical portable decelerometer fails to provide hard-copy test results and a roller brake tester is price-prohibitive, the new Bowmonk 2000 may offer a solution.
The British Geological Survey's Transport Properties Research Laboratory (TPRL) in Nottingham is currently using a Squirrel 1600 data logger from Grant Instruments in a three-year landfill-...
Atlas Copco have introduced a new large portable air compressor which has been designed for operation at three different pressure levels.
Mettler-Toledo's latest weighbridges are fitted with digital Powercell load-cells, removing the downtime and repair costs associated with storm damage.
John Wainwright & Co. Ltd have taken delivery of a Volvo L220D loading shovel for their face-loading operations at Moons Hill Quarry, near Shepton Mallet.
Stac-a-Truc of Thatcham have recently supplied a new fleet of Samsung forklift trucks to CED to help cope with a growing demand for their natural stone products.
Version 8 of LSS terrain-modelling software is now available from McCarthy Taylor Systems Ltd.
Following a worldwide distributor agreement with ScanSafe of Norway, Hydratight Sweeney are launching an intelligent sensor for lifetime monitoring of critical bolt applications in the quarrying...
Marubeni-Komatsu have recently delivered a Komatsu WA500-3 wheel loader and a pair of HD405-6 rigid dumptrucks to Hanson Aggregates' Vaynor Quarry in South Wales.
The EngineGuard engine-protection system from Agriemach uses high-tech sensor technology to prevent engine failure caused by overheating.
Following an eight-month trial of an RDS Loadmaster 8000, Imerys Minerals Ltd purchased a further 10 units for use on loading shovels in the company's stores and for loading bulk china clay into...
Andrews Survey are now offering heavy-duty hydraulic vibrocorers for continuous, relatively undisturbed samples of 6m plus in length.