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News Release from: Westmark | Subject: Cablesafe "S" shaped hooks
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 March 2004
Safe cable handling with polyester S
hooks
Cablesafe is a development from the offshore industry to improve safety on decks, stairs, scaffolding and other structures: accidents can be prevented by using the Cablesafe to suspend all cables
Cablesafe is a development from the offshore industry to improve safety on decks, stairs, scaffolding and other structures Disorder on the workshop floor during building and maintenance works can lead to accidents which in certain cases may result in long term absence due to injury with the possible consequence of liability action being taken
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 22 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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More than 20% of accidents are the result of falls caused by tripping over electrical cables, welding cables, fire hoses, air hoses etc spread over decks and work floors.
Such accidents can easily be avoided by using the Cablesafe to suspend all cables, extension cords, wires and hoses away from the floor.
These simple "S" shaped hooks are produced from very strong and sophisticated non conductive and non flammable reinforced polyester and can be used again and again.
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The Dutch chemical and petrochemical industries and the offshore industry were among the first to discover the great advantage of this system; during a "turn-around" or a "shut-down" the contractors are obliged to suspend all their utility cables in these hooks.
By the end of 1999 the major companies such as Dow, ExxonMobil, Shell, ICI, Arco, BP, DuPont and many others are prescribing the use of the hooks in their specifications.
In case of emergency situations the escape routes are kept free of obstacles that are of vital importance when seconds can save human life and fire fighters and salvage people will have better access to the place of the accident.
The most recent development are the hooks that "glow in the dark", the advantages of a "night-glowing" hook will be especially appreciated when working inside void spaces such as storage tanks, legs of drilling rigs, submarines underground tunnels.
Since the hooks are non conductive there will be less interruption of work due to short circuit and the danger of electrification will be reduces significantly.
Practical use of the hooks learns that there is an additional benefit of a more economic use of cables and hoses, the number of cables that are not necessary will be reduced and the lifetime of the cables will be longer because risk of damage due to sharp edges will be reduced to a minimum.
After successful introduction in the chemical and offshore industry the Cablesafe was also discovered by the shipbuilding and ships repair industry.
In the Netherlands more than 50% of the shipyards have introduced the use of Cablesafe over the past 2 years and is to be expected that it will become a standard practice to use the hooks on all new buildings.
To avoid confusion among different contractors about the ownership of hooks it is possible to obtain a different colour and to have the owners name engraved in the hook.
There are 3 sizes and on each hooks is specified its maximum allowed load.
Each end of the hook has a hole that enables the user to save guard the hooks and cables by means of a Tie-rap.
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