KwikHEAT - Practical Facilities Management
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New Polysafe - like you’venever seen before!In another bold move aimed at furtherexpanding the volume market forsheet vinyl safety floors, commercialflooring specialist Polyflor Ltd haslaunched two excitingly different newdecorative ranges - Polysafe Wood FXand Polysafe Mosaic.“This responds to a growing demand for safetyfloors suitable for the decorative ambience in front ofhouse areas,” says Polyflor marketing managerSimon James. “The realistic and superior replicationof attractive timber designs shown in Polysafe WoodFX and the strong visual appeal of non-directionalPolysafe Mosaic are especially suitable for schooland hospital receptions, classrooms, corridors,wards and general circulation areas - as well asbeing ideal for retail and commercial premises andsocial housing.Toxic and Flammablegases easily monitoredToxic or flammable gasessuch as carbonmonoxide, carbon dioxideand methane can be easilymonitored from multiplelocations with Crowcon’snew PGSi ProgrammableMonitoring System.Monitoring up to four different gases atonce, from up to 32 individualsampling points, the PGSi is ideal forapplications such as carbon monoxidemonitoring in car parks and tunnels,carbon dioxide monitoring in breweriesand distilleries, or monitoring methaneleaks from the heating systems ofbuildings. By doing away with theneed for multiple fixed detectors, thesampling system significantly reducesinstallation and maintenance costs.health & safety“Both products can also, of course, be used intraditional safety areas such as bathrooms, toiletsand changing rooms, making them suitable for usein virtually all areas within a commercial facility.”And the outstanding decorative appeal of the tworanges is fully matched by their performance. Incommon with all Polysafe ranges, both comply fullywith HSE guidelines, providing sustained slipresistance throughout their guaranteed 10-year life.Both ranges achieve 36+ on the RRL Pendulum wettest (Slider 96/Four S rubber) with a surfaceroughness of 20 microns and above.Polysafe Mosaic combines clear aluminium oxideand coloured quartz particles within the full thicknessof its 0.7mm wear layer to provide enhanced,sustainable slip resistance. The range offers achoice of nine vibrant colourways featuring a specialhigh density flake design with pearlescent chipsadding an attractive shimmer effect and increasingthe visible depth of the decoration.As well as compliance with HSE guidelines,Polysafe Wood EX and Polysafe Mosaic both meetthe performance requirements of ENi 3845, theEuropean Norm for safety flooring, and in terms ofabrasion resistance are classed as Group Tproducts - achieving the Use Area Classification of23/34/43.Fully tested to fire safety standard ENI 3501-1, bothare certified as Class Bfl-S1, achieving the criteriaEN ISO 9239-1 ≥8kw/in2 and the mandatoryrequirement of EN ISO 11925-2 pass.Reader Reply No.: 112005Each sample line can beup to 1km in length andsample times for eachmonitoring point areindividually adjustableand can be sequencedin any order. A dualpump arrangementensures that samplesreach the gas sensorsas quickly as possible.Filters, flow-fail devices,internal gas leakdetectors and flamearrestors are all fitted as standard toensure safe and reliable operation atall times.The system is controlled by a PCusing Windows XP-based software. Ascreen displays individual samplelocations, gas levels and alarms. Itoperates up to 32 relays (whichactivate alarm devices or send asignal to external control equipment)and provides comprehensive dataloggingfacilities, with gas data isdisplayed either in tabular or graphicalformats. The PC can be monitoredremotely via an optional modem,allowing status checks and theuploading of datalog files. The systemcan be supplied with a PC or canoperate with a PC supplied by theuser. Redaer Reply No: 1110075 Steps to RiskAssessmentSafety Media is delighted toannounce that it will be exhibitingat Stand G50 at the Safety & HealthExpo 2008.This year, Safety Media will be launching a newinteractive DVD - ‘5 Steps - Risk Assessment inyour Workplace’. The DVD will raise awarenessthat all employees in an organisation areresponsible for their own risk assessment, and willprovide an innovative solution to risk assessmenttraining for staff.The DVD will be available to view at stand G50throughout the exhibition, along with many ofSafety Media’s best selling DVDs. There will alsobe an opportunity for visitors to the stand to enter aprize draw, in which £10,000 worth of SafetyMedia’s health and safety training products will begiven away.The Safety Media stand will manned by membersof its sales team, who will be more than happy toprovide help and advice on the best products forvisitors’ training needs, and who will also beavailable to take orders. RR No.: 111131Stannah solve disabledaccess in Sports CentreWhen Sherborne Girlsextended their indoorsports facilities the Schoolensured that disabled peoplewould be able to use thefacilities too by including aStannah platform lift.Oxley Sports Centre, extended in2007, is a dual-use facility. The Centreis an essential part of the School butalso welcomes all members of thepublic and other local schools to usethe facilities seven days a week.<strong>Facilities</strong> now include a fitness suite,25m swimming pool, dance studio,badminton and squash courts, outsidefloodlit astro turf and a wealth offitness classes to suiteveryone.The Stannah Midilift SLtakes wheelchair users upto a range of first floorfacilities designedespecially for disabledpeople. It nestles besidethe general accessstairway and complimentsthe welcoming interiordesign of the Centre. The2-stop platform lift moveswithin a glass-clad shaftproviding ample room for awheelchair user to enterand exit the lift with ease.It features easy-to-use constantpressure push buttons, a non-slip floorand feature lighting to ensure it issimple and easy for every passenger.Sherborne Girls is one of the topindependent schools in the UKoffering an excellent all roundeducation for girls aged eleven toeighteen from all over the world.The Stannah Midilift SL is designedand manufactured by Stannah in theUK and is part of a full range ofplatform lifts supplied by Stannah.Outstanding after sales service issupplied via a network of elevenStannah branches nationwide.Reader Reply No: 11105237