Machine & Electrical Safety

MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY: YOUR PRIORITY AND OURS

Products, guidance and support to keep your people safe

You know that working around machine and electrical equipment poses risks to you, your employees, assets and business. With over 1000 accidents at work involving electric shock or burns being reported each year and 15 fatalities caused by moving machinery reported in 2020/21; you need to ensure that control measures are implemented to ease the risk of accidents and injuries.

From guides and product selectors to articles, brands and services, we’re here to help make Machine and Electrical Safety a priority and ensure you keep everyone safe.

Ideas and Advice to Keep You Safe

Your Guide to Machine Safety

Want to know more about machine safety? This guide takes you through why it's important and the regulations that keep your employees safe.

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Machine Safety Product Selector

A helpful product selector showing which machine safety products should be used and where.

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Your Guide to Electrical Safety

Examining the hazards of electricity in industrial environments and providing guidance on managing those risks to ensure everyone is protected.

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Electrical Safety Product Selector

When it comes to electrical safety look no further, this handy tool will show you what products should be used when working in an industrial environment.

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Key Technologies for Machine Safety

Safety Sensing & Switches

It is imperative that gates, covers and other physical guarding is in place before a machine can run. We have a wide choice of brands and products to help ensure this happens.

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Operator Safety & Control

These devices ensure a machine or process can only be operated in a safe manner and allow someone to stop machinery quickly if a dangerous situation occurs.

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Safety Monitoring

At the heart of every safety system are safety relays and controllers which ensure unsafe conditions are spotted and the process or machine is stopped.

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Warning & Guarding

From sounders and beacons to signage and guarding we've got the products and brands to keep you, your employees and contractors safe.

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Key Technologies for Electrical Safety

Electrical Test & Measurement

From voltage, RCD and portable appliance testers to thermal cameras and proving units. New equipment can also be calibrated before shipment to ensure accuracy of measurements.

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Lockout Devices

Lockout devices ensure you have complete confidence that hardware is de-energised, and there is no chance of accidental re-energisation. Take a look at our stocked range to keep you safe.

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Electrical Protection

We stock a wide range of devices to protect electrical circuits from overload and users from exposure to dangerous voltages; all available for same day despatch.

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VDE Tools

VDE tools are tested for working on live circuits up to 1000Vac and 1500Vdc to help prevent injury to the user from electric shock. Take a look at our wide choice of kits and individual tools.

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Articles to Help You Stay Safe

A Complete Guide to E-Stops

Discover everything you need to know about emergency stop switches; including the legislation surrounding them, when you need to use one and how to select the right one.

Ask the Expert

In this article, we get an introduction to Functional Safety, which looks at the overall safety of machinery and equipment, ensuring fail-safe operation occurs in response to failure conditions.

Safety Monitoring with IO Link

Phoenix Contact is a world leader in the field of electrical engineering, electronics and automation; read how their PSR-MC42 safety relay can monitor the behaviour of your safety system using IO Link.