Newson Gale - ATHEX Industrial Suppliers

Newson Gale is one of our most important official partners since ATHEX was founded.
From the identication of the right product solution to training on static hazards, together with Newson Gale we can provide the most comprehensive product and service package in hazardous area static control.

For over 25 Years, Newson Gale has been in the business of protecting people and assets from static hazards serving industries where processes that generate significant amounts of static electricity have the potential to ignite flammable or explosive atmospheres.

Static electricity continues to be one of industry's most significant sources of igniting flammable and explosive gas and dust atmospheres. The Institute of Chemical Engineers and NFPA estimate that at least two serious fires or explosions are caused by static electrical discharges everyday.
Published data shows that ignitions from static discharges rank as highly as over pressure faults in petrochemical handling and is second only to mechanical sparks for dust explosions.

A core element of Newson Gale 's product development strategy is to incorporate the guidelines and recommendations of industry Best Practice into product solutions.
These internationally recognised standards are written and reviewed by leading experts in hazardous process safety providing clear guidelines on how to eliminate the hazards of static electricity and describing the parameters for monitoring static dissipative circuits in a range of process applications.

The major industries served are:

	Chemical & Petrochemical The chemical and petrochemical sector relies on the efficient transportation, handling and processing of many hazardous and highly flammable chemical products. Supply chain activities like the transfer of chemicals to and from road tankers and railcars; filling, mixing and blending in drums or IBCs, and minor operations like dispensing solvents from safety cans generate hazardous levels of static electricity. The most effective way of eliminating the risk of static caused fires and explosions is to use modern fit for purpose static control equipment.

	Pharmaceutical The pharmaceutical industry has a long history of worker safety and fire prevention, and has made signicant strides in eliminating static hazards within dangerous process environments. Milling and grinding operations, dust collection, container filling and general movement of combustible powders and solvents are significant sources of static electricity. After mechanical spark ignitions, uncontrolled discharges of static electricity are the highest reported source of ignition in combustible dust cloud explosions.

	Paints & Coatings Solvents and combustible organic powders are heavily utilised constituents of decorative and protective paints and coatings. Although more stringent VOC targets are in place, the use of solvents is still important in aerospace, marine, electronics and general industrial protective coating applications. The milling, grinding and extraction of organic powders and mixing and blending of solvents can generate hazardous levels of static electricity and this risk must be managed effectively through the application of fit for purpose grounding and bonding static control equipment.

	Food & Beverage The handling and storage of combustible organic ingredients like flour or sugar, and flammable products like ethanol, generate dangerously high levels of static electricity. According to a report published by the IChemE. 36% of industrial fires occur in bakeries. As more attention is paid to potential dust cloud explosion hazards and flammable hazards by government regulators, (ATEX & OSHA) the food and beverage industry is increasingly turning its attention to managing the risks associated with static electricity in potentially flammable and explosive atmospheres.

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