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Protecting employees personnel and premises from the effects possibility of blasts and explosions within any industry where dangerous substances are used is of paramount importance to all reany sponsible employers.
HSE regulations define ‘dangerous substances’ as “any substance or preparation that, because of its properties or the way it is used, could cause harm to people from fires and explosions”. Dangerous substances may on occasionscan be found, in varying quantities in most workplaces cleanrooms and high containment facilities are withinparticularly prevalent in the chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical industries a risk in the chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical industries..
Safe working practices can help eliminate potential risks, especially when allied to the installation of a safe working environment. Blast resistant doors help to prevent fires and explosions from spreading to other plant and equipment and to other parts of the workplace, thus reducing the numbers of employees exposed exposure to potential dangers.
To this end, PBSC now offers a new range of pre-engineered sliding doors and single and double leaf-hinged blast resistant doors. The term ‘blast-resistant’ and not ‘blast-proof’ is used, as each door has a specified rating to which it can resist explosion, whilst blast proof can implies be interpreted to imply complete unlimited resistance. The explosion resistance of all the doors is fullyhas been tested and certified, with blast ratings of up to 120 KN/m2 (17.4 lb/in2).
Key features include double-skin carbon steel sheets with insulated core; profiled carbon steel frames, suitable for bolting or casting in; acoustic properties of 35-37 db sound reduction (when adjustable seal fitted); finish protection to suit a client’s specifications, and proprietary furniture designed to withstand specified blast loads.
The full range of specialist doors includes blast resistant doors, explosion-resistant steel doors and with automation, anti-radiation doors, EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) resistant doors, fire rated doors, leak resistant doors, double egress doors, double swing doors, fire resistant doors and shock pressure resistant doors.
The PBSC cleanroom blast-resistant door combines specialist functionality and an aesthetically pleasing finish with minimised ledges and crevices. PBSC can custom-design a blast door or blast resistant window for any application and can include for specialist functions to meet a customer’s specific requirements. PBSC custom-built doors are available outside the 120 KN/m2 rating and alland are capable of withstanding high momentary explosions and other forces, such as explosion-generated fragments.
PBSC supplies clean room doors, cleanroom glass doors, stainless steel doors, fire-rated doors, vision panels, transfer hatches, pass-through chamber, emergency escape panels, cleanroom furniture and lifting trolleys. The company has done extensive work within the chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical industries and all installations will perform under the most stringent circumstances.
To discover the benefits of blast resistant doors and panels, please contact:
Peter Bloomer at PBSC Ltd
Tel: 01484 354500
E-mail: pbloomer@pbsc.co.uk
Visit: www.pbsc.co.uk