Safety, right from the start
Safety plays a key role that begins in the development phase, when every new product undergoes a Product Safety Risk Assessment (PSRA). This ongoing process ensures safety features are developed and integrated in a purposefully.
Among other things, a PSRA includes:
- Automatic wiring test: Ensures that devices are connected correctly.
- Device self-tests: Verifies the reliability of the system before each use.
- Detailed connection diagrams: Guides users safely through the test preparation stage.
While these safety measures have been designed to minimize risk, there’s not a safety feature on earth that can replace the care and attention of the user. Following the five safety rules of electrical engineering is an essential part of this.
Safety features via updates – Software updates can save lives.
Our commitment to safety continues after a product enters the market, because we’re always working to improve existing safety functions.
While software updates that provide additional safety are nothing unusual, in many cases they only increase the safety of the devices without necessarily making users any safer. However, the Primary Test ManagerTM 5.0 (PTM) is another story because the software update, which came out last year, delivers safety improvements such as:
- 2kV-Timeout in Quick: Stops the high voltage infeed after a defined period of time.
- Rapid Fault Sense technology (RFS): Monitors the output variable in real time in selected modes and switches the device off in less than a millisecond if it detects an anomaly.
Both features serve as additional safety measures that can limit the exposure of CPC 100 users to hazardous voltage in the event of an emergency, increasing their chances of survival.
The five safety rules of electrical engineering
We invest a great deal of time, money, energy, and passion into continually improving our safety features. However, a safety feature that can replace the five safety rules doesn’t exist. Following the rules below still the best, most reliable safety precaution in the world – even when using the latest high-tech test sets.
1. Insulate
2. Secure to prevent reconnection
3. Verify that the installation is dead
4. Carry out grounding and short-circuiting
5. Provide protection against adjacent energized parts
Should you have any questions or require training please contact us at info@alectrix.co.za
