The company’s distinctive mobile service vans have become a familiar sight on construction sites the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland and major national plant hire and civil engineering companies entrust the care of their equipment to Pirtek, regardless of where those machines happen to be working. Safety first Pirtek unveiled an exciting, safety critical product at PlantworX that will be of interest to plant owners, operators and fitters and anyone required to get hands-on with a machine’s hydraulics. The new Fluid Power Glove has been developed to combat the threat of fluid injection injuries that can occur as a result of hydraulic hose failure.
The velocity of fluid forced through a pinhole break in a hydraulic hose can be in excess of 250 metres per second – close to the muzzle velocity of a gun. Fluid released in a fine jet at this velocity is sufficient to penetrate clothing, including protective gloves. Skin penetration can occur up to 100 mm away from the fluid source and at pressures as low as 100 psi. The toxicity of the injected fluid leads to necrosis of the affected area, as well as compartment syndrome, which will require timely surgery. Compartment syndrome is caused when fluid under pressure enters the hand, causing nerve
On 6 June this year, Pirtek took its place among the elite of the construction equipment and plant hire sector at the PlantworX exhibition at Bruntingthorpe. From its inception nearly 30 years ago, Pirtek has been a staunch supporter of the UK construction and plant hire sector. Pirtek built its reputation on its unrivalled support for the construction and plant hire sectors. That commitment remains and indeed, continues to grow.
and tendon damage by over pressurising compartments, including those of nerves and
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