On June 6th of this year, Pirtek took its place amongst the elite of the construction equipment and plant hire sector at the PlantworX exhibition at Bruntingthorpe. And rightly so. From the very moment of its inception nearly 30 years ago, Pirtek has been a staunch and loyal supporter of the UK construction and plant hire sector. The company’s distinctive mobile commitment remains undiminished; in fact, it continues to grow. Pirtek built its reputation on its unrivalled support for the construction and plant hire sectors. That
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 in the country those machines happen to be working. Safety First An exciting and necessary product made its debut at PlantworX, one that was and will continue to be of interest to plant owners, operator and fitters and anyone that might be 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 during a 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 (600 ft/s) close to the muzzle velocity of a gun. Fluid, released in a fine jet at this velocity is sufficient to penetrate through protective 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, in addition compartment syndrome occurs, requiring timely surgery. Compartment syndrome, is caused when fluid under pressure, enters the hand causing nerve and tendon damage by over pressurising the
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