Un-plug your safety worries!!!!

Temporary Power Solved Permanently!!

           A short visit at the nearest construction site can speak thousand words for safety!! Imagine a workplace, a construction site where hundreds of people labour throughout the day, having no clue on the ill hazards or safety with regards to Electrical Power. It makes the project very challenging and at times difficult to ensure no accidents happen in such places.

           Temporary electrical power distribution system in any construction site requires a special attention. A minor shock can be the shock of your life if it causes a serious burn or a fall.

           Traditionally, the enclosures used for the system are sheet steel and some might agree for the use of a wooden board for the same. Just stop and have a look at some of these conventional installations, the picture will be clear. These are completely unsafe installations as the safety is compromised. Human lives are at stake. Every year Companies spend millions of rupees towards accident claims and insurance for casualties due to electrocutions.

           If you are a general contractor, an operative builder, a sub – contractor, an event organiser or a project manager, working on a specific construction site, Safety and safe power are the important requirements for you. To enjoy a safe and reliable source for temporary power, you need to select a power distribution board which is completely insulated and shock proof and focus only on safety and which has a solid reputation in this field.

           Temporary Power, at the constructions stage, is a must and a project cannot proceed ahead without the use of power as its required for every single job like welding, cutting, drilling, polishing, mixing etc. A fact remains on the safety aspect that drawing this power and making it available to people who have no real training is a daunting task. It would be a common scene to see unskilled people handling raw power from a typical panel using two wires and drawing it from live sockets. Sometimes these panels are just temporary like the power they feed making a life unsafe. Wooden Boards with unsafe sockets, Un-isolated Metallic panels are common as well.

           There are a good growing number of Builders, Project Contractors, Electrical Managers like you, who always have noticed these things and hunting for a change. Hensel, the safety specialists when it comes to safe outdoor electrical systems, would be the right company to support on this initiative.

           For more than 85 years, Hensel, a German pioneer in the field of Weatherproof & Insulated range of Electrical installation and Distribution systems, has been engaged in creating awareness on safe installation habits.

           The company offers IP 65, fully insulated, Thermoplastic Polycarbonate temporary Distribution Boards and Assemblies for construction sites. The panels can be customised to the site requirements and adapt to your safety guidelines. They also fulfil the requirements for IEC 60439-4, the construction safety standard which offers optimum safety to you!

           Some customised solutions from them taken from construction sites are given in this article for references and understanding. You may write to the author directly in case there are any interests to understand more on the product solutions.

To know more about the product offering, please write to us at www.hensel.in or info@hensel-electric.in

Hensel provides cable junction boxes made of stainless steel tested for intrinsic fire resistance up to 50mm²

Today, an emergency power supply is required in many areas in addition to the general power supply for safety reasons. This includes buildings with public traffic, such as tunnels, airports, train stations, sports facilities, hospitals, malls, etc. Particularly high demands are placed on the emergency power supply and the components used for it. In case of fire, they must ensure that functionality of the circuits is maintained over a defined period of time. Emergency lighting, lifts, smoke extractors, and alarms must remain operational for at least 30 or 90 minutes according to requirements so that people can leave the building and rescue forces can work.

Conformity with IEC 60670-22 must be verified for cable junction boxes. For example, this includes environmental requirements – moisture, protection from dust and environmental temperature, corrosion and mechanical stress – as well as electrical testing conditions.

In order to meet fire protection requirements, electrical installation systems must operate for 30 or 90. They must resist temperatures of up to 1000°C. Hensel has expanded its range of cable junction boxes tested for intrinsic fire resistance made from halogen-free duroplastic or steel sheet by adding a tunnel box made of stainless steel and a communication junction box.


Tunnel box: Intrinsic fire resistance E90 in XXL

Hensel has, once again, proven its expertise in electrical distribution systems with its tunnel box. Hensel is the only company to provide a solution for the connection of cables up to 50mm² with E90 intrinsic fire resistance. The so-called tunnel box was designed as a connection box for conductors from 16 to 50mm². Its field of application is where cables must be laid over long distances with intrinsic fire resistance, as is the case in tunnels, for example. By using cables up to 35mm², the tunnel box can also be used as a junction box. Connecting terminals consist of high temperature resistant ceramic in accordance with IEC 60 998-2-1. The stainless steel boxes are powder-coated in RAL 2003 Pastel Orange and meet degree of protection IP 65. Attachment occurs via external keyhole drillings which facilitate wall mounting.

Communication junction box with E30 intrinsic fire resistance

The E30 communication box from Hensel is also new. The empty box is intended for the installation of connecting device for telecommunications and equipped with cable entries on 4 sides. The mounting brackets for attaching the connecting device are already included in the scope of delivery. The connecting device for telecommunications are available as accessories for 10 or 20 pairs with both LSA connection technology and screw terminals. Cable entry is via elastic sealing membranes.

The robust fire protection box is impact resistant in accordance with IK 10 and meets degree of protection IP 55. Screw anchors for concrete, lime sandstone, bricks and clinker are included in the scope of delivery. The communication junction box is powder-coated in RAL 2003 Pastel Orange just like the tunnel box.

To know more about the product offering, please write to us at www.hensel.in or info@hensel-electric.in