Because of the potential for electrostatic discharge, the Health & Safety Executive advised Morris Lubricants, in Shrewsbury, to use a static monitoring device at the filling stage of some finished products.

To help them comply with these H&S recommendations, Newson Gale Ltd supplied

Morris Lubricants with 3 Bond-Rite self testing static grounding clamps – one for drum emptying and two for drum filling.

Mr Elwyn Evans, Works Engineer for Morris Lubricants who first contacted Newson Gale, confirms that the installation of the Bond-Rite (with the ability to continuously test it’s own connection and verify a static dissipation path) has meant increased safety to people and plant.

Given the high number of static related incidents that occur globally in the process industries, there is certainly a need for all responsible operators of production and distribution facilities, like Morris Lubricants, to proactively control the risk of static-caused ignition incidents.