Machine & Electrical Safety

MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY: YOUR PRIORITY AND OURS

Products, guidance and support to keep your people safe

You know that working around machine and electrical equipment poses risks to you, your employees, assets and business. With over 1000 accidents at work involving electric shock or burns being reported each year and 15 fatalities caused by moving machinery reported in 2020/21; you need to ensure that control measures are implemented to ease the risk of accidents and injuries.

From guides and product selectors to articles, brands and services, we’re here to help make Machine and Electrical Safety a priority and ensure you keep everyone safe.

Ideas and Advice to Keep You Safe

Key Technologies for Machine Safety

Safety Sensing & Switches

Safety Sensing & Switches

It is imperative that gates, covers and other physical guarding is in place before a machine can run. We have a wide choice of brands and products to help ensure this happens.

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Operator Safety & Control

Operator Safety & Control

These devices ensure a machine or process can only be operated in a safe manner and allow someone to stop machinery quickly if a dangerous situation occurs.

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Safety Monitoring

Safety Monitoring

At the heart of every safety system are safety relays and controllers which ensure unsafe conditions are spotted and the process or machine is stopped.

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Warning & Guarding

Warning & Guarding

From sounders and beacons to signage and guarding we've got the products and brands to keep you, your employees and contractors safe.

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Key Technologies for Electrical Safety

Electrical Test & Measurement

Electrical Test & Measurement

From voltage, RCD and portable appliance testers to thermal cameras and proving units. New equipment can also be calibrated before shipment to ensure accuracy of measurements.

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Lockout Devices

Lockout Devices

Lockout devices ensure you have complete confidence that hardware is de-energised, and there is no chance of accidental re-energisation. Take a look at our stocked range to keep you safe.

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Electrical Protection

Electrical Protection

We stock a wide range of devices to protect electrical circuits from overload and users from exposure to dangerous voltages; all available for same day despatch.

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VDE Tools

VDE Tools

VDE tools are tested for working on live circuits up to 1000Vac and 1500Vdc to help prevent injury to the user from electric shock. Take a look at our wide choice of kits and individual tools.

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Articles to Help You Stay Safe

Ultimate Guide to Emergency Stops

Ultimate Guide to Emergency Stops

Choosing the right emergency stop button is critical. That’s why we have partnered with Eaton, a global leader in manufacturing E-Stop solutions, to bring you this guide.

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Ask the Expert

Ask the Expert

In this article, we get an introduction to Functional Safety, which looks at the overall safety of machinery and equipment, ensuring fail-safe operation occurs in response to failure conditions.

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Safety Monitoring with IO Link

Safety Monitoring with IO Link

Phoenix Contact is a world leader in the field of electrical engineering, electronics and automation; read how their PSR-MC42 safety relay can monitor the behaviour of your safety system using IO Link.

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Leading Brands

Services to Help You

Technical Support

RS Technical Support

Our customer service and engineering teams are on hand to support your needs and answer your questions online, by phone on 03457 201 201 or in person at our RS Local branches.

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RS PurchasingManager™

RS PurchasingManager™

A web-based procurement tool designed to simplify your processes and save time and money. No integration, no investment, easy to onboard.

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Safety Solutions

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