Safety innovations on show
UK safety equipment and deck hardware manufacturer Spinlock will once again be attending Seawork with new and innovative products.
Spinlock won the Safety award category in the Seawork Commercial Marine Spirit of Innovation Awards in 2017 for its Lume-On™ lifejacket bladder light which used a small LED light unit which fitted to a standard yellow inflated lifejacket bladder turned it into a large light diffuser, invaluable for locating casualties at sea.
LIGHTWEIGHT EMERGENCY FLOTATION
The Spinlock ALTO is a 50N, ISO approved, waist worn manual inflation buoyancy aid. New for the commercial market the ALTO offers a different solution to a worn buoyancy aid. Particularly suited for customers who work near or are often wading in water and may need a flotation aid to help get back to safety.
On deployment of the ALTO the user can chose the orientation of the horseshoe shape bladder to aid swimming on their back or on their front giving 50N of floatation.
Doug Vincett Industrial and Technical sales at Spinlock commented “This addition to the Spinlock range enhances Spinlock’s offering to industrial water users with ALTO the perfect solution for customers looking to maintain safety and comfort of their staff who are working near the water infrequently.”
RETRO REFLECTION TECHNOLOGY
Spinlock has also announced that it will be introducing yet another innovative feature to its DURO range of commercial marine lifejackets in the form of a new bladder that uses Glowspot® retro-reflection technology.
Glowspot® further enhances the hi-vis bladder fabric with an extra thermoplastic layer containing retro reflective particles. These particles increase the reflective properties of the bladder material, making it much easier to locate a casualty in the water during the day and at night with a searchlight. It also means that a casualty can be seen from a greater distance further aiding recovery.
Furthermore, when combined with Spinlock’s Lume-On™ and Pylon™ lights, the DURO lifejackets can drastically enhance the ability to locate and maintain visual contact on a casualty in the water, potentially reducing the time the casualty is actually in the water.
Glowspot® is a patented and certified technology (ISO 12402-7 & UL1191) and Spinlock is the first users of this new fabric from Erez Thermoplastic Products, leaders in coated technical textiles.
Doug Vincett, technical sales for Spinlock commercial marine comments, “We are always looking to enhance our product range by introducing new technical features. We are delighted to be including Glowspot® on our DURO range of commercial lifejackets as we feel this will further strengthen them as the ideal lifejackets for marine professionals to have as part of their personal equipment when working on the water.”
Meet Spinlock at Speed @ Seawork and at Seawork International 2019 on stand PG147
