ESAB spearheaded the initiative to establish the new EN ISO standard, which provides enhanced worker safety. Going forward, all cutting systems manufactured at ESAB's Karben, Germany facility will meet the new EN ISO safety requirements, which are scheduled to go into effect industry-wide in late 2014.
The new EN ISO standard mandates that OEMs conduct their own evaluation and testing for the safety of their thermal cutting machines. The standard defines the potential risks to cutting systems operators and the measures to counter them.
ESAB continues to play an active role in the definition of safety-related standards and is, it says, one of the few companies in the industry to make safety a core cutting system design objective.
The company's comprehensive package of safety measures – "the most robust safety package of its kind" – has been developed in close cooperation with cutting systems users throughout the global market.
In addition to compliance with the new EN ISO directive and all applicable industry standards, ESAB provides a variety of safety options to ensure optimum worker protection during machine operation.
Unlike other cutting systems manufacturers who assemble components from a variety of vendors, ESAB highlights that it works with customers to offer optimised cutting systems that are designed, manufactured and integrated using ESAB components.
