Static Electric Charge Buildup Averted in Cleaning, Recovery or Delivery Transfer Hoses

Static Electric Charge Buildup Averted in Cleaning, Recovery or Delivery Transfer Hoses
During product delivery, tank cleaning or spill recovery operations, merely grounding the transporting vehicle may not be enough. Static electricity can still accumulate to dangerous levels in isolated metal components of commonly used helix-wire transfer hoses.

The new OhmGuard Hose-Continuity Tester from Newson Gale, is designed to continuously ensure that a string of assembled hoses are safely grounded to the transferring vehicle during operations that may produce potentially combustible gas, vapor or dust atmospheres. 

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