The Earth-Rite II PLUS is designed to ground railcars, LACT units, skids and IBCs during loading and unloading operations in order to dissipate any static electricity.

Isolated conductive metal objects that come into contact with electrostatically charged liquids can accumulate high levels of electrostatic charge.

If an ungrounded object is allowed to accumulate electrostatic charges, the voltage present on the object rises dramatically in a very short space of time. Because the object is at a high voltage, it is seeking to find ways of discharging this excess energy and the most efficient way of doing this is to discharge the excess charge in the form of a spark.
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Grounded objects that are in close proximity to charged objects are potential targets for electrostatic discharges.

If the transfer system is not grounded, the electrostatic voltage of objects like railcars can build up to hazardous levels in a short time period.

What is Cen-Stat™?

Cen-Stat™ refers to the range of devices we’ve designed and built to ground and bond metal plant equipment where there is a risk of static sparks.

The Cen-Stat™ range offers a wide variety of different sized clamps, spiral and straight cables and reels to suit your application, keeping your workforce and facilities as safe as possible.

If you’d like any help or advice selecting static grounding clamps, reels, and other safety equipment, please get in touch. Our team are capable of helping you source the right product for your working environment.

How does Cen-Stat™ work?

The Cen-Stat™ products have been designed and developed to fulfil the needs of nearly all grounding and bonding applications in HAZLOC/Ex hazardous areas and locations.

The products in this range use the best materials of construction (stainless steel / Hytrel® plastic/ tungsten carbide) to ensure a less than 10 Ohm connection to a verified ground and a long working life.

Bond-Rite EZ provides operators with a 10 Ohms (or less), connection to a verified earth and can be used to bond or ground metal items.

The 10 Ohm (or less) connection is indicated via a continuous high intensity flashing green LED indicator.

All Bond-Rites continuously monitor the resistance between the object requiring static grounding protection and the site verified earth for the duration of the operation.

Operators are unable to confirm a good earth connection before the process begins if using a simple grounding clamp and cable assembly.

Grounding systems with visual indication (high intensity flashing Green LED) are intrinsically safe (Ex ia) and monitor the resistance between the equipment that they are attached to and the true earth ground connection (or they can bond metal plant items together such as drums, IBCs or tank trucks).

This provides the operator and their colleagues with confidence that the process is reliably grounded and continuously monitored to 10 Ohms (or less) before the process starts.

The OhmGuard electrical continuity tester is designed to test hoses used on vacuum trucks, tank trucks and plant equipment prior to the transfer of flammable or combustible products.

Hoses play an important role in hazardous area operations and owing to their direct interaction with moving liquids and powders can be at risk of becoming electrostatically charged. At no point in its structure should the metal components of a hose be permitted to accumulate static electricity.

Examples of metal components that have the potential to accumulate static charge are couplings and metal wire helixes.

Periodic resistance testing of hoses with meters by a responsible person (experienced electrician) helps identify potentially faulty hoses so that they can be removed from service.

Another option is to supply drivers with an easy to use hose continuity tester that provides an LED indicator to indicate a PASS or FAIL test of the hose. It should be emphasized that drivers must be suitably trained as being competent to use such testers.