derrickman
12 years ago
just seen a mailshot from LED lamps about their latest... what's this about "safety-critical conditions in the Chinese coal mining industry :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :guns: :guns:
''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.
Trewillan
12 years ago
"derrickman" wrote:

just seen a mailshot from LED lamps about their latest... what's this about "safety-critical conditions in the Chinese coal mining industry :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :guns: :guns:



Its a typo, should probably read "critical safety conditions..."
Roy Morton
12 years ago
"Trewillan" wrote:

"derrickman" wrote:

just seen a mailshot from LED lamps about their latest... what's this about "safety-critical conditions in the Chinese coal mining industry :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :guns: :guns:



Its a typo, should probably read "critical safety conditions..."



:lol: :thumbsup: :lol: :thumbsup: :lol:
"You Chinese think of everything!"
"But I''m not Chinese!"
"Then you must have forgotten something!"
derrickman
12 years ago
joking apart I would always have reservations about any HSE related claims for any Chinese made item.

I bought a Chinese-made caplamp in 2009, one of those Oldham-knock-off ones with the little belt-mounted battery. It's been a good lamp for what I use it for but there is no avoiding the fact that the certification number moulded on it is out of date and refers to a completely different unit.

Just lately I was doing some research into survey equipment ( robotic total stations, actually ) for a gas terminal application. I found at least three instruments specifically described as "explosion proof for coal mining" by their Chinese distributors, but NOT by their European distributors/brand name owners - who specifically said they were NOT, in two cases out of three.

Chinese-made V-Gard knock-offs can sometimes be distinguished by fading almost translucent from prolonged sunlight.

''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.
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