The move follows a spate of incidents where inflatable units have taken off in the wind. In a statement Peter Grand said, " BS EN 14960:2006 states 'the maximum wind-speed that inflatables should be used out doors is 38 km/h (Force 5 on the Beaufort Scale)' and the Beaufort Scale describes Force 5 as 'Fresh Breeze - small trees in leaf begin to sway'. This, of course, relys on a judgement call by the operator or supervisor on the day." He continued,"we received a number of emails from operators stating that they were being verbally abused by customers when they were told it was too windy to erect inflatables. It appeared to us that if we could come up with a machine that would record the actual wind speed in front of the customer then there really was no debate to be had. We investigated and managed to secure a favourable price from a UK distributor and immediately place an order for 100 units. The take up has been fantastic and we sold 80 units to operators in the first 24 hours."
This is the latest initiative from INPA /TIPE that continue to work to find ways of reducing risks even further in what is already an incredibly safe industry
Anyone wishing to purchase an Anemometer should contact INPA or TIPE
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