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Clip-on safety device lights up wearers 1km away

WEARING a Lite Tracker makes you highly visible even through smoke filled environments, and at ni...

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This is the claim of a new release in the Wolf safety lamp range by Whyte-Hall.

Smaller than a cigarette pack, the Lite Tracker clips strongly to webbing or clothing, with a D-ring for attachment by lanyard.

The Lite Tracker emits a distinctive flashing strobe though a special diffusing lens designed to light up the entire front of the wearer's torso for the safety of fire fighters, miners and others in hazard areas.

Commercial fishers, yachties and other sea-goers are also big users, with one of the marine models of Lite Tracker switching on automatically on contact with water, making it essential for use on life jackets and survival suits.

Even the standard models, which switch on via push-button, withstand short-term immersion, thanks to the electronics and cells having been encased in a clear sealed polycarbonate body.

Emergency services personnel, for whom the device is virtually "must" attire, have also been known to press Lite Trackers into service as emergency lighting attached to ropes across cordoned-off areas.

Two AAA size dry cells power the Lite Tracker for up to 50 hours at full brightness, with a gradual drop-off thereafter.

Weighing only 100 grams, the Lite Tracker measures only 45 mm by 65 mm by 40 mm thick including the powerfully sprung clip.

Carrying approvals for use in hazard zones 0, 1 and 2, the Lite Tracker comes with an amber lens as standard with red available as an option.

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