SURVIVAL-ONE DESIGNED NEW HELICOPTER PASSENGER SURVIVAL SUIT WITH OUTLAST®
TECHNOLOGY INCREASED SURVIVAL CHANCES WITHOUT SACRIFICING COMFORT Water is a dangerous place with unpre-
dictable elements. With some jobs and activities it is not possible to just stay away from it. To get to offshore installations there is no other choice than to fly over water. So if a risk can’t be avoid- ed it is essential to take every precaution to min- imize it. Survival-One Limited, recognized world leader in the design, manufacture and service sur- vival clothing and equipment, has recently launched a new helicopter passenger survival suit incorporating Outlast®
technology for better
comfort. “Survival-One manages an inventory of
approximately 30,000 helicopter passenger sur- vival suits for use by the offshore oil and gas industry”, explains Andy Wilson, Design &
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Development Manager at Survival-One Limited. “We are experienced in providing survival solu- tions, but are always interested in innovation. Our latest development is the new 1000 Series suit which has now entered service, being worn over the North Sea. We are using Outlast® materials to enable offshore workers to benefit from enhanced insulation that regulates the microcli- mate inside the suit to improve thermal comfort and reduce thermal stress. The elevated thermal insulation worn to address the effects of long term immersion in water (typically less than 10°C) can cause heat stress to the wearer and utilizing Outlast® technology is one means of mitigating against this.” “You can’t fight the sea, but by drawing on design knowledge, experience and the
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latest enabling technologies you can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of survival mechanism and protective equipment. We have achieved a real break-through with this next generation of survival suit. It delivers maximum protection with- out sacrificing comfort.” The core business of Survival-One is con-
cerned with the provision of helicopter survival suits, either for hire or outright purchase, to the offshore oil and gas industry. Such suits are worn by passengers and aircrew during helicopter tran- sit to and from offshore oil and gas installations and are designed to provide protection against cold-water immersion in the event of the heli- copter ditching at the sea. The need for helicop- ter passenger and aircrew immersion suits has
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