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Monitoring Solutions Earn BS8484 Certification
Petro-Chemical & Fine Chemical Manufacturing Sector to Benefit from New Thunderstorm Detector
For many petro and chemical manufacturing facilities, thunderstorms can play a significant role in disrupting operations from an increased risk of ignition due to static electricity, as well as lightning strikes to the plant and process equipment. Many manufacturing and storage transfer processes have to be made safe or halted completely when a thunderstorm is in the vicinity as part of the risk mitigation and safety protocols on-site. Both cause loss of productivity and efficiency for the plant operators.
A new thunderstorm detector from Biral (UK) can provide early warning of a nearby thunderstorm and so ensure the safety of operating personnel and minimise downtime.
Biral’s experience from the aviation and industrial sectors where the dangers of lightning activity have been understood for many years, has allowed the company to develop its new BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector for the petro and fine chemical sectors.
Whilst there are existing lightning systems available, these only alert after the strikes have begun, whereas Biral’s new BTD-300 uses a quasi-electrostatic operating principle which gives early warnings of overhead lightning risk and detects strikes as far as 83 km away.
An additional advantage of the BTD-300 thunderstorm detector is the operational time gained after the lightning has stopped. Usually technical plant managers wait about one hour after the last lightning strike has been reported by remote, third party subscription lightning location networks. With live on-site monitoring using the Biral BTD-300, an immediate restart of activities can be made once it is safe to do so.
As well as lightning detection, the BTD-300 has the ability to detect the presence of electrically charged precipitation and strong electric fields. Both of these features indicate the presence of a cumulonimbus cloud overhead, providing early warning of potential nearby lightning activity.
Blackline Safety Corp. (Canada), announces that it has received British Standard 8484: 2011 (BS8484) accreditation for its lone worker monitoring solutions from the SSAIB (Security Systems & Alarms Inspection Board). BS8484 defines the industryleading code of practice for lone worker equipment and monitoring services in the United Kingdom.
“With approximately 15 percent of employees working alone, our new BS8484 accreditation gives customers confidence that our Loner solutions meet and exceed industry requirements,” says Gavin Boorman, Managing Director at Blackline Safety Europe. “Coupled with our Alarm Receiving Centre partner monitoring services, Blackline delivers the fastest possible emergency response for every industry, employee role, location and scenario.”
“BS8484 accreditation enables certified service suppliers to bring the highest level of police response—Level 1—not normally available through the 999 or 101 systems,” says Patrick Dealtry, Lone Worker Consultant at Lone Working Group Ltd. “Before the police commit themselves to this level of response they need to know that such a request has been verified as genuine, which means that it comes from an organisation that meets BS8484.”
Blackline Safety offers the industry’s largest portfolio of lone worker monitoring solutions to meet the diverse requirements of customers in every industry. Now shipping,
Blackline’s new Loner M6 device features a blue LiveResponse light that confirms to the lone worker that help is on the way. It also incorporates an industry-leading speakerphone system that projects the monitoring agent’s voice loudly and clearly while capturing the employee’s voice through a sensitive microphone.
All phone calls are automatically recorded within monitoring infrastructure and available as part of Blackline’s comprehensive reporting capability.
Loner M6 is compatible with Blackline’s indoor location beacon technology that accurately maps the location of employees working inside commercial and industrial buildings using an interactive Google™ map.
Loner M6 uses GPS satellite signals to accurately map an employee’s location when working outdoors, however GPS signals alone are unreliable or not available when working indoors. For the fastest indoor emergency response, Loner M6 and Blackline’s location beacon technology support custom floor plans to display a lone worker’s position on in context of surroundings and evacuation routes.
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The Biral BTD-300 is virtually immune to all forms of man-made radio frequency interference so minimising false alarms. With the ability to detect over twice as many flashes as conventional lightning detectors, the high sensitivity combined with low false alarm rates makes it ideal for thunderstorm detection.
Virtually maintenance free in operation, the BTD-300 can either interface directly to an integrated system or be operated using logging software. The optional warning relay module allows the sensor to automatically sound alarms whenever a storm approaches.
Biral is one of the world leaders in meteorological instrumentation and this year celebrates its 40th year in business, supplying the international market with one of the largest product ranges available.
Expert Guidance Offered on New ATEX Directives
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“The new directive has caused some confusion and concern for manufacturers of equipment for explosive atmospheres,” said Ian Rippin, Managing Director UK, CSA Group. “CSA Group has decades of experience in testing and certification for hazardous locations, and are the leading third party testing laboratory for ATEX and IECEx in the United Kingdom. We are sharing that knowledge and expertise to help manufacturers understand the new EU requirements.”
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CSA Group offers answers to the five most frequently asked questions about the new directive: 1. When do we have to use the new Directive? Although 2014/34/EU has been published, it does not become ‘effective’ until the 20th April 2016.
What this means for notified bodies is that we are unable to issue certificates stating compliance with this new Directive before 20th April 2016.
What this means for manufacturers is that they are not permitted to issue Declarations of Conformity stating compliance with 2014/34/EU before the 20th April 2016. However, the latest information from the European Commission is that manufacturers may issue Declarations of Conformity for qualifying products stating compliance to both 94/9/EC and 2014/34/EU alongside their respective dates of application. Therefore the declaration may state conformity with 94/9/EC up to, and including, the 19th April 2016 and also state conformity with 2014/34/EU on, and after, the 20th April 2016.
2. Will we need to update our current certificate by the 20th April 2016 to be able to sell existing product after that date?
No. 2014/34/EU contains a clause stating that certificates issued under Directive 94/9/EC shall be valid under this Directive. Therefore, certificates to 94/9/EC do not need updating to 2014/34/EU. There is currently no time limit associated with this either.
3. Will we need to make any changes to our Declaration of Conformity for the products which we place on the market on and after the 20th April 2016?
Yes. As 94/9/EC is no longer effective after the 19th April 2016 you cannot declare conformity to it for new products entering the market. As a result your Declaration of Conformity must declare conformity to 2014/34/EU after this date.
However, the European Commission permits Declarations of Conformity to state compliance to both 94/9/EC and 2014/34/EU alongside their respective dates of application. Therefore the declaration may state Conformity with 94/9/EC up to, and including, the 19th April 2016 and also state conformity with 2014/34/EU on, and after, the 20th April 2016.
4. Are variations to existing certificates which are to 94/9/EC allowed under the new directive?
After the new Directive becomes effective on the 20th April 2016, variations to existing certificates which are to 94/9/EC can be updated without the certificate number changing. The Notified Body will reissue the certificate, [but reference to 94/9/EC will be replaced with 2014/34/EU and EC-Type Examination certificates will become EU-Type Examination certificates.
5. Can an EU-Type Examination Certificate be issued as a re-issue of an existing certificate and will the certificate number have to change?
Certificates do not have to be re-issued because they refer to 94/9/EC. 2014/34/EU contains a clause stating that certificates issued under Directive 94/9/EC on existing product shall be valid under this Directive. Therefore, certificates to 94/9/EC do not need updating to 2014/34/EU. There is currently no time limit associated with this either.
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CSA Group, the UK Notified Body for the ATEX Directive, is providing valuable insight and expertise to manufacturers on the new requirements for ATEX that are scheduled to take effect in April 2016.
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