Gas Detection Expansion of Board of Directors
Scientific and Technical Gases (StG), UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Edwards (Operations Director) and Keith Jones (Finance Director) to the board of Directors of StG from the 1st March 2012. Tony Addison the founder of the company stepped down from the board following his retirement in January 2012.
In addition, Ian Davidson has moved from his role as OnStream Business Manager at The Linde Group to take up the newly created position of Sales Director at StG also on 1st March.
The company, which has been short-listed for the Sentinel International Trade Award in the Midlands, has made these changes in order to help the company maintain and develop further its success in the UK and overseas.
Scientific and Technical Gases Ltd is a manufacturer of speciality gas mixtures in High Pressure and Non-Refillable Cylinders. Its mixtures are used for a variety of applications including laboratory and analysis, emissions monitoring and gas detection. As a speciality gas company, StG can manufacture bespoke mixtures to customers’ specifications. It also holds stock of standard mixtures in Non-Refillable Cylinders for quick despatch. StG has customers in over 50 countries and can ship goods to locations all over the world. StG recently signed an agreement with Genstar Technologies to be their exclusive distributor for High Pressure Cylinder regulators and equipment in the UK.
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Multi-Gas Detector is Key Component of the Accenture Life Safety Solution
Industrial Scientific (USA) is pleased to announce the availability of the Ventis™ LS multi-gas detector as part of the Accenture Life Safety Solution. Using Wi-Fi and location-based technologies to remotely monitor those working in potentially hazardous environments, this wireless solution helps keep people safer.
The Accenture Life Safety Solution leverages the expertise of Industrial Scientific, as well as their unique Gas Detection as a Service solution known as iNet®. It also incorporates the leading technologies and processes of Accenture, AeroScout and Cisco. The solution is designed to continuously monitor employees working in plant environments across oil & gas, chemicals, petrochemicals, metals, mining, forest products and utilities.
The Ventis LS has the ability to detect one to four gases, including H2S, O2, LEL, CO, SO2
and NO2. In potentially hazardous conditions, the instrument alerts users through audible, visual and vibrating alarms. The instrument’s gas level information is then transmitted over Cisco’s Unified Wireless
Network using the gas detector’s integrated Wi-Fi Tag from AeroScout. The gas detection information is then sent to a control room, where an operator can react to the data. Because of the gas detector’s wireless
technology, the operator can quickly locate the employee in danger, and organise rescue operations. A separate alert would be sent to the control room if lack of motion is detected or if the individual activates the detector’s panic button.
The Accenture Life Safety Solution extends itself beyond the plant’s confines. Operators can go outside of the plant with the same functionality using a combination of Wi-Fi and cellular communications.
The solution was initially field tested at two units at Marathon Petroleum Corporation’s (NYSE: MPC) Robinson, Ill., refinery. After successful testing, it was later deployed through the remaining refinery units, tank farm and outside the refinery fence line to include remote workers.
“Our deployment of this pioneering solution follows extensive evaluation of its functionality and costs,” said Don McCord, operations manager, Illinois Refining Division, MPC. “The tested solution gives our workers a greater sense of confidence that their safety is being monitored in ways that have never been possible before in our industry. In addition, its proven cost effectiveness has allowed us to deploy the solution across the entire refinery.”
Reader Reply Card No. Performance Test Approvals for Multi-Gas Detectors
GfG (Germany) announce that performance test approval for its’ G450 and G460 multi-gas detectors has been achieved. It is a legal requirement in EU countries that portable multi-gas detectors used in hazardous locations should have their gas detection performance tested and verified by an independent test authority, and approved to EN European standards.
The G450 and G460 are certified to the following standards:- EN 60079-29-1 Performance test for combustible gas sensors EN 50104 Performance test for oxygen EN 45544-1 Performance test for toxic gases EN 45544-2 Performance test for toxic gases EN 50271 Software
In addition, the flammable gas performance test approval (EN 60079-29-1) for the G450 and G460 includes methane, propane, hexane and n-nonane, so the user is protected against the whole range of combustible gases that may be encountered.
“For many years, users of gas detection instruments have had no sure way of knowing that the product they are using is actually doing the job it was intended for”, said Gavin Boorman, President of GfG Europe. “ATEX approval is essential to ensure electrical safety, but ATEX alone does not tell you if your gas detector is actually detecting gas in compliance with the required standards. These new EN standards for performance testing give users peace of mind that the gas detection performance of the product they choose has been independently tested, and that it complies with the required standards.”
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