Each year, commercial and industrial operations are faced with more and more regulations. Whether the regulations involve personnel, machinery, or business practices, there are safety standards that must be met.
Governing bodies, such as OSHA, specify that gas monitoring is one of the most crucial aspects of industrial operations. A quick look at the reasoning makes it easy to understand why this particular aspect is such a concern.
1) Health and Safety of Employees
A business is nothing without its employees. There are several industrial methods that can produce high levels of poisonous gases. An accurate gas monitoring system can alert workers to multiple types of these gases, including ones that are not easily smelled by humans.
In addition to detecting the gases, proper monitoring can also alert workers to oxygen deficiencies in the air. If such atmospheres remain undetected, workers minds and bodies are at great risk.
2) Explosive Situations
Some industries are more prone to using methods that produce explosive gases. Mining, for example, is one of the most dangerous industries when it comes to workplace explosions.
In short, the methane produced in the extraction process can become unstable and, when combined with coal or limestone dust, can produce catastrophic explosions. Gas monitoring, therefore, becomes vital to the entire operation.
3) Contamination
If gases are not properly monitored, there is the possibility of cross-contamination in production. Have you ever purchased something online (a backpack for example) and upon receiving it, noticed that it has a strong smell of butane? That is probably due to the gas being in the air within the production facilities.
While an odour on a product can be unpleasant, if the exposed items are edible, there is obviously a greater concern regarding the contamination. Once again, having proper gas monitoring systems in place can prevent such contaminations from occurring.
4) Liability
In todays day and age, an industrial operation that does not have proper gas monitoring equipment in place leaves itself open to financial and legal issues. Making sure that monitoring systems are in proper working order is also a simple step that can be used to prevent accidents, thereby lessening the chance of lawsuits filed due to negligence or unsafe working conditions.
For example, a bump test can verify that all aspects of a monitoring system, from detection to alert, are in proper working order. While this may be a challenge for some industries due to larger production, there are several options that can be utilized to verify that your gas monitoring system is doing its job.
Prepare to Prevent
There are certainly other considerations when it comes to gas monitoring in industrial operations. As mentioned, the size of the company can determine the necessary equipment and accompanying training that will produce the safest environment. Being knowledgeable about gases that industry can produce is also an important aspect.
That being said, proper gas monitoring systems are vital to the health and safety of employees as well as the viability of the business itself.
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