Avoid False Flame Alarms Offshore
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Flame and gas hazards are not the only dangers rig and platform workers need protection from – false alarms pose dangers to workers and can be expensive in production losses. Depending on the detection technology used, false alarms can arise from a variety of situations: welding and reflected sunlight, for example.
False alarms add their own brand of safety issues. Workers can be injured as they respond to the false alarms. Conversely, if workers hear enough false alarms, their response time might decrease. Will employees respond as quickly if they think they are hearing a false alarm?
In addition, false alarms cost time and money: lost production dollars, lost work time for crews, and of course overtime pay for the folks who get pulled from sleep at 3AM to address the false-alarm call.
The first step to avoid the false-alarm problem – Look for a flame detector that uses (more…)
