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The American Petroleum Institute, the governing body of offshore safety, requires all toxic gas detection devices to conform to the standard ISA92.0.01. As you design and update safety plans to protect offshore personnel, consider that requirement and the standard.

The Det-Tronics NTMOS hydrogen sulfide gas detector meets ISA92.0.01 and exceeds the directive in speed of response and environmental immunity. In addition, the detector’s high accuracy and stability coupled with speed of response have been proven in third-party performance testing. Tested in extreme temperatures and humidities, the NTMOS hydrogen sulfide gas detector is perfectly suited for harsh applications such as offshore oil exploration.

Please contact your local sales representative for further information on this life-safety product offered by Det-Tronics, or contact us at rss@det-tronics.com .

The open HART protocol improves the flow of diagnostic information from process instruments including optical flame detectors and combustible/toxic gas detectors.

User benefits of Det-Tronics HART-enabled flame detectors and gas detectors include faster commissioning and enhanced maintenance efficiency. Typical flame and/or gas detector configuration options accessible via HART communications include:

• Real-time clock setting
• Selection of calibration-gas types
• Zero and span gas calibration
• Optics cleanliness/optical integrity test information
• Custom descriptor information, such as installed date, by whom, where, and type of gas to be detected

For more information, please read this brief article written by Det-Tronics managers (Dave Opheim and John Jarvis) and recently published in PETRO Industry News. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at rss@det-tronics.com .

On average, a person takes 12 breaths per minute. Given the deadliness of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas, if a release occurs, an individual has a very few breaths – and a very few seconds – to get to safety. A gas detector that alerts people to the presence of H₂S gas in less than 5 seconds is essential.

Also essential: the gas detector must function as designed. The new Det-Tronics H₂S gas detector combines nanotechnology with a MOS sensor to achieve consistent speed (more…)

Welcome to the first posting on the Det-Tronics RSS feed — News You Will Use.

We are dedicated to providing a resource for people concerned with improving industrial safety. We invite you to tap into a deep well of experience to solve many of your day-to-day and long-range safety issues.

Since 1973, when Det-Tronics was founded, we have attracted a large band of international safety experts. Now these Det-Tronics professionals, many with over 20 years in the industry, will share their expertise with you via this RSS feed. You’ll see topics such as:
•    reducing false alarms
•    proper application of IR and UV flame detectors
•    current approaches to risk reduction