The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers has been publishing safety data since 1985. Hans Jorn Johansen, Head of the Safety Committee, examines the improvements the industry has seen in the past 24 years and looks at what can be done in the coming years to enhance current industry standards.
Just complying with standards doesn't go far enough, says Jaakko Uotila of Frictape Net Ltd.
International Safety Training Centre Ltd. (ISTC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Malta-based Alberta Group. It was founded in the year 2000 with its main operating centre at Hal Far, Malta.
Open Path Gas Detectors (OPGD) using NDIR laser detection techniques have been in use since the late 1980’s and are widely accepted for many Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and other industrial hazardous gas detection applications.
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) has one of the most readily identifiable odours known to the petrochemical and waste water industries. Hydrogen sulphide is both toxic and flammable; research has shown that long term exposure to concentrations above 1 ppm can irreparably damage the sense of smell, whilst higher concentrations can prove fatal.