New monitor from Analox monitors oxygen levels and raises audible and visual alarm if these fall below a safe threshold, making it ideal for use where inert gases are stored or used
Inert gases are a group of gases which are really dangerous wherever they are stored or used.
If there is a leak, you can't see them, you can't smell them so how do you know there is enough oxygen left in the air for you to breathe? The only way to be sure is to raise the alarm when the oxygen levels drop.
To do this, Analox Sensor Technology has developed an innovative new monitor that is a long way ahead in technical development.
It breaks new ground in being really reliable with a much lower cost than any equivalent monitor on the market today. There are two alarm levels and each is both audible and visual. It is simple to install, and comes with a repeater unit which means, if you are about to enter a room where an inert gas is stored, you can see the danger before you open the door.
Everyone responsible for health and safety will recognise the importance of this monitor.
Staff will be protected from the dangerous effects of low oxygen levels.
Without a monitor, if there is a leak (for example nitrogen), the first thing that happens is your co-ordination becomes impaired and your pulse rate rises.
You become giddy.
Then your lips turn blue.
You start to lose consciousness.
In fact, eight minutes exposure to oxygen-depleted air can be fatal.
The initial and the evacuation warning levels of the monitor are pre-set to give enough time to escape the danger.
Alan Harbottle, Analox's managing director, says "Our new Analox 1 suddenly makes it very simple and cost effective to protect peoples lives wherever inert gases are stored or used.
It is only part of our research and development which has already this year won a Smart award from the Department of Trade and Industry for ongoing innovation." Analox has a continuous process of research and development of new products and is recognised worldwide for its expertise in infra red technology and hyperbarics.
