Gas detector in today’s application

Background:

Both stationary and portable gas detectors play a vital role in protecting the safety of crews and Marine ecosystems. Reliable and robust gas detection methods are essential for effective protection of life at sea – dangerous gases are a common hazard on board ships and present unique challenges for storage and transport at sea. Knowing how your gas detector works helps streamline the decision-making process, which in turn helps you streamline the decision-making process when choosing equipment and technology to ensure the safety of your crew.

Gases pose special and higher risks because of the way they exist. In most cases, only very low concentrations of gases are required to cause significant health hazards or possible combustion or explosion, especially in the confined Spaces of most seagoing vessels. Most gases are invisible — and many more are colorless and odorless. These properties mean that gases carry unique risks that cannot be reduced without the use of expertise – but it is only in the last few years that we have been able to use more sophisticated automated detection methods that calibrate at the touch of a button and provide 360, 24/7 protection against gas leaks.

Gas detection technology has come an incredibly long way since it was first developed in the late 19th century. Before the advent of automated electronic methods, people dealing with potentially dangerous gases relied on a variety of primitive methods to protect themselves from the physical and environmental dangers of gases, including canaries used by miners to indicate the build-up of potentially toxic gases underground. Of course, modern gas detection methods have come a long way since then, incorporating multiple techniques that can accurately and effectively identify dangerous gas levels and save lives