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Fixed Hydrogen Gas Detector incorporates multiple alarms.

2015-07-10 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Designed for use in unattended battery installations or remote shelters containing gassing lead acid batteries and charging systems, HGD-3000 protects against hydrogen gas buildup while also detecting smoke, temperature, loss of power, and intrusion. Unit mounts to wall, ceiling, or optional junction box and turns on exhaust fan when hydrogen gas levels reach 1%; alarm – local 80 db horn, flashing red LED, and dry contact switch closure – activates at 2%.

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Failed terror attack raises alarms about chemical plant security

2015-07-02 17:41:50| Chemicals - Topix.net

The attempted bombing of a chemical plant in France as part of an apparent terrorist attack on 26 June, which culminated in an explosion there and involved a beheading, has exposed the vulnerability of chemical plants, according to several security experts. The facility in question is owned by US-based company Air Products & Chemicals.

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LRC Study on Emergency Visual Alarms Defines New Metric

2015-05-26 22:46:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

The LRC team devised a new metric from their experimental results, which they named the indirect effectiveness quantity (IEQ). Researchers at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) carried out experiments to measure occupants ability to detect visual alarms outside their field of view under different room light levels and while performing different visual tasks. read more

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Alberta's Possible Pivot to the Left Alarms Canadian Oil Sector

2015-05-05 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta is on the cusp of electing a left-wing government that can make life harder for the energy industry with its plans to raise taxes, end support for key pipeline projects and seek a bigger cut of oil revenues. Polls suggest Tuesday's election is set to end the Conservative's 44-year reign in the province that boasts the world's third-largest proven oil reserves and now faces recession because of the slide in crude prices. Surveys have proven wrong in Canadian...

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