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Protection in Medical Facilities

Modern medical laboratories and hospitals use a range of gases that can cause both immediate and long-term risks for patients, visitors and staff. Gas detection systems for medical applications control risks of gas leaks that often have no taste, color or smell. Gases such as enriched oxygen (O2), nitrous oxide (N2O), helium (He), nitrogen (N2),…

Heat Exchanger Leak Detection

The purpose of heat exchangers is to transfer heat between two or more fluids to regulate temperatures during food, beverage, and pharmaceutical processing. However, if a gas leak is present then toxic gases released from the exchangers can become a safety threat to workers in the area. Heat exchangers are utilized constantly in the food…

Confined Space Rescue

Confined space rescue teams appear when a lone worker is inside a confined space and finds themselves in a compromising situation. When the worker is unable to find and move to a safe location during a gas leak in a confined space, rescue teams are dispatched. If your facility has made the decision to form…

Maintaining a Strong Health & Safety System

From safety instrument maintenance and updates to general safety practices, ensuring the overall health and safety of your workers is a time-consuming process. The first step in understanding the health and safety needs of your workers in order to maintain a strong health and safety system is understanding the risks your employees face. Reviewing your…

The Basics of Gas Detection Equipment

Gas detection equipment is used to reliably detect combustible and toxic gases throughout diverse applications within a range of industries. Detecting these gases helps protect the safety of the workforce, workplace and the environment. Effectively monitoring the air quality of an area with gas detection equipment requires three components: good technique, appropriate equipment and sufficient…

Aviation Gas Detection Solutions

Confined spaces in aircraft carriers can become a large risk if oxygen levels are altered and toxic gases at high concentrations, such as jet fuel, are present. Oxygen-deficient and enriched area create combustible domains and are one of the main hazards that must be monitored in an aircraft to maintain the safety of the pilots and…

The Relationship Between Humidity and PID Sensors

Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere or in a given space. Water vapor is known as the gaseous state of water and is invisible to the human eye, even though we can feel it in certain environmental conditions. Warmer weather causes water to evaporate at a faster pace, usually near…

Gas Monitoring Solutions For Your Unique Needs

When it comes to gas detection and sensing technologies, it is a vast topic that can have an array of solutions depending on the industry and application. Having unique needs and requirements, Otis Instruments provides products and systems that protect your personnel, property, and surrounding community. Agriculture applications have a vast range of processes that…

The Importance of Gas Detection Certifications

Gas detection certifications give customers the assurance that the equipment and devices they purchase are reliable in their industry and application. With hazards present across a variety of industries and applications, customers need assurance that their safety systems can withstand those hazards and alert personnel of dangerous conditions at a specific location. Locations are classified…

What is the Age of Experience?

Over the last five years, data has transformed due to the technologies available and the amount of information that can be collected. Now, the age of experience is turning that data into 3D visualizations. In past years, companies from a variety of industries utilized technology to provide useful statistics to make sound decisions, known as…