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July 2020 63 HYDROCARBON
ENGINEERING
Safety must be a core value of any operation dealing
with potentially hazardous gases. While a practitioner
of safety within the organisation may set protocols or
procedures, buy-in from all levels is critical to create a
culture of safety and avoid issues where a serious lapse in
safety might occur. Organisations that work with gas should
seek to integrate effective technologies into protocols that
will ultimately help ensure safe operational practices.
Recent advancements in optical gas imaging (OGI)
technology offers companies in a variety of industries –
including upstream and downstream oil and gas operations –
the opportunity to help safeguard employees while also
bolstering a culture of safety.
Craig O’Neill and Steve Beynon,
FLIR Systems Inc., USA, explain how
hydrocarbon gas imaging can provide
valuable detail to help ensure personnel
safety at refineries.