Ideal for Oil/Gas Offshore Drilling Platforms, Pipelines, LNG & LPG Plants, Refineries, Marine Fuel Load/Unload Facilities, Chemical Plants, Electric Power GenerationFebruary 23, 2007 - LAKE FOREST, CA — Offering intelligence, flexibility and reliability, the HazardWatch System’s controller, hardware configuration and software have been tested and certified by Factory Mutual to verify NFPA 72 compliance. This includes certification for central station monitoring, as both a fire alarm panel and gas controller, for fault tolerant digital communications and as a releasing control panel.HazardWatch combines a highly reliable programmable logic controller (PLC) platform with General Monitors’ gas and flame field devices.
It is highly scalable, making it suitable for small systems to large plant-wide applications. Up to 13 local gas and fire alarm panels can operate over a wide network of up to 25 kilometers in length. The HazardWatch System features a standalone local fire and gas alarm panel with a color touch screen with an easy-to-use, human-machine interface (HMI) that is also FM approved for central station monitoring. The system’s optional HazardNet dual media (coaxial cable or fiber optic) fault tolerant communications network supports communication between the local gas and flame panels and optional HazardWatch Central Station with a HazardView Workstation that is AC-powered with UPS back-up.HazardWatch supports MODBUS, Ethernet or ControlNet communication for interfacing with DCS or ESD systems.
Integration with third party devices such as horns, beacons, smoke detectors and suppression systems is flexible, simple and reliable. HazardWatch comes complete with a power system and battery back-up that complies with NFPA 72 standards.HazardWatch is ideal for a broad range of monitoring applications in demanding industries. It is designed for use in oil/gas production, petrochemical refining, LNG & LPG plants and pipelines, electric power generation, aerospace launch facilities, warehouse and storage facilities, automotive plants and any industry where hydrocarbon vapors are a potential threat.
About General Monitors
Founded in 1961, General Monitors is a leading-edge manufacturer of combustible gas, toxic gas and flame detection monitoring products of the highest quality. The company has been third-party certified to ISO 9001:2000 requirements. Corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, California comprise a modern engineering design center, R&D, manufacturing, sales and service complex. A facility in Galway, Ireland supports the EU with engineering design, R&D and manufacturing. Sales and service offices are maintained in Houston, Texas, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
