Upcoming Webinar: The Importance of Approvals and Certifications
Welcome to Sierra Monitor’s FREE Sentry IT Webinar Series educating you on the importance of approvals and certifications!
This comprehensive webinar session is designed to provide a superior understanding of the importance of approvals and certificates. Jonathan Breede, Product Manager for Sentry IT, will review the differences between approvals and certifications, the applicable applications, and value received by approvals and certifications.
What: The Importance of Approvals and Certifications
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am PDT
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2195738282014758145
The Importance of Approvals and Certifications in Gas Fire Detection
Early in the last century, gas detection solutions were limited mostly to simple alarms indicating a hazardous condition. A canary in a bird cage — origin of the famous “canary in the coal mine” phrase — was once the state of the art for gas alarms. Safety and performance standards had not yet been developed, and there was a real need for approvals and certifications for life safety devices.
The formation of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) in 1971 signaled the beginning of serious approvals and standards in the United States. Agencies such as American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Society of Automation (ISA), and National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) create the standards, and OSHA oversees the approved National Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) that test to those standards.
Gas and fire detection is a serious business, and it is imperative that detectors have the proper approvals and certifications to ensure that they will operate as expected.
The question is: Can you afford to ignore approvals?
To learn more about Sierra Monitor’s Sentry IT approvals and certifications: http://www.sierramonitor.com/protect/fire-and-gas-solutions#importance-of-approvals
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