STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS: Fullspectrum Solutions Approach
In oil and gas industry, survival and the key performance priorities are health and safety of personnel, environment, expensive downtime, critical asset protection, costly explosions and fires. This covers the UP, MID and DOWN streams sectors of the industry. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most vulnerable industry when it comes to earthing and […]
Lightning Safety & Your Business
Lightning is one nature’s most powerful and destructive phenomena yet the most underrated weather hazard. Lightning strokes can devastate commercial, industrial facilities and mission critical equipment especially in Nigeria, a belt considered one of the highest lightning prone zones in world (average of 160 thunderstorm days per annum).Lightning hazard creates major critical Health, Safety, Environment […]
Are You Covered? – An Assurance for Your Business and Facilities
Lightning is one of nature’s most powerful and destructive phenomena. Yet it is the most underrated weather hazard. This enormous electrical energy, measured up to 200,000A, wreaks havoc along and about its trail. Lightning strikes have two effects, direct, indirect, or a combination of both. The indirect strike affects mainly critical equipment or electronics systems […]
Assurance for Productivity and Reliability – A Policy for Your Vital Systems
A stitch in time saves nine is a universal truth that finds application in the lightning and surge industry, affecting ICT, telecommunications, industries, utilities, construction, banks, and financial institutions, etc., and indeed all sectors of the economy, having huge financial and HSE implications by affecting mission-critical equipment used in service, industrial and commercial concerns. Lightning […]
Lightning strike in Saudi Arabia splits mountain rock, causes damage.
A video shared by Twitter user Aimen Dean on Wednesday showed a lightning strike causing damage and splitting a mountain in southern Saudi Arabia. “If you ever wondered if a lightning strike could split mountain rock, then see the reply to this tweet It happened in southern Saudi Arabia,” Dean said in his tweet. The […]
Protect Your Data Center/Facility Against Lightning and Surges
Data Center is the heart, nerve center of any organization in today’s work environment, providing vital information and commands for tasks needed to ensure seamless operations. A critical area with zero tolerance to downtime even fractions of a millisecond. Electrical and lightning surges wreak havoc on electronic components controlling equipment/systems by Degrading, Disrupting, Damaging, and […]
Take Control Of Your Earthing/Grounding System
The Earthing or Grounding system, is the bedrock of all Electrical and Electronic infrastructure. It may make all the difference between profit and loss, uptime and down time, efficiency and inefficiency, even high and low operating costs. Important as Earthing is, Engineers involved in designs, construction, production, maintenance, services and operations across all sectors, often […]
Safety, Efficiency And Competitiveness Assurance For Facility Management
Poor Power Quality is a real and significant threat, in the complex Management of all Facilities, Commercial or Industrial. Without warning Power issues can reduce an otherwise functional facility to mere shadow of itself. Crippling the entire Building Management Systems and other Critical Mission equipment necessary for optimal facility functionality. Consequences are indeed dire and […]
Safety And Protection Of Your Telecom and ICT Infrastructure
Lightning, voltage surges and improper Earthing (Grounding) are major critical challenges in Telecoms, Information and Communication Technology infrastructure and can cripple businesses in an instant. Without warning, electrical damage to your state-of-the art telecom, broadcasting, telephone system, computer networks or electronic equipment can knock out your ability to communicate and transmit information. This shuts down […]
OTHER GROUND ENHANCEMENT AGENTS COMPARED TO FURSECEM (MARCONITE)
A. Chemical Solutions It is known that some chemicals and salts influence the soil resistivity of the soil and reduce overall earth resistance. These chemicals are copper sulphate, sodium carbonate, calcium sulphate, sodium chloride (table salt), animal dung and charcoal are sometimes poured into the ground to improve earth readings. But these have the disadvantages […]
