Gas warning devices in hazardous goods warehouses

Safety through precise monitoring from Bieler+Lang

Dangerous goods warehouses and their specific sources of danger:

Hazardous goods warehouses are used for the safe storage of substances that can be potentially dangerous to people and the environment. These warehouses are categorized according to the type of substances stored. Here are the most common examples:

Chemical storage

Typical sources of danger: Release of toxic or explosive vapors due to leaks, chemical reactions or incorrect handling.
Examples of monitored substances: chlorine, ammonia, sulphuric acid vapors.

Fuel storage (e.g. gasoline, diesel, kerosene)

Typical sources of danger: Outgassing of highly flammable substances, leaks in tanks or pipes.
Examples of monitored substances: methane, propane, butane, benzene vapors.

Industrial gas storage

Typical sources of danger: Leaking valves, defective pressure vessels, improper storage of pressurized gas cylinders.
Examples of monitored substances: oxygen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen.

Pharmaceutical warehouses and laboratories

Typical sources of danger: Leakage of toxic or corrosive gases due to improper handling or technical defects.
Examples of monitored substances: ethanol, formaldehyde, solvent vapors.

Waste and recycling storage

Typical sources of danger: Formation of landfill gases, chemical reactions between different substances.
Examples of monitored substances: methane, hydrogen sulphide, ammonia.

Typical gases and vapors that should be monitored in hazardous goods warehouses

Reliable gas detection technology specializes in monitoring the following gases and vapours:

Explosive gases: Methane, propane, butane, hydrogen.
Toxic gases: Carbon monoxide, chlorine, hydrogen sulphide, ammonia.
Corrosive vapors: sulfuric acid vapors, hydrochloric acid vapors.
Reactive gases: Oxygen (over- or under-concentration).
Solvent vapors: benzene, toluene, ethanol, acetone.

Bieler+Lang and the safe monitoring group support you in the detection of a large number of the gases and vapors mentioned above.

Gas warning devices are often indispensable

Gas warning devices offer a decisive safety advantage by detecting dangerous gas concentrations at an early stage and triggering an alarm. This enables:

Protection of employees: Avoidance of damage to health through inhalation of toxic gases.
Prevention of explosions: Rapid response to explosive gas concentrations.
Safeguarding the environment: Preventing the release of pollutants into the environment.

Modern technologies for gas detection systems

State-of-the-art gas warning systems use innovative sensor technology, such as:

Electrochemical sensors: Precise detection of toxic gases such as carbon monoxide or hydrogen sulphide.
Infrared sensors: Excellent for monitoring hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide.
Catalytic sensors: Robust against temperature fluctuations and ideal for detecting explosive gases.
Photoionization detectors (PID): Optimal for the detection of organic solvent vapours.

Safety through targeted gas monitoring in hazardous goods warehouses

Due to their specific substances and risks, hazardous goods warehouses place high demands on safety. Modern gas warning devices are indispensable for detecting gas and vapor hazards at an early stage and preventing life-threatening accidents. Careful planning and selection of the right monitoring systems effectively protects people, the environment and infrastructure. Bieler+Lang and our partners in the safe monitoring group are not only experienced and world-renowned device manufacturers. Together with our partners, we are there for you from the planning stage through system construction and installation on site to maintenance and any repairs.