BSRIA Instrument Solutions Sales Manager Dan Higgins says “Protecting workers is of paramount importance to employers, personal monitors play an important role in monitoring their exposure to dangerous substances including respirable dust and aerosols. In some industries, the challenges of hazardous environments dictate the type of equipment that can be used, for example potentially volatile atmospheres requiring intrinsically safe equipment.
We are very excited to offer for purchase the TSI SidePak AM520i personal aerosol monitor, the industry-leading intrinsically safe unit that provides worker protection in many challenging environments. We also supply the AM520 version of a monitor for general industrial applications”.
The TSI SidePak AM520i is a small, lightweight, single-channel, portable, battery operated, data logging, light-scattering laser photometer that provides real-time aerosol mass concentration readings of dust, fumes, mists, smoke and fog within a workers’ breathing zone. The innovatively designed inlet conditioners increase the mass concentration capability and provide size fraction cut points including PM10, PM4 (Respirable), PM2.5 and PM1 by using the various interchangeable impactors supplied with the kit.
Traditional gravimetric personal dust sampling provides a single data point, is expensive and requires waiting for samples to be analysed in a laboratory, an exercise which can often take several days. Gravimetric sampling is often a requirement to achieve compliance, however real-time monitoring data provided by the AM520i means being able to take immediate corrective action.
The AM520i is IECEx and ATEX certified and combined with its robust design, intuitive controls and long battery life (up to 20 hours) it can help achieve continuous compliance for worker protection in a variety of volatile environments. It is ideal for use in a range of industrial applications, including but not limited to aerospace, bulk material handling, chemical manufacturing and processing, confined spaces, mining, oil and gas, petrochemical and pharmaceutical.
With a large easily readable screen, the AM520i displays real-time readings and has data logging capabilities for additional, offsite reporting. The user-friendly TrakPro software allows the operator to download logged data and quickly analyse the findings, allowing for the identification of source problems and corrective action to be taken in less time, helping to improve safety and comply with regulations. Where more immediate monitoring information is required there is also an alarm function (both audible and visual) that can be triggered if a threshold concentration is breached, paramount for worker protection when personnel are operating potentially hazardous processes.
BSRIA Instrument Solutions is a leading supplier of specialist test and measurement instruments since 1990 and can assist engineers from all industries in selecting instruments that meet and exceed their expectations. It has built its reputation by providing the most reliable and advanced test equipment from leading manufacturers supporting it with a high level of customer service they can offer a choice of thermal imaging solutions with products from the leading instrument manufacturers.
For further details of the Instrument Solutions equipment hire, sales and calibration capabilities visit www.bsria.co.uk/instruments or call our team on freephone 0800 254 5566 (UK) or +44 (0) 1344 459 314.
