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AGS staying ahead of the game

By | AGS, American Gas Safety, Industry News, Laboratory Control

AGS continues to manufacture products to the highest industry standards. Our Factory is now certified to ISO9001:2015. The Scope of the certification includes: The design, manufacture and supply of gas safety systems, including gas pressure proving, detection and ventilation interlocks.

 

To meet the ISO 9001 we had to cut down on our carbon footprint, so all the polystyrene has been removed from our packaging. A picture below shows our new look Merlin boxes.

Our factory continues to have quarterly visits from a UL representative, to ensure we are manufacturing to the requirements of our UL Certification.

As you can see we are making all the necessary step to ensure the controllers you receive are manufactured to the highest standards available. You can rest assure you are receiving or specifying the best Gas Safety System on the market! If you need copies of our UL or ISO certificates please do not hesitate to ask info@americangassafety.com

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Carbon monoxide poisoning at a motel in Canada hospitalized 46 people

By | AGS, American Gas Safety, Industry News, Laboratory Control

Fifty-two people and one dog were evacuated from a Super 8 motel in Winnipeg Tuesday morning after a carbon monoxide (CO) leak was detected in the building.

46 people were taken to hospital for CO exposure, 15 considered to be in critical condition. Everyone had been discharged from hospital as of Wednesday.

“Today’s incident at a Winnipeg hotel was not a gas leak. It was a carbon monoxide poisoning,” Manitoba Hydro tweeted. “CO is produced by the incomplete combustion/ventilation of gas stoves, heating boilers, furnaces, propane barbecues, gas-powered water heaters & clothes dryers.”

Dozens of people have been taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a Super 8 Motel in Winnipeg, Canada.

While natural gas has a rotten egg smell that helps with detection, carbon monoxide is odorless. For it to be detected, a carbon monoxide alarm is required which is why you need a CO alarm in your home and business. The initial symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are flu-like, but without a fever. They may include dull headache, weakness, dizziness and nausea. High-level poisoning can result in vomiting, shortness of breath, confusion, blurred vision and loss of consciousness.

The fire service crews detected carbon monoxide throughout the hotel with levels up to 385 parts per million. Normal levels are 0-2 parts per million, according to a bulletin from the Fire Commissioner’s Office of Manitoba. The bulletin notes that exposure between 200 and 400 parts per million can lead to slight headaches, fatigue, dizziness and nausea after two to three hours.

Each year 400 deaths and 20,000 visits to the emergency room are caused by CO poisoning?
Is your boiler room, building and people protected from the silent killer carbon monoxide?

Looking for a cost effective & easy to install life saving product? Use our AGS Mini Merlin.

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The Mini Merlin is a dual gas sensor carefully designed and tested to monitor Natural Gas – Methane (CH4) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) in the air. If there is a dangerous build-up of gas or unsafe levels of carbon monoxide at the sensor, this device can shut off the gas supply via a gas safety valve and/or a gas fire appliance.

This device has additional features for resetting systems, as well as audible and visual alarms – it can also be integrated with a Building Management System (BMS) and is readily available for purchase from our Florida warehouse & across North America thru our man reps.

Example installations are below:

Commercial Boilerhouse

Commercial Boilerhouse

Residential Boilerhouse

Residential Boilerroom

For further information on our Mini Merlin refer to our datasheets or alternatively contact our offices today. Info@americangassafety.com / (727)-608-4375

Full details of the news coverage can be found on the following link – https://winnipegsun.com/news/local-news/forty-six-people-to-hospital-after-suspected-carbon-monoxide-leak-at-hotel

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KFC in ruins after Gas Explosion in North Carolina

By | American Gas Safety

A KFC restaurant in North Carolina was blown to bits early Thursday morning.

At 12:33 Thursday morning, everything was fine. In a flash, the building was gone.

A KFC employee, who was closing the restaurant, told police that he and others could smell gas so the manager tried to turn off the nozzle and called the gas company. Shortly after “there was a huge glare of light and then just debris everywhere” said an unnamed witness.

“I felt it several miles away and I understand it was felt even further away. It was big explosion for sure,” said Mayor Neville Hall. “The gas company is digging up the gas line to make sure the gas line to other businesses in the area are safe. As they do that, they’ll begin to remove the debris to see if they can go in and find the exact spot of the potential leak to determine the cause. It could take several days to get to the bottom of it.”

American Gas Safety provides a simple solution, the Merlin 2000S which is a gas pressure proving & ventilation interlocking system that continuously checks the gas line for abnormalities such as gas leaks and pressure drops. In the event of this occurring, the Merlin 2000S will automatically shut down the gas supply preventing gas explosions like this from ever happening. Our Merlin controllers will detect any Methane leaks and it will also not allow gas into the restaurant without the exhaust hood running. Plus, in the event of a fire can be linked into the Ansul system and Fire Alarm.

Luckily this time nobody was killed, this could of been a whole lot worse.

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Full details of the news coverage can be found on the following link – https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/07/11/nc-kfc-restaurant-explosion-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn

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23 Injured in Explosion at Market on University shopping center Florida

By | American Gas Safety

A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air.

Firefighters found ruptured gas lines following the blast which flung debris widely along a busy road in Plantation, west of Fort Lauderdale. The restaurant was destroyed, nearby businesses and cars were damaged.

“We thought it was thunder at first, and then we felt the building shake and things started falling. I looked outside and it was almost like the world was ending,” said Alex Carver, a worker at a deli across the street from the explosion. “It was nuts, man. It was crazy.”

The explosion hurled large pieces of concrete up to 50 yards (45 meters) away and sent pieces of metal scattering as far as 100 yards (90 meters) across the street. Carver said two of his co-workers’ cars were destroyed. At least 21 people were injured though none of the injuries was life-threatening, Police Sgt. Jesica Ryan said.

The explosion demolished the building, leaving behind only part of its metal frame. The restaurant, called PizzaFire, had been out of business for several months. The blast also blew out the windows of a popular fitness club next door at the shopping plaza in Broward County.

Jesse Walaschek had just left the fitness club with his wife and three children, ages 4, 6 and 8. They were parked near the restaurant and had just driven about 50 yards (45 meters) away when they heard the blast.

This could have been prevented by installing or specifying a Gas Safety system. At American Gas Safety our main priority is ensuring not only the building is safe from gas leaks but more so the people inside them. Our Merlin controllers will detect any Methane leaks and it will also not allow gas into the restaurant without the exhaust hood running. The Merlin 2000S is perfect for this situation (see pictured below) Allowing key lock authority over the gas supply to the kitchen and auto shut down of the supply if and when dangerous levels of Methane is present. Plus, in the event of a fire can be linked into the Ansul system and Fire Alarm.

Luckily this time nobody was killed, this could of been a whole lot worse.

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Full details of the news coverage can be found on the following link – https://www.cbsnews.com/news/plantation-explosion-20-injured-florida-shopping-plaza-la-fitness-today-fort-lauderdale-live-updates-2019-07-06/