ASPE Certificate of Appreciation Award

By | AGS

Pictured above Chris May recieving the certificate of appreciation

Chris May, National Sales Director, was recently invited to present the Gas Safety Design in Educational Science Lab CEU presentation at the ASPE Capital Region NY Albany Chapter’s lunch meeting. The topic of discussion included how to provide the best environment for educators and the students whilst protecting the school buildings. In summary, the presentation consisted of code discussions, best practices, industry standards, new technology & added safety. The course is ASPE approved for 1 CEU.

Chris later commented ‘You’re all very kind, I had a fun time and appreciate all the questions. It was great to finally meet in person’.

We want to thank Michael Jacobsen of Emerson Swan, Inc. for arranging Chris’ two days in CT and NY.

If you are interested in an ASPE accredited presentation in your office, please contact info@americangassafety.com.

Outstanding AGS Rep Of The Year 2022

By | AGS
Wimberly Sales Company awarded rep of the year 2022

Pictured above Lynda Wimberly & John Welch recieving the golden award

Wimberly Sales Company, have represented American Gas Safety over the past 6 years with excellence and continiously invested their knowledge and experience in to developing the AGS brand.

Each year, to spotlight the fantastic work that our representatives do, AGS select a Manufacturer Representative of the Year.

Based out of Brentwood, TN, Wimberly Sales Company have increased AGS business by over 85% in 2022. An amazing effort by an amazing company.

Thank you Wimberly Sales for your continued efforts!

Being selected as rep of the year is a great achievement. The winners get a golden Merlin controller and plaque to display with pride.

We are welcoming representation in the following unoccupied states. If you are interested in representing American Gas Safety, please contact info@americangassafety.com.

  • Indiana
  • Kentucky

Carbon monoxide poisoning at a motel in Canada hospitalized 46 people

By | AGS, 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

KFC in ruins after Gas Explosion in North Carolina

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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

23 Injured in Explosion at Market on University shopping center Florida

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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/

Protect your Family & Business today from the silent killer Carbon Monoxide

By | AGS, Industry News, Laboratory Control

Did you know 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.

mini-merlin

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

Never learn safety by accident

By | AGS, Industry News, Laboratory Control

It’s true that some of the best teaching moments are when you make a mistake and learn from it. Please don’t let a gas leak be one of them moments. AGS can help prevent an accident from ever happening. Take it from us and help take precautionary action. Please get in touch for your local representative or visit our website www.americangassafety.com 

If you are designing any Commercial Projects when a GAS pipe is entering the premises, we have the Safety systems to ensure the building and occupants are safe from any leaks. Please browse though our complete product range and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to make contact. info@americangassafety.com or (727)-608-4375.

#familybusiness #futureofgassafety #gassafety #americangassafety #AGS

ASPE EXPO Atlanta 2018

By | AGS, Industry News, Laboratory Control

2018 promised and excelled to be the best year yet over at the ASPE EXPO in Atlanta. We were literally rushed off our feet from start to finish and would like to thank everyone who attended our booth.

We had a number of engineers very impressed with the simple installation and the versatility of our product range. Our Merlin range can be used for all types of applications not just Labs, such as Mechanical Rooms, Fire Pits, Commercial Kitchens, Gas BBQ’s,  Fire Houses etc.

We also had the chance to promote our new and improved Gas Detectors with a complete revamp design that is not only modern but also provides a quick installation & a TFT screen user interface (pictured above). The new TFT gas detectors can be used in various different applications such as boiler rooms, science labs, commercial kitchens & many more! A main improvement on our new detectors is that they give the user the ability to physically view the ppm levels of the gas being detected without having to rely on handheld equipment.

If you are designing any Commercial Projects when a GAS pipe is entering the premises, we have the Safety systems to ensure the building and occupants are safe from any leaks. Please browse though our complete product range and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to make contact. info@americangassafety.com or (727)-608-4375.

#familybusiness #futureofgassafety #gassafety #americangassafety #aspeexpo2018

Top Night at Top Golf with our Manufacturer representatives

By | AGS, Industry News, Laboratory Control

A great turn out and great night with our manufacturer representatives at Topgolf in Atlanta!

AGS treated some of our wonderful reps to a night out! So after the first successful day at the ASPE EXPO we headed over to TopGolf Atlanta.
Pictured above Harry Warren Florida, Harry Warren Georgia, Hugh Cunningham, Brekke Sales, EJ Dwyer and The George Yardley Company.

                                                                                                               

It is truly amazing how far we have come in such a time period and a lot of this is down to our fantastic reps!

AGS currently have opportunities for new manufacturer representatives in the following states:
Alabama
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Kentucky
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Ohio
Pennsylvania West, Virginia West
Utah
Washington State
Wyoming

If you would like to represent AGS, please contact us:

Phone:
(727)-608-4375

Email:
info@americangassafety.com