Approximately 1.6 million U.S. employees enter permitted confined spaces every day, according to OSHA.
In most cases, these workers complete their tasks without incident. Tragically, even with many precautions in place, approximately 70 workers per year never make it out alive.
As worker safety continues to be a priority in the industry, Vallen Vision is the next evolution in the challenge to work safely in confined spaces. Vallen Vision is a U.S. patent-approved, remote electronic confined space monitoring system.
Next-generation technology is what separates Vallen Vision from competitors and sets the new standard for safe work practices in permitted spaces. The advantages of Vallen Vision include:
Deployment in hours, not days. During voice-of-customer research, time to deploy was cited by customers as the primary reason for not using a remote solution. While safety departments wanted the additional safety benefits of increased audio and visual communication with the entrant over the traditional hole watch/fire watch method, they did not have a quick deployment option. Enter Vallen Vision’s solution which is implemented in hours instead of days.
No limitations to team communication. In confined spaces, communication between the entrant and the command center is crucial. With Vallen Vision, the entrant can talk to the command center operator or the outside attendant. The outside attendant can talk to the entrant or the command center. The limitations of communication for all parties involved are no longer a problem.
No more signal interruptions. Signal interruptions can mean the difference between life and death as they completely stop communication. The current technology on the market is plagued with interruptions to the command center. Vallen Vision utilizes multiple antenna configurations for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint (MESH) wireless communication technologies for reliability and redundancy. This ensures connectivity when the primary point of connection is inadvertently disrupted by mobile equipment.
Get in and out faster. At less than half an inch, the Vallen Vision cable is the smallest cable that passes the egress point in the industry. This patented ONE-CABLE design has set the standard for entry egress spacing and rapid deployment. With a typical manway as small as 24 inches in diameter, every available inch is extremely important to ensure safe entry. The ONE-CABLE design creates almost no impediment to entry and exit in situations where every second counts. In addition, the ONE-CABLE design uses power-over-ethernet to deliver two-way communication via intercom, visual confirmation of workers via multiple night-vision HD cameras and the ability to notify and evacuate workers in the case of an emergency.
Data-driven compliance. Vallen Vision records and stores all the data you need to improve safety and stay compliant — capturing real-time visual, gas detection and permitted access data per entrant as well as capturing video. With four cameras, two outside and two inside, a full recorded view of the confined space activity is provided. Furthermore, Vallen Vision manages all aspects of safe work practices with the ability to track the time spent inside confined spaces by individuals, customers or craft; PPE and/or entry violations; gas detection alarms/logs and confined space entry logs.
Never lose power. Finally, to ensure all innovative systems are running, Vallen Vision utilizes redundant battery power at each confined space entry. In the event of power loss at the site, this ensures visibility and communication between the command center operator and entrant is never compromised.
Improve the safety of a turnaround with Vallen Vision. To see the advantages that Vallen Vision brings, schedule a demonstration or meet with a Vallen Safety representative to discuss how Vallen can assist with all safety service needs.
For more information, visit vallen.com or call (713) 456-1030.
