Chemical Technology May 2016

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To do this, MSA staff is especially trained and certifi- cated with the qualification, BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction Emergency Training), which includes range of knowledge and skills relevant to working offshore and the proper emergency response procedures, including safety induction, fire safety and self-rescue, helicopter safety and escape, and sea survival. Ethisphere Institute award for standards of ethical business practices Last, but by no means least, when asked about MSA’s recent international award for ethical business practices, Oliver explained that the company was yet again, for the second year in succession, recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company ® . There is no doubt that this basic tenet contributes, on a daily basis, to MSA’s success worldwide, a fact that Oliver is at pains to reiterate.

space products and lifelines and climbing systems, are among the most sought after products in MSA’s ranges. In addition, MSA recently acquired Latchways plc, a UK-based provider of innovative fall protection systems and solutions thereby significantly broadening its existing line of fall pro- tection products and strengthening the company’s position in the global fall protection market, estimated at between US$1,5 and US$2,0 billion globally. Portable gas detectors and other Fixed Gas & Flame Detection (FGFP) monitors and detectors are also used on a large scale in the safety field to detect sparks and open fires or flames, and, of course, explosive gases, particularly in the OGP sector. An acoustic type of gas detector is able to pick up leaks of gas, or anything else and has proved itself over time – more than 20 years – in African countries. General Monitors, acquired by MSA during 2010 and based in California, supplies these, especially in the Middle East where OGP projects are plentiful. Oliver told us that Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units (floating vessels used by the off- shore oil and gas industry for the production and processing of hydrocarbons, and for the storage of oil), partially owned by governments and other players such as Sonangol, in countries such as Angola, offer MSA opportunities to install and maintain safety equipment, as well as to train and certify the relevant staff on the vessels.

For more information contact : Colin Oliver, tel: +27 11 610 2600; email: Colin.Oliver@msasafety.com or go to: www.msasafety.com

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Chemical Technology • May 2016