Cell Phone Results in Fire and Personal Injury

  Recently, a flash fire occurred on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region while a contract panel specialist was working on an open panel that used supply gas for the instrumentation. The contractor was carrying an uncertified cellular phone that was turned on and rang while working on the panel. When the employee flipped the bottom piece of the phone to answer the call, a flash fire occurred causing second degree burns on his forearms and face.

 If your company personnel conduct routine work in explosion hazard areas you have to consider the safety and compliance of those employees within Refineries, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas both Upstream and Downstream, Pipelines, Mining & Pharmaceutical locations. Now that a Class I, Division 1 cell phone is offered on a GSM network along with Global certifications including; ATEX, NEC, IECEx these types of accidents to loss of life and assets don't have to occur.