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Sigtec design and manufacture state-of-the-art mobile information communication systems for hazardous and highly automated industries worldwide.

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“In an extreme environment as ours, BlueBox does what is says on the tin. Simple to operate and a critical aspect of our emergency preparedness.”

Phil Lewis. IT manager  Hess Oil Algerian Sahara

 

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Providing Critical Communication & Information Solutions

for Automated and Hazardous Industries Worldwide

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

what is BlueBox?

 

BlueBox provides an integrated information gateway between your fire, gas, process alarm and safety systems and focuses its delivery via a wide range of mobile and static wireless messaging and information display options. Its range of simple-to-use and resilient solutions work on their own or as part of a bigger incident automation & efficiency management solution. BlueBox benefits both the efficiency and safety of your processes, ensuring lower production & maintenance costs. People are safer at work and manufacturers can produce more for less. High-hazard facilities can protect their workers & assets and be well prepared for worse case scenarios.

who will benefit?

 

  • Organisations seeking to downsize their workforce but not their production.
  • Manufacturers seeking to reduce the risk of stoppages caused by equipment failures.
  • Companies preparing for worst case scenarios including major fire, gas, oil spill terrorist threat.
  • Facilities experiencing too many evacuations due to false alarms.
  • Companies requiring a failsafe solution for vulnerable staff.
  • Facilities located in remote locations, operating in extreme or hazardous environments.
  • Organisations planning on sharing emergency response assets.

how does it work?

 

BlueBox connects a wide range of information delivery systems including paging, phone, visual information and radio with fire, safety, environmental and process alarm systems and routes related information to the correct destination in seconds. Control information associated with specific alarm or event provide the key to how BlueBox manages the subsequent response. For example, an activation of a flame detector in a tank farm commands BlueBox to instigate a specific pre-scripted response task list. Customised incident management consoles provide a manual alternative. Pre-configured responses to fire, gas, terrorist, oil-spill threats are presented as dedicated panel buttons. Notification - the most time-consuming aspect of an incident - is automated (based on incident type),drastically reducing the workload and stress levels.

 

can BlueBox reduce labour costs?

 

A typical semi-automated production facility employ operators to monitor and facilitate batch production with each operator overseeing key aspects of the production cycle. This usually involves long periods of inactivity interspersed with high levels of activity. Utilising automation techniques linked to process information software with BlueBox as the information gateway between process and operator, would ensure that operator task scheduling and delivery can be managed in an efficient  way. As less people are required to manage highly automated processes, worker safety becomes part of worker / process loop. The monitoring of personal alarm devices by BlueBox completes this loop.

 

I can see the benefits but don’t know how to proceed?

 

Please consider the following:

  • If you have workers operating alone or in potentially hazardous environments,
  • if your facility needs to prepare for worst case or is located in an area susceptible to external risk
  • if you are considering looking at introducing emergency responders
  • if your organisation needs to plan the downsizing of its labour force

Sigtec can assist with an on-site survey that will assess your emergency preparedness, highlight potential efficiencies and offer solutions for highly automated or high-risk operations.

 

We have recently invested in radio and messaging technology - do we need to replace this?

 

In most cases no, other than a small number of proprietary systems BlueBox includes or can link with most radio, paging, public address and cell-phone systems. BlueBox will drastically improve the return on you communications investment by making it a key factor in your worker safety, efficiency and emergency preparedness.

 

Do I need to upgrade our site-wide fire and gas detection system?

 

If your fire and gas detection network is addressable and has a data or printer interface or capability, BlueBox can extend the capabilities of your alarm detection systems, forming the core of an on-site safety and incident management solution. BlueBox can link your detection system to 3D hazard mapping, environmental health and safety management software and to your automated processes.

 

 

Our facility is difficult to reach, how can you support us from Ireland?

 

Our systems are designed to suit your specific conditions. We pride ourselves in providing solution where others fail.  Locations with extreme environments or difficult travelling arrangements call for an alternative approach and our assessment will highlight your facilities strengths and weaknesses. The solution we provide can include equipment redundancy, or alternatively we provide simple to exchange spare parts and back this with an excellent training program for your IT, electrical and technical staff that will cover much more than the skills necessary to manage BlueBox. This will improve the level of self reliance on-site which is a key pillar to our approach. Sigtec has provided maintenance cover for large multinational organisations: In most cases the cost of which would have covered the additional resilience and training in one year.