Test your LFL I.Q. - Q6

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Q6. What type of technology will report the most accurate results in a multiple solvent application (i.e. Toluene, MEK, IPA and Acetate)?

a. Catalytic

b. Infrared

Test your LFL I.Q. - Q5

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Q5. What does 30 feet of added sample tubing do to an analyzer’s ability to give an alarm?

a.The reading is just as accurate so that alarms will be good.

b.There is no effect, everything stays roughly the same.

Test your LFL I.Q. - Q4

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Q4. How quickly has experience shown some of the worst accidents to occur?

a. A few seconds

b. One minute or so

c. Several minutes

d. Hours

Test your LFL I.Q. - Q3

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Q3. How does the flammability of solvent vapors in air at a temperature of 250° F compare to 77° F?

a. It is more flammable

b. It is less flammable

c. It is the same

d. Solvents do not have LFL values

Test your LFL I.Q. - Q2

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Q2. When are continuous flammability (%LFL) monitors required to be used on heated processes?

a. Above 10% LFL

b. Above 25% LFL

c. Above 50% LFL

d. At 100% LFL

Test your LFL I.Q. - Q1

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Q1. What is the definition of %LFL?

a. The lowest flammable concentration of a gas in air in which a flame can be propagated when given a source of ignition.

Safety Beyond the Classroom

Time & energy are spent learning about safety through various trainings and educational forums, it’s important to actually apply that knowledge to the everyday workings of your application. Consider the unique needs of your workplace and find what best supports your safety goals.

Here are some questions to help get you started:

2014 Safety Award for High Excellence

The marketplace is demanding that companies be sustainable; and they should only be considered sustainable if they protect their most important asset: their people.

Keeping personnel and facilities SAFE is Control Instruments’ #1 goal. Our company was founded all those years ago because of it. We care that much about it. Productivity, sustainability, and energy savings all ultimately begins & ends with keeping our customers, and their people safe.

Safety:The Highest Priority

There’s an old saying about flying small planes, “any landing you walk away from is a good landing” - and in a sense this is true for gas detection, especially in the process industry. Saving lives is the highest priority. Loss of life has become rare, and, in spite of some high profile cases, most years bring fewer accidents and injuries. It might be ironic then, to consider that this progress might make people tend to relax their standards in the belief that somehow everything is going to be OK.