FIVE INNOVATIONS TO MAKE

YOU RETHINK GAS DETECTION.

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Introduction
It’s a fact: A proactive approach to gas detection, using
innovative tools and techniques, helps keep workers
safe and operations running smoothly. When it comes to
detecting in hazardous work environments, a difference
of just fifteen seconds in gas detection can significantly
impact oxygen levels in the blood and impair muscle
activity. Forty-two additional seconds of exposure can
result in eye and throat irritation, headache, dizziness,
nausea and breathing difficulty. With worker safety being
a bigger focus than ever for the industry, reacting once
things go wrong just isn’t good enough anymore.

1,000,000+ workers
Whether you rely on tried-and-tested equipment or
enter confined
are looking to new technologies for smart solutions,
spaces each year1
the need to quickly identify dangerous gasses in
high-risk work environments poses a constant
challenge to managing day-to-day operations.

Honeywell can help safety managers stay compliant

with regulations and ahead of risks with a portfolio
of best-in-class gas detection equipment that
makes protecting your people easier to handle.

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2. Honeywell Claim –
Honeywell Gas Book:
Honeywell Gas Detection
(ver 5)
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Table of contents
3 Connected capabilities

4 The adventures of always-on

5 The future of gas detection

6 Harnessing data to identify trends

7 Designed with the user in mind

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Connected capabilities.
Modernization makes safety data more accessible.

Nearly 50% of all

modern gas detectors
are portable2

Knowing all the details of the situation as it’s unfolding is crucial to making the right decision in the
moment and reporting accurately to all parties involved. It could make the difference between saving
lives and costing them.

Real-time location tracking is making it easier
for safety managers to know precisely where
workers are when lives are at stake. While
workers might not like the idea of their every
step being watched, it’s a valuable resource
when deploying emergency responders—one
that empowers safety managers with the data
they need to make more proactive decisions.
The Honeywell BW™ Connect is a simple
attachment that works like a wireless gas
detector without the cost of buying one.
There aren’t even any screws or tools
needed to install. It plugs into your existing
multi-gas detector and pairs with the
Safety Communicator app to provide
remote, real-time monitoring directly to
your smartphone, for added value from both.

Now, vital safety data doesn’t have

to stop at your workers.

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2. Honeywell Claim –
Honeywell Gas Book:
Honeywell Gas Detection
(ver 5)
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The advantages of always-on.

Get continuous gas detection for two years on a single charge.

$667 saved by
eliminating start-up
time over 2 years3

Up to $5,000/year
saved by eliminating
downtime due to
charging issues3

Sometimes even the best safety equipment is no match for human error. Workers will forget to turn
off or charge their gas detection equipment—it’s bound to happen. The consequence could mean
missing a day of work—or worse, working without a functioning detector. That’s a formula for disaster
for a safety manager.

The Honeywell BW™ Clip4 can run continuously for two years before needing to be charged. It’s the
latest in wearable protection that sets a benchmark for reliability that few can match. This always-on
technology comes with a major benefit. It takes human error out of the equation for both users and
managers.

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3. Honeywell Claim – 7 Ways

To Save Money Using an
Always-On 4-Gas
Detector (infographic)
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The future of gas detection.

A suite of solutions that prevent problems before they begin.

In 2013, hazardous substance exposure accounted for 12% of worker fatalities in the United States,
a cost of over 4,400 lives. Today, safety managers in hazardous working environments are turning to
solutions that are ergonomically designed to be more comfortable, easy-to-use, and able to deliver
increased productivity—all while ensuring worker safety.

To meet these needs, Honeywell gas detection technology is part of a suite of tools and services that
keep workers connected and data accessible from the source to the supervisor.

The Honeywell BW™ Ultra is the most
intuitive solution on the market, tailor-made
for workers in confined spaces. In confined
spaces, where the dangers are amplified and
consistency is key, it detects four hazardous
gasses for safety compliance, as well as an
additional gas of the customer’s choice.
The Honeywell BW™ Solo makes single-gas
detection user-friendly and cost-effective
while complying with the necessary gas
detection requirements and delivering
everything that customers currently rely on
from similar Honeywell products. It also features
the 1 Series Sensor and simple one-button
operation with a supporting configuration app.
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Harnessing data to identify trends.

Shift your focus from reactive to preventative safety.

96% of workplace
injuries are
preventable 4

Gas detection is inherently reactive. Until a situation begins, the assumption is that there’s nothing
that can be done to stop it. But people don’t wait for a collision to put on a seatbelt. When it comes
to safety, even the fastest reaction can be costly. Studies show that 96% of workplace injuries are
preventable, with the rest caused by technical issues, such as faulty equipment. Since the technology
exists, let’s shift how gas detection safety is approached.

Regularly reviewing data from gas detectors goes a long way toward stopping an emergency before
it starts. By providing trend analysis of that data, both throughout the day and over the long term,
Honeywell is helping safety managers anticipate risks that could put workers and operations in
jeopardy.

Knowing these trends can help assure Honeywell is preparing for the future, where
insurance companies that equipment is properly the overall health of workers becomes an
calibrated throughout the year, which could even larger focus. By developing biometric
reduce the cost of liability insurance. It removes sensors to collect data directly from the workers
the cost of human error in the maintenance themselves, safety managers will have another
of the system, as well as identifying gaps in tool to protect the health of their workers before
safety programs that need to be corrected. it degrades. Those are the trends that go beyond
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Insights from trends can even enhance the gas detection, that can be seen as they happen,
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management of the instrumentation fleet and Honeywell can be prepared to support.
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through the use of predictive maintenance,
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driving greater internal efficiency and
5. OH&S (2011, May 01)
minimizing costly equipment repairs.
Preventative Safety
https://ohsonline.com/
Articles/2011/05/01/
Preventive-Safety.
aspx?Page=1
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Designed with the user in mind.

See how real customer experience drives each innovation.

When safety equipment isn’t comfortable to hold all day, workers won’t want to hold it all day. This
may seem obvious, but when making purchase decisions it’s a reality that’s easy to overlook. Making
sure your workers are comfortable as well as compliant can pay off down the road.

Honeywell draws from 50 years of experience
in the industry to develop tools that are
specifically designed with users’ unique needs
in mind, while working seamlessly with a suite
of safety solutions. In this way, the people
using the equipment are the ones driving
innovation, not a room full of engineers.
With a focus on usability, ergonomic design,
and readability, Honeywell has been setting
benchmarks for gas detection in both
performance and ease of use. Smaller sizes
and lighter weights make devices comfortable
to hold all day, while single button operation
makes it easy to train new users, while still
benefiting from the detector’s flexibility. Even
the intuitive icons are designed to be clearer
to understand for quicker, safer reactions.
 Conclusion
Honeywell innovations are helping safety managers be more proactive when
protecting workers in high-risk and hazardous environments. With industry-leading
50 years of industry
gas detectors that are easy to use, always-on, and providing real-time insights,
experience in gas
detection6
the Honeywell BW series is helping you and your workers breathe a little easier.

For more information Footnotes

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Honeywell Claim – 7 Ways To Save Money Using an Always-On 4-Gas Detector (infographic)
Honeywell Analytics, Inc. - USA - Portables 4
OH&S (2011, May 01) Preventative Safety
https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2011/05/01/Preventive-Safety.aspx?Page=1
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