Mumbai, 7th Dec 2010- The Hazardous Area Instrumentation intensive training workshop held in Mumbai on 3rd Dec 2010 by Abhisam Software was a roaring success, some may call it an “explosive” success!

Over 75 engineers as well as senior C level executives from various Indian and International companies enthusiastically participated in the event, held at Mumbai’s Hotel Kohinoor Continental, which is very conveniently located close to the airport. This was a big advantage as several participants from cities outside Mumbai (like Chennai and New Delhi)  also attended the event.

Participants were from end user industries such as Essar, Tata Power, Reliance, National Peroxide and others; from automation and component suppliers such as Siemens, P+F, Endress & Hauser, Chemtrols, Forbes Marshall, Pyroban and others ; engineering consultants such as Shaw Rolta , SNC Lavalin and others; construction companies such as HCC and others; as well as independent engineering consultants. All participants were unanimous in their feedback about the workshop in a single word… Excellent!

The workshop covered the most important areas in the field such as

* Area Classification/Material & Temperature Classification

*  Selection of explosion protected equipment

*  Intrinsic Safety

* Design of pressurized/purged panels & enclosures in hazardous areas

* Fieldbus in Hazardous Areas

* Inspection of hazardous area equipment

* Certification and Testing (including ATEX)

The best part was a face to face Question and Answer session, where the participants asked their most pressing problems and got solutions from the panel of experts present. This lively discussion went on for quite some time. A lot of the participants wanted this to be held over two days,  because as one participant expressed “this is a lot of information and knowledge to absorb in a day!”  All participants received training material in the form of books, manual, CDs and white papers.

If you would like us to organize a similar event in your location, please contact us!

Miami, July 04- Abhisam Software has released an updated version of its popular e-learning course “Hazardous Area Instrumentation“.

This updated training course covers all aspects of Hazardous Area Instruments and Controls, with changes to the IEC standards and ATEX directives fully reflected in the course contents. The original Hazardous Area Instrumentation training course was very well received by engineers and technicians in oil & gas, chemical processing, pulp & paper, power and other industries, as also by engineering consultants, contractors and even regulatory authorities. The updated version of this course is even better than the earlier version. Furthermore, the updated version will be available free of cost, to all customers of Abhisam Software who have purchased the earlier version within the past one year.

This new version of the Hazardous Area Instrumentation training course consists of the following six modules.
1. Basic Concepts
2. Classification (Area Classification, Material Classification  and Temperature Classification)
3. Methods of protection (including explosionproof, intrinsic safety, increased safety, pressurization and other methods)
4. Using Fieldbus in hazardous areas (covers entity, FISCO, high power trunk, amongst other topics)
5. Certification and Labeling
6. Inspection and Maintenance

Though the module names are the same as the earlier version, the content has been revised to a great extent. The changes in the IEC standards and the ATEX directives have been included in the relevant modules, so that this course is now all that you need to have for becoming a pro as regards Instrumentation and Control systems in Hazardous Areas.
These modules contain several topic pages containing Flash based animations, actual photographs of hazardous area instruments and equipment, rich graphics and easy to understand text, so that the subject becomes very easy to learn. Engineers and technicians who work in the process industries are sometimes intimidated and confused by the array of standards, systems and acronyms that are used by experts in hazardous areas. This course makes it all so very easy to understand that after completing it one can easily apply the various hazardous area concepts and standards to actual workplaces to enhance the safety of assets and people.
The course is also available in an online LMS based system which would be ideal for corporations, universities and training institutes, who may wish to train large numbers of people in this subject. All training reports including learner login times, modules accessed, scores obtained on tests and other data can be made available in a spreadsheet for training records and tracking. Learners can also take an online test and qualify for a certificate at no additional charge.
As a limited time bonus, Abhisam Software is also giving away a copy of their popular ebook “Practical Guide to Hazardous Area Classification” alongwith this updated course.

For more information about the updated course please click here
If you have purchased the earlier version of the course, you may be eligible for a FREE upgrade. Please send your original purchase details to support@abhisam.com

The Practical Guide to Hazardous Area Classification (which should be really named as “The popular e-book on Hazardous Area Classification”) is now available in the DNL format. This format is far superior to an ordinary pdf, as the book is now visually rich with a “page turn” kind of look and feel. It seems that you are reading a physical book on a PC.

Furthermore, you can see the free preview of the Practical Guide to Hazardous Area Classification here and see for yourself how cool it looks. Note that the information inside is pure gold to those who are not sure how they should be classifying their hazardous areas. There has been no change in the content, but the presentation is much better, rather than the older pdf.

A new ebook on Hazardous Area Classification has been launched by Abhisam Software. This ebook in pdf form is a practical “how-to” guide to classifying hazardous areas, with easy to understand language and actual engineering drawings that detail a step by step approach to area classification for hazardous areas.

You need not actually buy this however, as all those customers who buy the Hazardous Area Instrumentation e-learning course, will automatically  get this ebook as a bonus! (A $27 value!). There are plans to publish this book also in a printed format at a later stage, but right now you can download it immediately to understand the mystery of area classification.

Engineers, safety managers and consultants working in the oil & gas, chemical processing, shipping, tank farm terminals and other similar facilities that have hazardous areas in them will find this ebook immensely useful. Find out more about it here.

This was a concept that we pioneered about five years ago.  We were the first company to make extensive use of animations in various training programs made for the process industry. A classic example is the training course on Hazardous Area Instrumentation, which makes extensive use of animations to explain concepts effectively. Similarly our training course on Safety Instrumented Systems and Gas Detectors use animation extensively.

We are happy to note that the trend has caught on and the US Chemical Safety Board, has started usage of such animations in its safety training videos. Their findings are that the viewers pay more attention, understand the concept better and hence, are more likely to actually learn the stuff.

They have even started posting these videos (part video, part animation) on their own site and also on YouTube (of course!). Here is an example of one of these videos below. It shows how an innocuous device like a level instrument float, can cause a major fire due to static electricity!