Dräger helps Red One protect Hinkley Point
DRÄGER HAS provided Red One, the commercial trading arm of the Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, with its most advanced fire safety technology available to help protect Hinkley Point Site C from the dangers of fire.
Red One operates a private Fire and Rescue Service for Hinkley Point Site C, the first Nuclear Power Station to be developed in the UK in over 20 years. The team required respiratory protective equipment that could combat the unique dangers presented by these combined spaces, and could be integrated into one overarching, interconnected safety system.
Dräger’s PSS BG4 positive pressure breathing apparatus was selected and purchased by Red One. The company says this closed-circuit breathing apparatus is trusted by miners and tunnellers globally and combines uncompromising safety with the highest level of breathing and carrying comfort, supplying the wearer with up to four hours of cooled, oxygen enriched, breathable air. The electronic control unit supports the PSS Merlin Telemetry system, enabling continuous remote monitoring of the wearers vital core temperatures and key statistics including air pressure and remaining cylinder volume, overseen and communicated through the Dräger Merlin Entry Control Board (ECB).
In addition, RPS 3500 Emergency Air Supply Rescue Packs were also purchased should immediate air supply be necessary in the event of an emergency.
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