Makes wine cellars safe

Tuscan winery, Selvapiana, is using Crowcon's CellarSafe and Xgard fixed CO2 gas detectors to protect workers in its cellars. The units were installed by Parsec S.r.l., which works closely with Crowcon in the Italian wine industry.

CO2 is a hazard throughout the winemaking (and brewing) process.

Long term exposure to as little 0.5% volume CO2 represents a toxic health hazard, while concentrations greater than 10% volume can lead to death.

In Selvapiana's cellars, two CellarSafe CO2 detectors and one Xgard CO2 detector are installed. If CO2 concentrations exceed a certain threshold, extractor fans are automatically triggered and an 82dB alarm is triggered to warn workers to vacate the cellar immediately. The Xgard detector is linked to a Parsec SAEn5000 control unit that constantly displays ambient CO2 levels on a computer screen in the control room.