Carrying out industrial testing may not be a cakewalk each time. To begin with industrial testing requires a team of dedicated professionals who are certified and are mission oriented. Imagine carrying out pipeline inspection in the middle of a desert like location where we are talking of hundreds of miles of pipelines. Imagine carrying out ultrasonic testing of the pipeline in an almost inaccessible location. You may need to carry equipment such as the Electromagnetic Acoustic Transmission or EMAT that radiates an ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic testing may involve the Guided Ultrasonic Wave equipment. Whatever be the method of testing how do you get the technicians and the equipment to the location safely, carry out the testing and then bring them down without an accident and also importantly without shutting down the industrial machinery?
Earlier days such inspections used to be carried out by the help of scaffolding. Scaffolding was repetitive and you had to spend money raising the scaffolding and bring it down each time the inspection was completed. It was also obstructive and impeded the smooth flow of men and materials in an industry. Today the rope access is a more acceptable method compared to scaffolding. Rope access is cheaper. It’s non obstructive and much safer than scaffolding. More than 100,000 hours of accident free rope access time has in fact brought about an increase in cost benefits by 75%. The industry therefore prefers this method while carrying out inspections in hard to reach places on account of safety and lower costs.
Earlier days such inspections used to be carried out by the help of scaffolding. Scaffolding was repetitive and you had to spend money raising the scaffolding and bring it down each time the inspection was completed. It was also obstructive and impeded the smooth flow of men and materials in an industry. Today the rope access is a more acceptable method compared to scaffolding. Rope access is cheaper. It’s non obstructive and much safer than scaffolding. More than 100,000 hours of accident free rope access time has in fact brought about an increase in cost benefits by 75%. The industry therefore prefers this method while carrying out inspections in hard to reach places on account of safety and lower costs.
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