Tradeindia Catalogs: Why Flange Safety Guards?

Safety has always been one of the major concerns for human being in every sector or industry, these chances of risks get even higher, when it comes to chemical, gas and petrochemical industries. One accident might cost many lives, so in that sense irresponsible behavior can keep many lives on stake. Above mentioned industrial sectors, be it chemical, gas or petrochemical has dangerous system of piping. At high pressures there are chances, that harmful chemicals and acids may spray out due to leakage from joints and flanges.

When and why did flange guards were introduced ?

Initially, when science and technology were making its space in this world, various industries were introduced, along with number of machinery, systems, equipment and devices also came into existence. Industrial sectors, like chemicals, petrochemicals and gas have always been considered dangerous, as there are high risk involved and number of lives are on stake. Initially, Flanges, which are the integral part of a piping system, as they help in connecting piping components were not kept guarded or covered, therefore used to face the affect of spray outs. This led to cause several accidents, in which number of people lost their lives. To avoid such accidents, Flange Safety Guards have been introduced, apart from safety guards, these are also known as Flange Shields, which are used to cover naked flanges.

These flanges are specifically designed to prevent baneful spray outs, which often result in severe incidents, such as explosions or fire, which sometimes lead to loss of life.

Applications of Flange Safety Guards;

• These are used for providing prevention from hazardous spray outs

• Their installation help to avoid mist formation.

• They protect from toxic and corrosive liquids

• Their usage reduce the chances of accidents

• This has decreased the chances of pipe failures

• Installation of shield guards help in indicating where leaks are

It is very important to make a right choice, when it comes to choosing safety guards for your piping system. The selection of flange guards depend upon the nature of the liquid in service and temperature.