Optimising Wall Thickness Inspection Risk with WAND
Optimise wall thickness inspection risk is essential to protecting personnel while maintaining critical asset integrity.
Each year on April 28th, World Day for Safety and Health at Work highlights the importance of health and safety in working environments.
For facilities operating in sectors such as oil and gas, nuclear, mining, and chemicals, inspection campaigns are essential for managing asset integrity; however, they can present potential risk to personnel if not carefully managed.
At Inductosense, safety impacts how products are designed, developed, and deployed. Kelly McKeown, QHSE Manager at Inductosense, plays a key role in ensuring that both internal and customer operations meet high standards for quality, health, and safety.
In this article, Kelly shares how each is managed during product development and how the WAND Solution optimises inspection risk for operators in the field.
What is your role as QHSE Manager, and how does it influence Inductosense's operations and its products?
“As QHSE Manager, my role is to ensure that everything we do is safe, reliable, and delivered to a high standard. This applies to both our operations and our products.
In practice, this includes managing risk in day-to-day activities and ensuring our products perform consistently in demanding, often challenging, environments.
What health, safety, and quality considerations are made during the product design and development stages?
“During product design and development, we consider how the technology will be used in field conditions from the very beginning. These factors are built into the process rather than addressed later.
From a safety perspective, we assess potential hazards to both the operator and the asset being inspected. This includes how the equipment is transported, handled, and used across different environments and assets.
In quality, we focus on performance, reliability, and repeatability. We also ensure that designs can be consistently manufactured and perform in the field.”
How do you ensure safety and quality standards are maintained during manufacturing and deployment?
“Maintaining safety and quality comes down to having clear, well-defined processes and ensuring they are consistently followed.
In manufacturing, this involves controlled build processes, standardised work instructions, and appropriate checks to ensure consistency.
At the deployment stage, the focus shifts to safe and practical use in the field. This includes providing customers with the guidance, documentation, and support needed to use the technology effectively.
The WAND Solution
The application of WAND aims to increase safety and optimise inspection risk using WAND Thickness Monitoring Sensors (TMS) for reliable, repeatable wall thickness monitoring in areas that are often difficult to access using traditional methods.
- For manual data collection, the REACH accessory, used with the WAND Handheld Data Collector (WAND-HDC), allows operators to monitor wall thickness on assets up to 4.3 m / 14.1 ft, minimising risks associated with hazardous and hard-to-reach locations.
- ECHO extension enables manual wall thickness monitoring on WAND TMS under insulation, meaning data can be taken from under coatings, cladding, or in confined spaces without requiring removal or direct access.
- In situations where access is challenging or risks are higher, WAND Remote Data Collectors (WAND-RDCs) can be used for remote, automatic internal corrosion monitoring.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a reminder of the importance of health and safety in working environments. At Inductosense, the WAND Solution support our customers in reducing exposure to hazardous environments while increasing efficiency and confidence in their internal corrosion and erosion monitoring data.
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