U.S. MSHA Approves Ventis MX4 Multi-Gas Detector for Underground Mining

Industrial Scientific, a global provider of gas detection as a service, has announced that it has received the approval of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for its Ventis MX4 multi-gas detector for use in underground mines.

The Ventis MX4 is a configurable detector. It can be configured to detect two of the four toxic gases - carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) and one to four gases such as methane (CH4) and oxygen (O₂).

For mines that use diesel equipment, the lightweight Ventis MX4 can be configured with CO, NO₂, O₂ and CH4 sensors. For common mining applications the device can be configured with CO, O₂ and CH4 sensors.

The U.S. MSHA has approved the Ventis without pump multi-gas detector when it is used along with lithium-ion battery packs of both standard and extended runtime types. It was approved under Title 30 CFR, Part 22. The Ventis with pump multi-gas detector model is expected to receive approval later in 2012.

Industrial Scientific provides gas detection as a service solution called as iNet. The Ventis MX4 multi-gas detector is compatible with this solution. The company’s iNet solution is used in 19 countries at over 3,000 worksites. It helps increase the safety of the workers at these work areas.

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