Sabre Safety - Hydrogen Sulphide Protection Solutions

Sabre Safety is the UK’s market leader in providing Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) services to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. H2S is an extremely poisonous gas found during exploration and production worldwide. Sabre Safety manufacture specialised equipment, such as breathing systems, and procedures designed to negate the risks to personnel involved. Such services were initially targeted at the North Sea but are now being aimed at the worldwide market.

Sabre Safety’s unique approach to providing bespoke systems based on risk assessment techniques has filled an increasing shortfall in the supply of equipment and expertise required to protect personnel operating in H2S areas.

OFFSHORE H2S SAFETY TECHNICIANS

The Sabre Safety team has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry and the business takes advantage of this solid understanding of the H2S market. The company currently has a pool of trained H2S technicians capable of providing H2S services to the worldwide market and operating both onshore and offshore. A recruitment and training programme is underway to deal with the expansion plans.

H2S can be found in many jobsites, as well as petroleum industry operations. It may accumulate wherever a mixture of hydrocarbons and sulphur are found. Oil and gas fields, tankers and production facilities have the potential to contain significant amounts of the H2S.

H2S IDENTIFICATION

Besides these, there are a variety of other unlikely spots where H2S can be found, including ship’s holds, mineshafts, pulp mills, swamps, and sewers. H2S is a natural by-product of organic decay. In order to predict likely locations of H2S, an awareness is first required of the physical properties of the gas itself. It's characteristics and behaviors provide general clues about potentially hazardous situations. This information can be utilized to avoid exposure, injury and possibly death.

Sabre Safety commenced trading in 2001 now has operations bases and UK, Canada, Venezuela and the Middle East. The company's clients include the major international companies in the oil and gas industry and we are increasingly supplying other safety services and products to onshore industries, such as refineries, government agencies and utilities.

H2S CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING

Sabre Safety offers a reliable H2S consultancy service. This resource includes contingency planning, a review of company procedures and the implementation of rig-specific procedures. Additionally, the company offers a range of training courses, including a H2S awareness course, guidance of working with Hydrogen Sulphide, breathing apparatus service guidance and breathing apparatus user training.

BREATHING AIR SYSTEMS

Sabre supplies H2S systems and bespoke solutions utilising the expertise of its highly trained personnel. Solutions include:

• Containerised cascade system
• Onshore trailer cascade system
• Offshore mini cascade system

GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS

The Sabre Safety range of gas detection systems includes:

• Fixed gas detection system
• Portable gas detection system
• Personal gas detection unit

Sabre Safety prides itself on its specialist personnel, comprised of H2S supervisors and technicians as well as gas and fire detection system engineers/technicians.

H2S service technicians form the core of the company. After a comprehensive training program covering all aspects of an H2S technician’s duties, appointment as a technician is only gained by the individual exhibiting a level of knowledge and competence that meets strict requirements. This training and testing is recorded in order to demonstrate Sabre’s commitment to providing its clients with the highest calibre of personnel at all times.