In recent years, fires and explosions have occurred frequently in restaurants, causing huge losses to people’s lives and property safety. It is urgent to build a safety protection system. Gas explosion accidents are shocking. The occurrence of disasters in restaurants is mostly caused by gas leaks. As one of the most widely used places for gas, the catering industry often has the characteristics of large gas usage, dense crowds, operators tend to pay attention to fuel efficiency and costs while ignoring safety, high mobility of employees, and overall weak safety awareness and emergency response capabilities. Once gas leaks, it may cause serious consequences such as fire and explosion, endangering the lives and property safety of the people.
Gas accidents in the catering industry are frequent, and the casualties and property losses caused are heartbreaking.
The causes of gas explosions are complex and diverse
01 Improper use of gas: Some restaurant staff lack safety awareness and operate improperly when using gas. For example, the valve is not closed in time after using the gas, resulting in gas leakage; or the gas stove is still used when it fails, increasing the risk of gas explosion. In order to pursue operational efficiency, some restaurants have illegal operations during the use of gas, such as privately modifying gas pipelines and illegally using gas equipment, which have laid hidden dangers for gas explosion accidents.
02 Pipeline aging and corrosion: A considerable number of the gas pipelines currently in use in my country were built many years ago and have shown varying degrees of aging and corrosion. According to preliminary statistics from the Ministry of Emergency Management in 2022, nearly 100,000 kilometers of pipelines across the country have aged to varying degrees. Aging pipelines are prone to cracks and breakages, leading to gas leaks, which may cause explosions once they encounter open flames or electric sparks.
03 Third-party construction damage: During urban construction and renovation, third-party construction damage to gas pipelines also occurs from time to time. Some construction units did not conduct detailed surveys of underground gas pipelines before construction, or did not carry out construction in accordance with relevant regulations, resulting in gas pipelines being dug up and damaged, causing gas leaks and explosions.
04 Inadequate preventive measures: In order to save costs, some restaurant operators chose not to install gas detectors out of luck. Although some restaurants have installed gas detectors, due to incorrect installation, the detectors cannot function properly.
It is urgent to build a gas safety protection system
Faced with the severe situation of gas safety, the government, industry and all sectors of society have taken action and issued a series of laws, regulations and standards to promote gas safety reform. Among them, the comprehensive installation of gas alarms has become a key link in this reform and an urgent need for industrial and commercial users.
Intelligent gas detectors build a solid front-end defense line
As the frontier “sentinel” of the gas safety protection system, intelligent gas detectors can sense subtle changes in gas concentration in catering venues in real time and accurately. This type of detector uses high-precision sensor technology, has excellent sensitivity and stability, and can quickly capture abnormal signals in the early stages of gas leaks.
In order to monitor combustible gas leaks in a timely manner and remind catering units to discover hidden dangers as early as possible and eliminate dangerous situations, Chicheng Electric independently developed a combustible gas detection and alarm solution, which can be widely used in various places such as catering companies, nine small places, gas companies, gas stations, etc., to achieve “monitoring, early warning, and quick disposal”, and comprehensively improve the early warning and prevention capabilities of the catering industry.
Instrument recommendation
Combustible gas detectors can detect gas leakage concentration in real time. When the gas leakage concentration reaches or exceeds the preset value of the instrument, the alarm can immediately send out sound and light alarm signals, and can also link solenoid valves, fans and other equipment to prevent disasters. Users can also arrange multiple points according to detection needs, and realize unified remote monitoring and management through the smart gas platform to form a full-range, no-dead-angle gas monitoring network, providing a solid front-end guarantee for the safe operation of catering places.
Smart gas monitoring platform to achieve intelligent management and control
Chicheng Electric Gas Safety Supervision Platform is the core “brain” of the gas safety protection system. It connects various smart gas detectors through technologies such as the Internet of Things and big data to achieve real-time monitoring, equipment management, alarm management, data query and analysis, and early warning mechanism functions. The installation status, operation status, and gas alarm status of all equipment are all written to the back-end cloud platform, and the security situation is displayed on the PC and mobile phone terminals, and alarms are issued through on-site alarms, mobile phone text messages, phone notifications, and small program push.
The platform has powerful data storage and analysis capabilities, and can conduct in-depth mining and analysis of historical data, providing a scientific basis for the safety management of catering enterprises.
Solution Advantages
Improve the gas safety supervision ability of the catering industry, improve the gas leakage warning mechanism, and ensure the safety of the city;
Improve the self-prevention awareness of gas safety of catering enterprises, individual merchants, etc.;
Improve the efficiency of gas safety supervision in the catering industry through intelligent means and reduce the cost of operation and management;
It helps to improve the company’s attention to safety and help catering companies establish a good image of responsibility and commitment.
In addition, in order to prevent gas accidents in the catering industry, it is also necessary to do the following:
Catering companies need to formulate a complete gas safety management system, strengthen safety training and education for employees, and ensure that employees are familiar with gas safety operating procedures.
In addition to deploying intelligent gas detectors and building gas monitoring platforms, catering companies should also increase investment in gas safety hardware facilities. Replace aging and damaged gas pipelines and equipment, use gas stoves and connecting hoses that meet national standards, and improve the safety of gas use.
Catering companies should formulate a complete gas safety accident emergency plan, regularly organize employees to conduct emergency drills, and improve employees’ emergency response capabilities. In the event of a gas leak or explosion, correct measures can be taken quickly, such as closing the main gas valve, opening doors and windows for ventilation, evacuating the scene and calling the police, etc., to minimize the loss of the accident.
Gas safety is related to the safety of life and property of thousands of households, and requires the joint participation and efforts of the whole society. The government, enterprises, social organizations and the general public should form a joint force to jointly build a gas safety protection system.
Safety is no small matter, and prevention needs to be put in place in advance. Gas safety is related to the happiness of thousands of households and social stability, and it is necessary to resolutely prevent and curb the occurrence of safety accidents. Chicheng Electric will continue to innovate, provide customers with more valuable gas safety solutions, and build a set of intelligent, scientific and safe gas safety protection systems to escort the gas safety of catering companies!
