3 WAYS CONFINED SPACE DRONE INSPECTIONS ARE SUPERIOR TO TRADITIONAL METHODS

 

3 WAYS CONFINED SPACE DRONE INSPECTIONS ARE SUPERIOR TO TRADITIONAL METHODS

TRADITIONAL INSPECTION

An industrial asset can be anything from a tank or boiler to a pipeline, crane rail, or clearwell. These assets are critical to a company’s operations and need to be regularly maintained and inspected. Asset inspections, especially those of permit-required confined spaces, are one of the most dreaded responsibilities facility and safety managers deal with on a frequent basis. These types of inspections are costly and come with significant safety concerns. Inspections are a time-consuming, dangerous, and expensive process for almost any company, but a critical one. Depending on the asset, facility managers will be required to prepare hours of paperwork, erect scaffolding, and suspend their employees precariously with ropes and bosun chairs. Cutting corners can be detrimental as this often leads to failing assets, serious employee injury, and extensive fines.

What if the inspection process didn’t have to be such a hassle? Forward-looking companies have embraced new technology such as specialized drones for their confined space inspections. Let’s take a look at 3 major ways confined space drone inspections are superior to traditional inspection methods.

Drone inspecting confined space

1. MAKE SAFETY A PRIORITY

Employee safety is a mission-critical aspect of any company’s operations. In confined space inspection, visual data-capture by an unmanned UAV replaces the need for human entry in environments that pose risks to health and safety.

2. COMPLETE INSPECTIONS FASTER

Downtime of your asset can be a huge hit to your bottom line. Traditional inspection by human entry is cumbersome and time-consuming. By using drones for visual data-capture, you eliminate the need for:

  • Scaffolding
  • Rope Access & Bosun Chairs
  • Confined Space Rescue (CSR) Teams
  • Paperwork & Procedures for Human Entry

3. COST SAVINGS YOU’LL APPRECIATE

Using drones for confined space data-capture allows companies to inspect their assets more efficiently, with much fewer procedures and obstacles. By eliminating the need for scaffolding, CSR teams, and confined space entry procedures, companies can save money while improving their inspection operations.

It’s not a matter of if drones will become the status quo in confined space inspection, it’s a matter of when.

Drone in action

Ready to get started?

CSDI Group has the technology and expertise to help you migrate to the safer, more cost-effective world of drone inspections. For a complementary assessment, contact us today.

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Confined Space Drone Inspection, UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Permit-Required Confined Spaces, Innovations, Inspection Drones, Confined Space Inspection

 

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