b'August 20031001 Oakdale Road Oakdale, PA 15071 www.indsci.com Phone 412.788.4353 Fax 412.788.8353 E-mail: info@indsci.comUpper Lakes Group Setting a Fixed Course for SafetyWhen it comes totion costs.implementing an effective Upper Lakes has gas detection program,used Industrial some companies can end upScientific monitors on in rough water by usingits vessels as far back as multiple brands of gas Neuenhagen can monitors.Maintenance,remember but, he training, calibration, andexplained, the companyservice issues can gethas also tried some othermuddy, adding unnecessarybrands of portable moni-costs and lost productivity. tors on some of its ships.But for Canada\'s Upper"We had reliability and Lakes Group, which hasservice issues with navigated through suchthose other units," he problems, addressing theserecalled."When theyconcerns when selectingneeded to be serviced, their equipment has resultedthey could be out for up in smoother sailing for theirPhotobyMichaelNicholls to a few weeks before specific applications. One of several such vessels in its fleet, Upper Lakes\' Canadian Enterprise we could get them back Based out of Toronto, (above) is equipped with an Industrial Scientific fixed-point monitoring system on the job." As Upper Upper Lakes Groupto protect personnel against onboard carbon monoxide or combustible hazards. Lakes added to its operates one of the largest equipment, Neuenhagen cargo fleets on the Great Lakes andgas detection and monitoringkept service and quality the priority St. Lawrence Seaway, in addition toequipment.Neuenhagen runs a tightfor the company\'s strict cargoproviding shipbuilding, repair, andship when it comes to safety and hemonitoring program."Fast service other industrial marine services. has been instrumental in developing and reliability of the instruments were Captain Martin Neuenhagen, thean effective mix of portable and fixed- most important to us. We can not be company\'s Superintendent ofsystem monitoring equipment thatleft with ships that don\'t haveOccupational Health and Safety, isminimizes the company\'s confined monitors," he said. Working withresponsible for managing the fleet\'s space hazards as well as its gas detec- see Upper Lakes next pageiTX Tries Out for 2004 Games in Athens INSIDEPresident\'s Message 2The iTX "performedOlympic sites, Dr. Wilber A focus on satisfaction, qualityadmirably," explained rented an iTX to checkTrade Show Schedule 3Randy Wilber, Ph. D.,air quality, specifically Service News 3Senior Sport Physiologist CO, NO 2and SO 2 , atVX500 ValueAdded Rental Programfor the U.S. Olympicvarious locations in and Committee who recentlyaround Athens, the siteNew Products 4-5returned from Athens, of the 2004 games. "AirT40 Rattler, VX500 PID, Kits and moreGreece with the multi- quality is going to be anPublished Articles 6gas monitor. Part of aA problem for many large cities, issue in the central partsTraining News 6team from the Coloradoair pollution in Athens is blamed of Athens and the iTXNew confined space simulatorSprings organization for causing respiratory ailments gave us good data for tasked with addressingto residents as well as structural analysis," Randy said. International News 7environmental issues at decay to itsancientlandmarks. ATEX approvals, Singapore Servicesee Games page 3Centre opens'