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Safety and Safety Systems
News Release from: Oriel Systems | Subject: Vito
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2005
Vito enables 24hour video monitoring of
BP sites
Oriel Systems have been awarded the contract for the supply and integration of CCTV and remote monitoring and control systems into the BP Driver Controlled Delivery system at all BP LPG sites
Oriel Systems have been awarded the contract for the supply and integration of CCTV and remote monitoring and control systems into the BP Driver Controlled Delivery system at all BP LPG sites throughout the UK This was only possible due to their ground breaking Video Intelligent Telemetry Outstations (Vito) installed at each site
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 26 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The problem that BP had was that their 13 LPG filling terminals sites were all 24/7 operations and the Health and Safety Executive insisted on 2 people being present at all times to oversee the filling operations.
Some days there may not be a single tanker pulling in to refuel and yet there would still need to be 2 BP staff on site.
Over all of the BP sites this amounted to 26 staff that would have to be employed and also paid overtime (with unsociable shift allowances) although in many cases these staff may not actually be required.
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Oriel Systems PC based Control and Monitoring software system was installed at both the Central Control Station located in Scotland (from which all Vitos could be controlled and monitored) and at each site for the local Vito.
Upon a tanker arriving out of hours, a voice communications channel between the filling site and the Central Control Station will open.
As soon as this communications link is opened up the screen for the individual site automatically appears in the foreground on the PC.
From the overview screen the Central Control operator grants the tanker driver the required permissions to commence re-fuelling operations and a "time band" is allocated to him.
During this "time band" all the critical and emergency systems such as the fire pump and deluge system are running non-stop.
Once the "time band" has been exceeded the system will automatically shut down necessitating another "time band" to be allocated and permissions to be repeated.
At all times, two cameras, one fixed the other moveable via on screen controls follow every move the tanker driver makes.
If he were to fall and injure himself this would be picked up immediately and the necessary action initiated and the operation automatically shut down.
Although CCTV is commonplace these days, the difference was that BP wanted a system that allowed their remotely sited operators to view their own sites on their standard office PC and also that the filling operations at each of the remote sites could be viewed over the BP high speed Wide Area Network from any location around the country just by plugging a laptop into the nearest standard telephone connection point and accessing the relevant password protected pages.
This gave BP the flexibility that they needed at this time, with the option to move the Control Centre to another location at a later date without incurring additional expense.
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