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Emergency Alarm Button (Group L)
Emergency Alarm Button (Group L)
Emergency Alarm Button (Group L)

Emergency Alarm Button (Group L)

Associated (The Hague, Netherlands, founded 1907)
Date2010-2016
Object NameAlarm Button
Mediummetal (aluminium), glass, plastic, copper, white metal, paint
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 127 × 127 × 74mm
AcquisitionPresented in 2018 by Shell UK Exploration and Production.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS095564.2
About MeOffshore platforms are basically chemical plants hundreds of kilometers off land. They are hazardous places to work and very noisy. If something goes wrong it is vital to let everyone know there is a problem.
Although there are a number of automatic safety systems on a platform these are backed up by dozens of manual trigger points are located for the warning systems. This unit was used as part of the L group on Brent Delta.
Ultrasonic Transducer
late 20th-early 21st Century