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ASSE 2018 Tradeshow

Join us at ASSE 2018

Come visit us at ASSE 2018, Booth #434 for a look at some of our NEW confined space safety products. The show is being held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center located at 900 E Market Street in San Antonio, Texas. Once you arrive at our booth, you will have the opportunity to demo our SafeAir LadderTM and Confined Space Inspection Camera System.

Confined Space Inspection System 

The best way to avoid hazards and the related expense of a confined space entry is to avoid the entry in the first place. The Confined Space Inspection System is designed just for this purpose. Instead of sending a person into the confined space, the system sits on top of the manway and the camera is lowered inside. The range of motion and 40x optical zoom functionality of the system allows for a thorough inspection of the entire interior. The system also includes our WalkAbout DVR which permits video and still images to be recorded.

SafeAir Ladder SystemTM (Patent Pending)

If you must enter a confined space use our SafeAir LadderTM to ensure a safe entry. The SafeAir LadderTM is designed to perform a secondary test as well as monitor and report environmental conditions inside of a confined space prior to an individual making an entry.

A gas metering sensor is mounted to the base of the ladder and is designed to be inserted into a confined space. The top of the ladder mounts onto the manway and has an integrated alarm console, which remains outside the space. The console offers a visual (Red LED – Hazardous Environment, Yellow LED – indeterminate state or malfunction, Green LED – Environment Safe) and audible indication of atmospheric conditions as communicated from the metering sensor at the base of the ladder. When activated and inserted into a confined space the ladder can alert a worker prior to entry, (and management), that the atmosphere inside of the space is or is not suitable to sustain human life.

For more information or a free product demonstration, please don’t hesitate to reach out by phone: (631) 434-1370, email: info@zistos.com or website: www.zistos.com.  We look forward to hearing from you.

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Tanker Inspection System – Confined Space Safety

Bob-Tanker-Inspection-IMG_1435TankerInspection-B6_1329-Bullets-whitebkgrdThe Zistos Tanker Inspection System (IAD-TIPZ40-B6) that lets you visually assess conditions inside the tanker. The system allows you to identify hidden hazards and inspect for problems such as: structural issues, residual heel, vermin, foreign objects and more – so NO confined space entry is required!

Rail tankers and tanker trucks – are confined spaces that pose significant risks. Confined space entries result in over 11,000 accidents and nearly 100 deaths each year. In addition to the human toll, the cost to companies can be staggering.

This uniquely-configured video pole camera inspection system is inserted into a hatch, as shown above. It allows the pole camera to stay situated on the man-way, without the need for the operator to support its weight in position.

The system utilizes a self-illuminating, high-powered 40X zoom camera positioned at a right angle on the end of a pole. The camera can rotate 360° in a horizontal plane and pivots forward, back, left and right for a full range of motion. Images are viewed on a 5.6” LCD display that can record live video or still images to an SD card, or transmitted via WiFi to a network or smartphone for later review.

For more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out by phone: (631) 434-1370, email: info@zistos.com or website: www.zistos.com.  We look forward to hearing from you.

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Rail/Truck Tanker Inspection System


The Zistos Truck/Rail Tanker Inspection System (IAD-TIPZ40-B6) with built in DVR is designed for food, beverage and chemical processing companies to inspect and document the inside of rail, truck tankers or any processing tank prior to filling and without the need to enter into a confined space!

Our systems are used to look for foreign objects, corrosion, basic hygienic conditions, mold, vermin, and other contaminants.  When these camera systems are inserted into these spaces, you can look at impellers, liners, little voids that might have residue build up from previous operations that can cause contamination. The system can facilitate a proper visual inspection to ensure that the tank interior is in a hygienic state prior to filling with product.

The system can also be used to inspect tanks for mandated inspection procedures that happen on an annual or bi-annual basis and look for pitting, cracks, corrosion and other structural issues.

The kit includes one self-illuminating, low light 40:1 optical zoom color camera, a telescoping 6 foot T-Pole pole designed to straddle the tanker car hatch and allows a 360° view of all areas inside of a tanker car to be visually assessed for problems. The kit also includes our standard 5.6” LCD WalkAbout DVR display that can record live video or still images to an SD card for later review.

The benefit of our system is it facilitates these inspections which are safe and easy to accomplish, thus improving quality and at the same time improving safety.  Documenting the inspection will help prove cleanliness should anything go awry further in the supply chain.

Please watch our video so that we can show you how to increase safety, reduce operating costs and liability by conducting a thorough visual inspection of the inside of the tank without the need to make a confined space entry.

For more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out by phone: (631) 434-1370, email: info@zistos.com or website: www.zistos.com.  We look forward to hearing from you.

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Portable Network Surveillance Camera Interview

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The Zistos Portable Network Surveillance Camera provides encrypted, wireless IP-based video surveillance. It is a self-contained, battery-operated, wireless network camera in a single, rugged, weatherproof, carry case with wheels and handle for easy transportation. It includes a rechargeable battery, telescoping pole (up to 78″ high), and infrared camera that can be remotely controlled to pan, tilt and zoom (18x Optical). No external power or wires are needed for its operation and images can be viewable on a PC or laptop.  The system allows for up to 6 PNSCs in a circuit.

It can be rapidly deployed anywhere and the system can be set up in less than five minutes. The PNSC is suitable for a wide range of applications including surveillance, border security, disaster management, and industrial site safety/security.  The system also features a motion activation alarm that when movement occurs within an area of interest (say a front door) this alarm will go off on your laptop, alerting you to the motion.

There are three different base options for the PNSC and they include, WiFi, MESH and Cellular.  The WiFi based PNSC uses a basic WiFi connection and connects to a PC/Laptop display.

The MESH based system uses a dual band radio. It still uses a WiFi connection to outside devices but it also uses a secondary mesh based transmitter to communicate with the other camera systems in the network. This makes the network more robust and can correct for network camera transmission problems dynamically as they occur.

The cellular PNSC is the most intriguing of all.  This system can be accessed from anywhere there is a cellular signal.  For example, you could be in New York with the laptop and your PNSC set up could be in California and you could still control and see the video as if you were right next to it.

The PNSC can be a valuable tool for many first responder, security and tactical missions. The PNSC can increase situational awareness in a dynamic fashion. It can allow an operator to remotely view scenes in the field where no other security or infrastructure assets exist.

For more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out by phone: (631) 434-1370, email: info@zistos.com or website: www.zistos.com.  We look forward to hearing from you.

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Internal Inspection of Tanker Trailers/Rail Tankers

The System

Safely Inspect the Interior of Tanker Trucks and Rail Tankers

Designed to perform a safe visual inspection of the interior of a tanker trailer or rail tanker car for hygienic conditions, foreign objects, cracks and corrosion without the need for a confined space entry.  The system utilizes a self-illuminating, high power 40X optical zoom camera positioned at a right angle on the end of the pole. The camera can rotate 360° in a horizontal plane and pivots forward, back, left and right for a full range of motion. Images are viewed on a 5.6” LCD display that can record live video or still images to an SD card, or transmitted via WiFi to a network or smartphone for later review.

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Optional Accessories

Barcode Scanner (WBS)

img_1286-003thumbnailOur Wireless Barcode Scanner can help identify the archived video inspection files by superimposing the tanker ID along with the date and time on the images. The tanker ID time/date stamp on the recorded video file provides proof that the tanker was in a suitable state to accept product on a specific time and date.

Valve Inspection Camera (VIC-2)

img_1295-003thumbnail This camera can be used to inspect pipes and valve assemblies on rail or truck tankers transporting bulk liquids to ensure proper operation, hygienic conditions and the absence of residue from previous loads. The 2-foot, self-illuminating, semi rigid gooseneck pole can maintain a desired position to generate a video image of the area of interest. The entire assembly is ruggedly built and the full camera assembly is submersible.