How an Italian Oil & Gas
Operator Improved Safety
with Intrinsically Safe Radios

Enhanced safety with minimal disruption

Operating a three site DMR Tier 2 simulcast system, the customer needed new portable and mobile radios that could deliver on strict IS requirements and integrate seamlessly without interrupting production. Any new equipment had to:

• Support safe use in Class 1, Zone 1 environments (defined as an area in which an explosive gas atmosphere is likely to occur in normal operation)
• Meet Class 1, Division 2 certification (capable of preventing an explosion by limiting energy to non-ignition levels)
• Integrate cleanly with the existing multi vendor DMR infrastructure
• Work seamlessly with the organization’s third party dispatch platform
• Provide GPS location tracking across all sites
• Introduce as little operational downtime, training burden, or additional complexity as possible

Above all, the operator needed a solution that enhanced worker protection and ensured full safety compliance, without replacing the entire system.

Increased confidence, visibility and overall safety

By taking a consultative approach, Tait and JESCOM Europe delivered a solution aligned to the customer’s specific operational needs, job roles, and safety obligations.

Workers now have greater confidence knowing their radios will perform reliably—whether during routine tasks or critical incidents with features such as:

• Dedicated emergency controls

• Man Down alerts that automatically notify dispatch if a worker is incapacitated

• Location-based response, allowing help to be sent quickly and accurately

These capabilities have strengthened the operator’s ability to respond to emergencies, reduce incident impact, and maintain compliance with hazardous area safety standards.

In addition to enhanced safety for workers, the organization has also gained:

• Improved situational visibility across all sites

• More efficient coordination between field teams and dispatch

• Reduced risk associated with equipment failure or communication loss

The future is open with Tait

The success of this deployment shows how standards-based solutions give organizations the flexibility to evolve their communications environment without locking themselves into a single vendor.

With a robust, interoperable Intrinsically Safe radio fleet now in place, the operator benefits from safer workflows, faster emergency response, and clearer, more reliable communication across hazardous environments.

The project demonstrates how Tait’s open standards approach and IS expertise support oil and gas facilities in meeting strict safety requirements, while maximizing the value of their existing infrastructure.