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PK Safety: Elite/Platinum Authorized Partner of Honeywell Gas Detection Products
We’re thrilled to announce our new status as an Elite/Platinum authorized distributor of Honeywell gas detection products. This alliance underscores our shared commitment to offering best-in-class gas detection equipment, giving customers easier access to the most innovative safety solutions. This exclusive designation allows us to offer you a broader range of Honeywell safety solutions and expert support.Honeywell’s legacy of innovation, along with PK Safety’s experience of over 75 years in wor
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Dec 21st 2023
Gas Clip Technologies Shaking Up the Gas Monitor Industry
There's a new kid on the block, and not everyone is happy to welcome them.
Gas Clip Technologies gas monitors have been around since 2009 and these days they're starting to compete with the big guys like BW Honeywell and Draeger. While they don't have the track record of reliability these companies enjoy, Gas Clip does offer prices and features that put them into the conversation when it's time for your company to purchase new equipment. For instance, their Single Gas Clip H2S Monitor i
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Mar 10th 2016
Five Reasons To Love the BW Quattro Gas Monitor
Ideal for real-time monitoring of hazardous gases in confined space work, BW Honeywell's
GasAlert Quattro is a four-gas monitor that's easy to love. It's not apparent at first, but our five reasons will have you falling head over heels.
Full-sized Sensors
Generally speaking, full-size sensors last longer than their smaller counterparts. While the Quattro won't win prizes for its physical dimensions, it is packed with four sensors for full spectrum gas monitoring. Now think abou
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Oct 9th 2015
The Most Popular Personal 4-Gas Monitor
While we sell just about every bit of safety equipment
under the sun nothing is more popular at PK Safety than our gas monitors. We've been selling gas monitors since they were the size of a shoe box (some of them still are). Over the past few years one monitor - the GasAlert Micro Clip XL - has emerged over the years as the clear favorite for personal 4-gas monitoring.
The XL is actually the latest version of the Micro Clip XT. BW continues to improve the functions and battery life
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Feb 22nd 2015
Gas Detector Bump Test: Bump Testing and Calibration of your Gas Monitors
Gas monitors need regular calibration and bump testing if you want to be sure they are working properly. Like a guitar, monitors can drift out of tune. You've got a couple of choices to get it working properly. And as everyone who owns a gas monitor knows - whether it's a multi-gas monitor like the GasAlert Micro Clip XT, or a single-gas monitor like the
Gas Clip Technologies H2S Monitor - a quick bump test before using it to protect your life is an excellent, and highly recommen
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Jan 14th 2015
Best H2S Monitor: The Best Single Gas H2S Monitors
If your company is searching for personal hydrogen sulfide (H2S) single gas monitors, here's a quick run-down of the best disposable monitors on the market. We find there are two basic groups of people buying portable single gas monitors, those who want the best price and those who want the best monitor for a discount.
The reigning champion of these devices in the inexpensive group is still the
BW Clip from BW Honeywell. This lightweight device has a standard measuring range of 0-100
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Dec 19th 2014
A Brief History of Gas Detection
It's always tough to be the new guy on the crew. But it used to be far worse. As fuel requirements started soaring during the industrial revolution, exposure to dangerous
methane gas increased. Since it's odorless, the standard operating procedure was to send the new guy down with a lit torch and a wet blanket draped over them. Small pockets would ignite, and big pockets would necessitate a new volunteer.
The next stage in the evolution of gas detection was the famous canary in a coa
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Nov 19th 2014
Choosing a Confined Space Gas Detector?
What Kind of Confined Space Gas Detector Do I Need?
Before entering a confined space, workers need to check the environment to make sure it is safe. Confined spaces often harbor toxic or explosive gasses. They may also be lacking in oxygen. Gas detectors serve as a first line of defense in determining the safety of an environment.
The most important feature to look for in a confined space gas detector is 4 gas detection. This means it can detect and measure CO2, O2, H2S and combusti
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Oct 31st 2014
Confined Space Entry – What to Take When You Go
There are some tools and equipment that anyone performing confined space entry must have to ensure the safety of their workers. Whether your company has determined that confined space procedures need to be developed for your on-site hazards, or if you are a contractor performing a one-time job, equipment such as a gas detector, ventilation fan, harness, tripod and winch will be essential for you or your worker’s safety.
Gas monitors are used to test the atmosphere before entry into the conf
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Sep 19th 2014
BW Honeywell Parts and Accessories - All Of Them
We've always carried a great selection of
gas monitors from BW Honeywell. And we've always had the important related items like the MicroDock II Docking Stations. We've even had loads of sensors and accessories. But now we have all of them.
That's right. Everything. The whole gas-detecting enchilada. Everything you've ever wanted from BW Honeywell pertaining to the monitors we sell is now available on our site. Every
hydrophobic pump filter, every set of replacement screws for you
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Jun 18th 2014