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What are the best safety glasses? The short answer: Any pair that you or your workers will actually wear. First, a riddle: why don’t starfish wear sunglasses? Aside from any personal reasons, starfish don’t have eyes. Yes, that's the end of the joke. Worker's eyes are fragile and unlike hair, fingernails, or skin, cannot be regrown. At least not yet. Until then, proper eye safety is critical for everyone working with power tools, or working in an industrial capacity. Until modern sci …

Sometimes noise gets to be too much, and when it does, Moldex's Pura-Fit Foam Earplugs offer heavy-duty noise reduction. In fact, their level 33 Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) is the highest level of protection you can get. Normally you'd use a product like this to dampen the noise produced by jet engines or pneumatic hammers, but I like to use them to block out annoying household noises like gardening equipment. It should go without saying, then, that you can use these in a broad rang …

A while back, my car broke down as I was driving through tule fog in California's San Joaquin Valley. As I sat on the shoulder waiting for help, I wondered if the huge 18-wheelers on the freeway - let alone the tow truck I had called - would be able to see me. Not a good place to be! So after I straightened things out and got home, I looked into getting some signal lights for my car. I had a few big musts. The lights had to be super dependable, easy to mount on my trunk, and tough as he …

You probably don't think of your knees unless they give you trouble. But if your job involves a lot of kneeling, you need to think ahead. Continuous pressure on your knees is a risk factor for chronic injuries like prepatellar bursitis and cartilage damage. Thankfully prevention is easy: get padding! Chances are if you ask around about knee padding, you'll run into someone who is fanatical about ErgoKneel pads. This brand has a cult following for several reasons, but m …

Capital Safety is recalling a series of Protecta Y-shaped lanyards produced between July 2010 and October 31, 2011. The snap hook attached to the back D-ring on these models has a flaw that could potentially cause it to fail and separate from the D-ring. Though no injuries resulting from the problem have been reported, we strongly suggest discontinuing use of all affected products and returning them to Capital Safety for a replacement. The following products are affected: 1340141: …

These great headphones have three main objectives: to sound good, to keep good sound in, and to keep bad sound out. Many headphones on the market these days don't adequately dampen background noise, and as a consequence people often blast the volume and unwittingly damage their hearing. And here at PK Safety, we are against that type of behavior. The good news is that Howard Leight's Sync Stereo Headphones can counter even the worst noise pollution you'll ever encounter. That's be …

We get this question regularly. The answer is as unique as the person calling. Typically, the customer has tried a few drug store variety earplugs, so I usually recommend disposable foam ear plugs. These offer the most noise reduction of any ear protector and are more compact than any earmuff, which is critical for comfort. But not all foam earplugs are created equal. There are two important factors to consider, and they have a direct impact on comfort: the size (diameter) of the e …

There is nothing worse than getting yourself all decked out for a job—sorting your ropes out, tying off and donning your harness (preferably in the right order)—hitting the work site only to realize it’s covered by a cloud of mosquitoes. Bugs are an unavoidable force of nature, a constant threat of irritation and distraction, as well as a genuine health hazard. So when you’re on the job, insect repellant can be a lifesaver, making the difference between getting a job done, going home an …

Hi. This is Rick Pedley, President of PK Safety Supply. Our blog is a way to share our knowledge of work safety issues as well as some of the responses we give to customers on questions about the products they use.  Hopefully you will find something of interest. Feel free to comment! I have been in the business of selling safety products for over 30 years.  Safety is our only business, and we get a lot inquiries. With the help of the PK Safety staff, we'll be publishing articl …