The Importance of Air Monitoring for Confined Space
The first of a two-part series on confined space gas monitoring: Unlike a raging river or pounding surf, the dangers of confined spaces are often silent and unseen. Unless a...
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An Affordable 4-Gas Monitor With Extended Battery Life
We live in the real world here at PK Safety. We know you need to fulfill OSHA requirements for 4-gas monitors for workers performing confined space entry. We also know...
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PELs (Permissible Exposure Limits) - Are You Taking the Right Readings?
When isolating or ventilating a permit-required confined space, it is critical that a competent person on your team take meter readings with a 4-gas monitor for oxygen (O2), toxic gases...
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Bump Test Gas Cylinder: How Many Bump Tests Do I Get From a Cylinder of Gas?
A good customer (all our customers are good, of course) recently asked us to figure out exactly how many bump tests they would get from a 58L of NIST Traceable...
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Non-Permit Confined Space (NPCS) vs. Permit Required Confined Space (PRCS)
The simple definition of a confined space is an area that is large enough for a worker to enter and work, but that is tough to get in and out...
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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...
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BW Honeywell Factory-Trained Gas Monitor Know-It-Alls
Before we upgraded our facilities, sent our tech guys to Level 3 BW Honeywell gas monitor training, and increased our factory-direct parts supply to become a BW Factory Authorized Service...
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Getting The Right Gas Monitor For Your Company
Gas detection is serious business no matter what type of work you do. Your company may not need the level of protection a petroleum production facility requires, but every company...
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Silent and Deadly, Proper Gas Detection Saves Lives
I’m fascinated about the basics of atmospheric monitoring, how to change the air in a confined space by supplying ventilation, and effective uses of ducting. Aren’t you? Relying solely on...
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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...
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New Alarm Point Settings on RKI Portable H2S Monitors
Recently RKI Instruments sent out a notice explaining a change to their alarm settings on Eagle 2, GX-2009, and GX-2012 monitors. In order to comply with new industry standards developed...
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Draeger Pac 3500 and Pac 7000 Monitors Really Are Different
Draeger has created some of the most widely used and accurate industrial gas detection devices in history. But many of the single-gas units look exactly alike. What are the differences...
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Which Gas Cylinder Regulator Do I Need For My Gas Monitor?
All gas monitors need to be bump tested, even if they don't require calibration. (Yes, that goes for you guys with single gas disposable monitors too.) To test your monitor...
