Best Mask for Asbestos: What is the Best Asbestos Respirator?
People often ask us about asbestos-rated respirators. Everyone knows airborne asbestos, even in small quantities, is scary stuff. It can be very damaging to the lungs and is known to...
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The Three Most Important Mold Cleanup Safety Precautions
Mold doesn't need much to get started. Supplied with a little moisture and some warmth it's very hard to completely eradicate once it gets started. In situations where there are...
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How Often Should You Replace Your Dust Mask?
First of all, a dust mask is has a single strap that goes over the head and provides very little protection from particles and debris in the air. They're also...
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Fertilizer Plant Explosion Poses Serious Air Safety Issues
The deadly explosion of the West Fertilizer Plant in West, Texas is still in the search and rescue stages, but serious air quality risks may now be affecting local residents...
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Moldex Mold and Asbestos Protection
Some of the more dangerous particles to breath into your lungs are mold spores and asbestos particles. If you are working in areas with either of these factors, as a...
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Sensitivity Test for Mask Fitting: How to Administer a Respirator Fit Test
It's an employer's responsibility to fit test workers with the respirators used on their job sites. Most folks don't think about this unless they are in highly regulated fields. But...
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Types of Respirator Cartridges: Which 3M Cartridge is Right for My Job?
We have lots of folks who call us asking which is the correct 3M respirator cartridge for their job. It's not always easy to know. 3M alone has more than...
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What is the Best Respirator for Epoxy Application?
The Bay Area abounds with many wonderful old things. Vintage boats and Victorian era houses are two that often end up benefiting from a product called penetrating epoxy. For the...
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Refinery Fire Shows Need for Home Respirator Protection
We've all heard tests of the emergency broadcast system over the TV and radio. The long monotone and subsequent beeps of digital information being transmitted are generally followed by an...
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Lead Tests for the Home: Do They Work?
Just about everyone understands that physical contact with lead is bad for you. It's a serious health hazard for adults and it's an even more serious hazard for children. It...
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Hoarders TV Show Doesn't Provide Good Protective Clothing Cues
There are lots of things you'll see on TV that you should stay away from personally. A recent re-run that made us shake our collective heads was the lung protection...
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What DIY Homeowners Need to Know About Asbestos Removal
We get lots of people contacting us wanting to know how to properly remove asbestos from their homes. The questions, and our answers, generally center around removal of asbestos from...
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How to Choose the Right Size Respirator
One of the most frequent questions about the respirators we carry at pksafety.com is what size to buy. All our respirators come in small, medium or large, and most first-time...
