Developing Product Expertise at PK Safety
Over the past 70 years, PK Safety has built a good reputation as being a trusted provider of high-quality occupational safety products, superior customer service, and factory-authorized services. How did...
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Radiation Suit: Do You Need a Hazmat Suit for Radiation?
While we intend the information below to be helpful, please note that our staff is not trained to discuss chemical or nuclear warfare. These are industrial products and not appropriate...
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Prevent Lung Cancer with the Proper Safety Equipment
By Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and we want to remind you about the hidden dangers of asbestos. It is estimated...
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How to Choose a HazMat Suit
When working on jobs in hazardous environments with particles and chemicals, having a hazmat suit is often extremely important. One of the top brands of hazmat suits, Tyvek® by DuPont,...
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The Importance Of Using Proper Protective Equipment While Performing Asbestos Abatement Projects
By Alison Grimes, Health Advocate, MAA Center Although there are federal and state laws in place to restrict the use of asbestos in products and materials, the dangerous carcinogen has...
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Avoid Heat-Stress Related Injury and Non-Compliance
By NSA Marketing team What is Heat-Stress? Heat stress refers to the body’s inability to perform its natural cooling process, resulting in a failure to regulate body temperature. This can...
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How to Choose a Respirator and Other Personal Protection for Painting Jobs
Choosing the right respirator and protective clothing for your painting project depends on numerous factors. The most important being the type of paint that will be used (solvent-based, water-based or...
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How to Easily Protect Yourself With ANSI Compliant High Visibility Gear
If you or your employees are working in conditions with low light or poor visibility and are not wearing appropriate high visibility clothing, the risk of being struck my moving...
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Valuable Tips for Effective Mold Remediation
Mold remediation is the process of removing mold and repairing mold-related damage in buildings. There are two important things to remember when dealing with mold: it is easier to prevent...
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Do You Have A Permit-Required Confined Space Checklist?
Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS) entry requires specialized equipment. That equipment needs to be on-site and close at hand in case of an emergency. Creating checklists of all the items that...
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Ebola Protection With PPE in Short Supply
We get so many questions these days about how best to protect families from Ebola. We all know even basic protective clothing is in short supply because of the worldwide...
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Earthquake Preparedness Tools
EARTHQUAKE! “A well my hands are shaky and my knees are weak I can't seem to stand on my own two feet Who do you thank when you have such...
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How To Safely Remove Contaminated PPE Clothing
In order to get out of your protective clothing without subjecting yourself to the materials you've been so careful to avoid, field decontamination procedures should be followed carefully. This process...
