Respirator for Smoke: What Is the Best Mask for Wildfire Smoke?
As the AB1124 California Bill goes into effect, we’re taking a moment to talk about what employers should look for in a respirator or face mask. The bill requires employers...
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California State Assembly Bill AB1124
California has just passed a new bill that would require employers in the state to provide their workers with respirators during a wildfire while working outdoors. This comes after California...
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How to Stay Safe During and After Wildfires
California has a history of wildfires caused by windstorms blowing trees into power lines. This year, multiple wind-driven wildfires moving through California have affected thousands of people living and working...
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Northern California Wildfires: How to Protect Yourself From Smoke and Poor Air Quality
The death toll from wildfires ravaging across Northern California has reached 23, and hundreds are reported missing. According to CNN, the director of Cal Fire, Ken Pimlott, expects the number...
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How Do the New OSHA Crystalline Silica Rules Affect Construction Companies?
Crystalline silica is a common mineral that is found in materials that construction workers deal with every day – such as roads, buildings, and sidewalks. It is a common component...
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PK Safety's Top 5 Paired Safety Products for Cinco De Mayo 2017
Let the Cinco de Mayo festivities begin early! Find your sombreros, grab some amigos, and shop our top 5 must-have safety products, perfectly paired for your easy everyday protection.Pair 1:...
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What Respirator Is Right For You?
When it comes to choosing the right respirator or dust mask, it all comes down to the job you're trying to tackle. To be safe, you should always consider using...
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Black Friday Savings on Safety Equipment
The great thing about the PK Safety Black Friday specials is you don't have to stand in line in the dark. Or miss your family meal. There will be no...
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Industrial SCBA in Refrigeration Plants
Companies that have significant stores of ammonia or even waste treatment plants with chlorine run the risk of serious hazards if things go from all is normal to all heck...
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Venting Paint and Varnish Fumes - Best Blowers
As a guy who has lost a fair amount of brain cells to paint and varnish vapors I know better than most that many projects aren't properly ventilated. (Yes I...
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OSHA Certified Airline Respirator Protection
"OSHA certified" is a bit of a misnomer. OSHA produces the standards which personal protective equipment must meet, but the organization doesn't certify equipment. The Allegro air line respiratory systems,...
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Best Respirator Combo for that Decaying Human Corpse Smell
At PK Safety we're here to help. There are lots of different jobs out there, and they all have their special requirements. This week we had a couple questions that...
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Full and Half-Face Respirator Mask from Moldex
Ebola was exciting wasn't it? I'm not talking about the terrible disease that some African countries are still struggling with. I'm talking about those amazing news reports getting everybody all...
