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  • Worker lower another into a manhole using a tripod.

    Tripods: What You Need to Know Before You Buy

    Confined space entry requires a method of extraction for the entrant if they become incapacitated. Often this requirement is met by erecting a tripod over the entry point. At Pksafety...

  • Brown Petzl safety gloves with white background.

    Which Gloves are Best in Confined Spaces?

    Protecting your hands is critical when performing confined space work. But what is the best way to keep them from harm? Is there a possibility of contamination or chemical exposure...

  • Utility worker outside a manhole using ventilation.

    Hydration in Confined Spaces

    Hydration is often a forgotten element of safety in a confined space. With so many potential hazards during confined space entry, loss of water because of sweating isn't high on...

  • Worker lowering another into a manhole using a tripod.

    Entry or Rescue in an Inert Atmosphere

    Typically gases such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide are used to remove oxygen from a confined space and render it inert. Often an area is made inert in order to...

  • Utility worker with ventilation running into manhole.

    Oxygen-Rich Environment Safety

    For an oxygen-rich atmosphere, it's important to always make sure that gases expelled from the confined space through ventilation do not come into contact with internal combustion engines, flames or...

  • Worker lowering another into a manhole using a tripod.

    What's The Best Confined Space Entry Tripod?

    There are plenty of companies out there who only do the occasional confined space entry. Their definition of the best tripod will likely be very different from a company, utility,...

  • BW Honeywell MCXL gas monitor with flashing lights and white background.

    The Most Popular Personal 4-Gas Monitor

    While we sell just about every bit of safety equipment under the sun nothing is more popular at PK Safety than our gas monitors. We've been selling gas monitors since...

  • Man attaching lockout tag to outside of electrical control panel.

    The Importance of Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO)

    Large job sites have so many projects and workers operating at once, it can be difficult to maintain communication with all of them. Many accidents happen because one set of...

  • BW Quattro 4-Gas Monitor with white background

    BW Quattro 4-Gas Monitor Low Cost of Ownership

    When considering which personal gas monitors to use for your facility the long-term cost of ownership is going to be at the top of your list. Replacing sensors and hardware...