End-of-Year Safety Deals You Don’t Want to Miss
Bundle, Save, and Stock Up Before This PPE is Gone As the year winds down, one thing stays the same: keeping your team safe is non-negotiable. But rising costs, tight...
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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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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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Certified Anchorage vs. Non-Certified Anchorage
Fall protection needs an anchorage that is capable of holding in the event of a fall. Makes sense. But how do you know if a certain point is beefy enough...
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Which Are The Best Tower Climbing Harnesses?
Your harness is a pillar of your fall protection equipment. Picking the right one depends on the type of work you do, how often you do it, and what your...
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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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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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Protect Your Hands With HexArmor
The most common injury among all construction and industrial workers is a hand injury. Makes perfect sense. Our hands are the tools we use most often. And we've all probably...
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Roles and Responsibilities for Permit-Required Confined Space Entrants
For safe entry of a permit-required confined space (PRCS), OSHA designates roles for key persons involved in the procedure. Workers trained in these responsibilities are the only ones who should...
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Inspection of Fall Safety Equipment by a Competent Person
If you're working in site maintenance, oil and gas production, or other large facilities, you likely have loads of fall protection equipment that requires periodic inspection by a competent person....
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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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D-Ring Extenders and Harness Safety
D-ring extensions allow easier access to the dorsal D-ring without having to go through the yoga contortions sometimes required to hook up your fall protection, but these extensions are not...
