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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Pieces of the Confined Space Entry Puzzle
Nearly every type of industrial site has confined spaces - manholes with plumbing, or sheds that house pumps or generators. These are areas where the atmosphere may become toxic or...
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BW Honeywell Factory-Trained Gas Monitor Know-It-Alls
Before we upgraded our facilities, sent our tech guys to Level 3 BW Honeywell gas monitor training, and increased our factory-direct parts supply to become a BW Factory Authorized Service...
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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...
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Have a Confined Space Rescue Plan - Most Folks Don't
Just after you have ordered your fall protection equipment (hopefully from pksafety.com) is the perfect time to update your rescue plan.  What? You don’t have a rescue plan? Well, you...
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Electrical Worker Fall Safety Regulation Changes in 2014
This past spring OSHA updated their safety regulations for electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution. The compliance deadline for most of these new rules as they relate to fall protection...
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Product Review: BW Honeywell Gas Alert Max XT II 4 Gas Monitor
The BW GasAlert Max XT II is a humdinger of a detector, both for its ease of usage and reasonable price. In my opinion, this is the best gas detector...
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Best H2S Monitor: The Best Single Gas H2S Monitors
If your company is searching for personal hydrogen sulfide (H2S) single gas monitors, here's a quick run-down of the best disposable monitors on the market. We find there are two...
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Safety in Manholes
Everyone knows a few things that make manholes dangerous: alligators, phantom of the opera, and C.H.U.D.s, to name a few. You’re on your own when it comes to those things,...
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What Does P100 Mean?
Respirator filters are rated according to how much particulate matter they can reliably block. A P100 rating is the highest for personal respiratory protection. As long as your mask fits...
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Why We Carry Petzl Gear
Gravity is a harsh mistress. In a confined space, she truly plays for keeps. Petzl, a French company started by cave explorers and mountain climbers, understands the dangers of confined...
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Working in the Storm - Clothing and Equipment to Stay Safe
Every storm leaves work to be done. Sometimes that work needs to take place at night. It's typically important, dangerous, and soggy. At PK Safety we've got everything you need...
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How to Measure Confined Space Gases
Gas measurement is without a doubt the most important part of confined space safety. Do it right, and you and your crew go home at the end of the day—do...
