• Gloves: Finding the Right Fit

    Gloves: Finding the Right Fit

    Our Ansell Hyflex gloves are some our our most popular safety gloves. They are not only tough but flexible, offering more dexterity than your usual safety glove. I recently got...

  • How to Know When to Replace Your PPE Gear

    How to Know When to Replace Your PPE Gear

    When using fall protection, even if you have the appropriate protection for your setup, it is important to know when to replace your gear. I recently got a question asking...

  • Filters and Lead Fumes

    Filters and Lead Fumes

    I recently got a question about what type of filters should be used for a very interesting project. Although few of my readers will probably have the same exact application,...

  • Selecting The Right Kind of Fall Protection

    Selecting The Right Kind of Fall Protection

    On any job where you are going to be working off of the ground, it is important to consider fall protection. Having the right type of fall protection gear can...

  • 6001 Organic Vapor Cartridge

    6001 Organic Vapor Cartridge

    I recently had a customer ask me about what organic vapor cartridges would be appropriate for his job. Let's explore the options. I have a 1/2 mask 3M 7500 respirator...

  • Fall Protection and HVAC Maintenance

    Fall Protection and HVAC Maintenance

    Hi, my last post about fall distance brought me a related question, and I thought the answer I gave might be of interest to the rest of our readers. What...

  • Fall Distance and the Self Retracting Lifeline

    Fall Distance and the Self Retracting Lifeline

    I had an interesting inquiry from an overseas customer about the fall distance when using a self retracting lifeline. This was an instance where the technical nature of the question...

  • Leather Drivers Gloves

    Leather Drivers Gloves

    I was updating the descriptions on some of our leather drivers gloves, and I was reminded of how versatile and useful this product is. These days the majority of our...

  • Asbestos: The Miracle Mineral

    Asbestos: The Miracle Mineral

    One of our most persistent lines of inquiry has to do with Asbestos in the home. As an avid Do-It-Yourselfer, this has been a subject of interest to me for...

  • E6000 Glue Respirator Question

    E6000 Glue Respirator Question

    We get questions from users about the use of safety equipment in real world situations all the time. One of the things I’d like to do from time to time...

  • Protecting Yourself from Sun Damage on the Job

    Protecting Yourself from Sun Damage on the Job

    Since sunscreen seems more and more essential these days, I thought it would be good to review some thoughts about protecting yourself from solar radiation. This has been a popular...

  • Welcome to the PK Safety Blog

    Welcome to the PK Safety Blog

    Hi. This is Rick Pedley, President of PK Safety Supply. Our blog is a way to share our knowledge of work safety issues as well as some of the responses...