Why Do Winter Months Hold Highest Risk for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?
As a colorless, odorless gas, carbon monoxide is known as the “silent killer.” Exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide can lead to a range of health effects and illnesses,...
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PK Safety Resources
For 75 years, PK Safety has been dedicated to providing workers with the equipment and expertise that makes them safer on the job. From DIY projects to oil rig work,...
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RKI’s Fixed System Turnkey Services
PK Safety has partnered with RKI Instruments to bring you a complete done-for-you package of fixed systems gas detection — wired and wire-free — that's implemented and backed by RKI,...
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Selecting the Right Lockout Tagout Padlock
Lockout tagout procedures are designed to restrict employee access to electrical generation, hazardous energies, and other potentially dangerous equipment during routine maintenance, installation, and inspection. The lock physically prevents the...
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Highlighting the Honeywell BW Flex4 4-Gas Detector
When it comes to gas detection, Honeywell is one of the best brands out there. They pioneered a fixed-life single gas detector, created the first compact multi-gas detector with one-button...
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100th Anniversary of Fire Prevention Week
On October 8, 1871, the Great Chicago Fire occurred. The devastation killed more than 250 people, left 10,000 homeless, destroyed 17,400 structures, and burned over 2,000 acres of land. To...
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Selecting PPE for Wildfire Cleanup
Wildfires are becoming increasingly common throughout the U.S. as temperatures rise year after year and conditions become more arid. Residents, businesses, and volunteers are often responsible for cleaning up wildfire...
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How to Reduce Workplace Noise
Noise is inevitable when you’re working with heavy-duty industrial equipment. But exposure to loud noises can lead to permanent hearing loss; these noises don’t have to be deafening to damage...
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Eco-Friendly Work Gloves from MCR
More companies are aiming to make environmentally-friendly decisions to minimize the amount of natural resources used in their products and services. While consumers make choices for more sustainable options in...
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Tool Tethering: How Keeping Your Tools Secure Can Save Lives
Accidents can still happen no matter how much foresight goes into a job to prevent them. For workers working at elevated heights, that accident could be a tool suddenly falling...
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Welder’s Anthrax: A Newly Identified Deadly Disease
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have discovered a new deadly occupational hazard in the United States known...
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Brand Spotlight: GfG (Good for Gas)
Without the proper equipment, it’s difficult to know if certain atmospheric hazards like toxic gases are present because many are invisible, odorless, and tasteless. You may not even know if...
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What Makes Sandless Sandbags Better Than Traditional Sandbags?
All kinds of industries use sandbags as a flood prevention technique. But flood bags can be extremely heavy and cumbersome, each weighing around 30 pounds. Some people may be unable...
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Trends in Safety PPE
Safety is something that should be always trending. Personal protective equipment is designed to keep workers safe on the job and can be the one thing standing between a worker...
