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Oxygen Sensor for Refrigeration: Ensuring Safety and Efficiency
Maintaining optimal temperature and humidity is a crucial aspect of refrigeration. But what about air itself? While often overlooked, the oxygen levels within refrigerated spaces play a significant role in both safety and efficiency.
Refrigeration units, essential for preserving food and other perishables, harbor potential hazards compromising personnel safety and equipment integrity. This makes an O2 meter vital, proactively (and silently) mitigating these risks and optimizing refrigeratio
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Mar 7th 2024
Key Features to Consider When Choosing a Gas Detector for Your Needs
Wireless systems with fleet monitoring capabilities. Multi-gas detection with diffusion sampling. Smart sensors with data storage. Automated bump testing.
The advancements in gas detection technology have made it easier to make smarter and safer decisions to mitigate potentially perilous situations. But while these may have taken away much of the guesswork in ensuring more secure working environments, they may have also made choosing the appropriate device for your needs a more complicated pro
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Feb 26th 2024
Gas Detector Accessories: Enhancing Performance and Usability With Docking Stations and Hibernation Cases
Over the years, the advancements in gas detection systems have been impressive. Multiple sensors for simultaneous detection of hazardous agents. Wireless data transmission. Smart alarms. These innovations have made gas detectors indispensable tools in industries where the presence of toxic gases is part of the daily grind.
But did you know they can be even better? In this article, we explore two game-changing gas detector accessories and how they can enhance the performance and usability of
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Jan 4th 2024
Preventing CO Poisoning at Worksites
You can’t see it. You taste it. You can’t even smell it. Carbon monoxide (CO) creeps up on you. And when you finally notice its ill effects, it could be too late.
Each year, hundreds of workers in the United States fall prey to this colorless, odorless, poisonous gas – tragically losing their lives to something completely preventable. In this article, we’ll provide you with the practical steps for making your workplace safe from CO poisoning and other atmospheric hazards.Install gas monitors
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Jan 2nd 2024
Best Practices for Fixed Gas Detector Installation: Placement, Location, and Maintenance
The reliability and accuracy of gas monitors depend on where you place them. Keep reading to learn about optimal fixed gas detector placement and location.
Fixed gas detectors play a critical role in ensuring safe environments in various industries and commercial establishments. When properly installed and maintained, these detection systems can provide early warnings of gas leaks, allowing for timely evacuation and other prompt corrective actions.
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Dec 28th 2023
PK Safety: Elite/Platinum Authorized Partner of Honeywell Gas Detection Products
We’re thrilled to announce our new status as an Elite/Platinum authorized distributor of Honeywell gas detection products. This alliance underscores our shared commitment to offering best-in-class gas detection equipment, giving customers easier access to the most innovative safety solutions. This exclusive designation allows us to offer you a broader range of Honeywell safety solutions and expert support.Honeywell’s legacy of innovation, along with PK Safety’s experience of over 75 years in wor
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Dec 21st 2023
Top 10 Gas Monitors for Confined Spaces
Explore the best gas monitors for confined spaces. Our top 10 picks feature versatile and feature-packed devices to keep workers safe from hazardous gases.
Over the years, confined space gas detection has witnessed tremendous advances. However, confined space gas monitoring is more than finding a reliable device with the most innovative features. To find the most appropriate device for the job, reviewing and understanding workers’ needs and the spaces they’ll be working in is paramount.
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Dec 4th 2023
Common Gas Detector Issues and How to Troubleshoot Them
Gas detection equipment won’t last forever. Many sensors typically need to be replaced every two to three years as the components degrade over time. Cross-sensitivity to non-target gases can also lead to inaccurate results, including positive and negative readings.
Gas detection issues can lead to a false sense of security. These devices can malfunction for various reasons, leading to inaccurate readings and poor connectivity. All gas monitoring equipment naturally degrades over time, regar
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Oct 12th 2023
New RKI GX-Force Sample Draw 4 Gas Monitor
You’re trusting your personal gas monitor with your life as well as the lives of your crew. The only choice you have is to choose the most durable model with the greatest features that still fits your budget. RKI has those needs covered with the latest in their line of multi-gas monitors.
The more information you have before you enter a confined space, and the better the quality of that information while you’re working, the better chance you and your team have of staying safe at work. The m
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Oct 8th 2023
Introducing to mPower Electronics
PK Safety experts are proud to offer our customers mPower Electronics Inc. brand gas detection equipment, alarm systems, and other environmental hazard safety options. Learn more about how mPower Electronics can serve your workplace and keep your team safe from the potential hazards of your work environment and atmosphere.
Imagine a product line that not only allows the detection of atmospheric gases and other hazards but can cover your bases with environmental hazards like soil contaminati
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Sep 15th 2023