OSHA Safety Equipment Education Blog

September 30, 2022

Two New All-In-One Confined Space Kits
In an effort to continue to provide quality and proven equipment to our customers, we've made available two new complete confined space entry kits. Read on to learn more about our new kits.
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September 30, 2022

Understanding Your Calibration Gas Cylinder Label
We want to help you make sense of the label on your calibration gas cylinder. What's in the cylinder? Is it still good or is it expired? We also want to explain how to determine if the cylinder still contains gas. Read on to learn more.
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September 30, 2022

When Use an Airline Respirator?
When it comes to the use of an airline respirator, there seems to be a lot of confusion. Typically the thinking is, "this application seems a bit more dangerous, so maybe an airline respirator is needed." In this article, we will give you some basic guidelines for the use of an airline respirator. We hope this will cut through some of the confusion and indecision.

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September 30, 2022

3 Reasons To Stop Using Leather Palm Work Gloves
Leather palm work gloves are, from a technological perspective, old as dirt. If you are a leather palm glove holdout, it is definitely time to consider making the switch to nitrile coated microfoam grip work gloves. Here are 3 reasons why.
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September 30, 2022

How to Get Your Gas Detector Serviced and Repaired
Your gas monitor stopped working. You can't send your employees into a space without checking the gas levels first. And now the job has to be postponed while you deal with this latest headache. What do you do?
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September 30, 2022

How To Simplify a Fall Protection Harness

Anybody who has worn a fall protection harness knows it presents challenges. Putting on certain harnesses can be difficult. Fitting harnesses to your size and shape can be difficult. Even more so, hooking up a lanyard or self retracting lifeline to a back D-ring presents all sorts difficulties.

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September 30, 2022

Inspect Your Fall Protection Equipment
Fall protection equipment needs inspecting. Inspections are required by the manufacturer and OSHA before each use. These inspections are to be performed by a competent person.
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September 30, 2022

How To Choose the Correct Lanyard for Fall Protection
Fall protection equipment is also referred to as a fall arrest system. Knowing what the proper safety gear is can help save you from a fall at work.
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September 30, 2022

Gas Detection: What Is a 4-Gas Detector?
When you’re working a potentially dangerous job where toxic gases can be detected, it’s essential that you carry a portable gas detector to maintain safety.

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September 30, 2022

Confined Space Tripod Inspection List
To keep workers safe, a confined space tripod inspection list must be ready and followed at all times when it is necessary to lower a worker.
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September 30, 2022

What N95 and P100 Respirator Ratings Mean
With the pandemic still ongoing, knowing what N95 and P100 respirator ratings mean will help you better protect yourself and others around you.
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September 30, 2022

How To Choose the Correct Calibration Gas
To ensure you’re correctly calibrating your gas detection equipment, make sure you know how to choose the correct calibration gas. Learn more here!
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