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Boatyard Protective Gear
The first in a two-part series on boatyard DIY protective equipment: The PK Safety offices are located near a boat repair facility in Alameda California. Each day we see boat owners and crew members...
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Which Filters are Best For Automotive Work and Spray Painting?
Folks often ask us which respirator to use for spray painting and automotive body work. There are some good options out there but the type of filter and respirator mask will depend largely on the kind...
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How to Choose the Right Size of Respirator
One of the most frequent questions about the respirators we carry at pksafety.com is what size to buy. All our respirators come in small, medium or large, and most first-time buyers have no idea which...
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Why Some Safety Companies are Going PVC-Free
We are seeing a trend in the safety industry away from our old friend PVC. Polyvinyl chloride is the third most widely used plastic product in the world. And for good reason. It’s tough, inexpensive,...
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Gas Monitors for Firefighters – Know Your Smoke
Even professional firefighters may underestimate the danger of smoke from simple fires say experts. Traditionally, firefighters have equated large emissions of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) or carbon monoxide...
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Lead Tests for the Home: Do They Work?
Just about everyone understands that physical contact with lead is bad for you. It’s a serious health hazard for adults and it’s an even more serious hazard for children. It can cause nerve problems,...
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Disposable Respirators Indispensable in Some Asian Cities
Don’t forget your jacket and your face mask. These words are more likely than ever to be spoken as people leave the house in major cities in China and other industrialized cities around the world these...
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Respirators Help Avoid OSHA Penalties
Number 4 on OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards is Respiratory Protection. OSHA aims to control the occupational diseases and medical ailments caused by breathing air containing harmful...
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Earthquake Preparedness Tools
EARTHQUAKE! “A well my hands are shaky and my knees are weak I can’t seem to stand on my own two feet Who do you thank when you have such luck? Oh San Andreas, I’m all shook up yeah, yeah, yeah” All...
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September 5th is National N95 Respirator Day! (get it? N95…9/5…)
Hooray hooray it’s respirator day! There are so many to thank, air borne pathogens, asbestos and lead, don’t forget those sneaky little unseen particulates, and especially the CDC for all their hard...
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