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Carbon Monoxide vs. Carbon Dioxide: Let's Compare
Gas Detection Equipment

Carbon Monoxide vs. Carbon Dioxide: Let's Compare

October 9, 2019 | Industrial Scientific
What is the difference between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide? If you confuse the two, you’re not alone. You’re probably aware that they are two...
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How EMS & Fire Response Teams Handle Dangerous Levels of Carbon Monoxide
Gas Detection Equipment

How EMS & Fire Response Teams Handle Dangerous Levels of Carbon Monoxide

September 26, 2019 | Industrial Scientific
How should you handle dangerous levels of carbon monoxide? Do you call the fire department or someone else? These are important questions to know the...
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Why Do I See Negative Readings on My Gas Monitor?
Gas Detection Equipment

Why Do I See Negative Readings on My Gas Monitor?

September 20, 2019 | Dave Wagner
This is a question customers ask all the time. Why do you sometimes see negative readings on your gas monitor?
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The Dangers of HCN Exposure During Fire Overhaul
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The Dangers of HCN Exposure During Fire Overhaul

August 22, 2019 | Industrial Scientific
When firefighters attack a structure fire, the hazards to life and health are obvious. The flames, the roiling smoke, and the extreme heat are clear...
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What is Intrinsic Safety?
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What is Intrinsic Safety?

May 6, 2019 | Industrial Scientific
Intrinsic safety is a design technique applied to electrical equipment and wiring for hazardous locations. The technique is based on limiting energy,...
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Top 9 Features to Look For in an Area Monitoring Solution
Gas Detection Equipment

Top 9 Features to Look For in an Area Monitoring Solution

October 4, 2018 | Industrial Scientific
Gas hazards can turn deadly in a matter of minutes or seconds. That’s why safety professionals everywhere spend countless hours evaluating solutions...
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Understanding Gas Hazards in the Chemical Industry
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Understanding Gas Hazards in the Chemical Industry

August 2, 2018 | Industrial Scientific
Chemicals are everywhere. Everything from the soap you used to shower this morning to the glue holding your desk together is a product of the...
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Understanding Cross Sensitivities Can Help to Keep Workers Safer
Gas Detection Equipment

Understanding Cross Sensitivities Can Help to Keep Workers Safer

May 24, 2018 | John Onuska
Cross Sensitivity in the Workplace Toxic, combustible, and asphyxiant gases pose some of the greatest threats to workplace safety. In some cases, you...
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Why Switch to a Long-Life Oxygen Sensor
Gas Detection Equipment

Why Switch to a Long-Life Oxygen Sensor

March 22, 2018 | Tae-Yeon Won
There are many ways that sensors in a gas detector can go bad. You might drop an instrument and damage the sensor inside. You might be in an...
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Why are my SO2 Sensors Failing Early?
Gas Detection Equipment

Why are my SO2 Sensors Failing Early?

November 30, 2017 | Industrial Scientific
“Why are my SO2 sensors failing early? Wait … now they're fine. What’s going on?” It’s a scenario we’ve heard numerous times. While sulfur dioxide...
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