SO2 sensor and Acetylene
Question: Hey Dave, I just heard about a strange confined space monitoring incident where an Itx equipped with an SO2 sensor was alarming for no apparent reason. As it turns out, the sensor was...
View ArticleThe Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind
Industrial Scientific has recently identified an issue that may result when portable gas monitors equipped with sampling pumps are used to draw a sample from a confined space outdoors in conditions...
View ArticleNFPA Confined Space Committee
I have spent the past two days in Philadelphia , PA working with the newly established NFPA Confined Space Safe Work-practices Committee. What a rewarding two days! Twenty-one people from around the...
View ArticleNew Confined Spaces in Construction Standard – FAQs
By now you’ve probably heard about the about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) addition to 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA that updates the rules for confined spaces in the construction...
View ArticleUsing Area Monitors for Confined Space Entries – Part I
You’ve probably heard confined space horror stories a million times. The person working inside the confined space is performing routine maintenance and becomes unresponsive. The attendant responsible...
View ArticleArea Monitors for Confined Space Entries – Part II
If you’ve ever worked around a confined space, you’ve probably seen or heard about an incident involving missed alarms. Perhaps the attendant set the gas monitor on the ground and stepped away to sign...
View ArticleThe Unseen Hazards of Wastewater Treatment Plants
You see them and drive past them all the time. Every community has one. Chances are that a close neighbor, one of your best friends, or even a member of your family may work in one. When low pressure...
View ArticleWhen it Comes to Workplace Safety, Who’s Got Your Back?
With the technology available today, you’ve probably thought, who is watching me? Let’s get real for a moment. Someone is monitoring some aspect of someone’s life, somewhere. The question is, for what...
View ArticleWireless Gas Detectors for Confined Space Entries
Wireless gas detectors can help you perform safer confined space entries. The year 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the implementation of permit required confined space entry regulations in the...
View ArticleConfined Spaces. . .We Have a Failure to Communicate
A quote from the 1967 film “Cool Hand Luke” perfectly sums up the problems that we all face with confined spaces: “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach.”...
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