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Toxicity can kill: Monitoring gases, even oxygen, is crucial

July 19, 2018

Inhalation of toxic gases can kill you. It’s important that you perpetually monitor your breathing air to ensure that you and your employees are breathing air that is safe and free of such gases all the time.

Control refrigerant gas in HVAC mechanical equipment rooms

Detecting & reducing Toxic Leaks

Natalie Silva

May 31, 2018

The safety industry has worked diligently over the past decade to improve the effectiveness of refrigerant, toxic and combustible gas sensors. The latest digital technologies have been employed at the sensor and systems levels to add greater intelligence and communications capabilities.

Confined space entry goes wireless

Testing, monitoring & permitting will never be the same

Dave Wagner

February 1, 2018

The year 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the implementation of permit-required confined space entry regulations in the United States. Thousands of entries that take place across the country every day have become, shall we say, standard.

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ALTAIR 4XR Multigas Detector from MSA

May 1, 2017

This tough and reliable 4-gas monitor with proven MSA XCell® Sensors is among the fastest in the world, and when paired with the MSA ALTAIR Connect app, can text alarm notifications to supervisors, team members or other users.

Bluetooth beacons come of age

Wireless data is collected to know where and when exposures occurred

Gregg Bako

May 1, 2017

As gas detection monitor manufacturers build new instruments, we are seeing many forms of wireless technology being added directly into the monitors.

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MSA ALTAIR 4XR Multigas Detector

April 1, 2017

New MSA ALTAIR 4XR Multigas Detector provides (optional) real-time event notification using Bluetooth connectivity.

Comparing catalytic and infrared sensors

Ulf Ostermann

April 1, 2017

Explosive gas monitoring is all about safety. Numerous factors must be assessed and analyzed. Sensor capabilities play a vital role — fast response times and wide temperature ranges are musts. You also need to know when to use catalytic or infrared (IR) gas detector technology.

Benzene fixed gas detector

February 20, 2017

Mil-Ram Technology’s VOC Fixed Gas Detector for Benzene utilizes advanced Photo-Ionization PID sensor technology to provide reliable, continuous, low ppm monitoring under demanding field conditions.

Industrial Scientific introduces new sensors and languages for Ventis™ Pro Series Gas Monitors

Updates to the Ventis Pro Series make it accessible for a broader range of users and applications

February 2, 2017

Industrial Scientific, the global leader in gas detection, is pleased to announce that firmware version 2.1 for Ventis™ Pro Series Multi-Gas Monitors is now available and offers support for additional sensor and language options. Ventis Pro Series monitors, first introduced in April 2016, are small, highly configurable instruments offering LENS™ Wireless and the industry’s only Guaranteed for Life™ warranty.