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Dave Wagner

Dave Wagner is director of product knowledge and applications engineering at Industrial Scientific. He can be reached at dwagner@indsci.com.

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portable gas monitor in winter

Don’t let your equipment leave you in the cold

Gas detection can be challenging when the weather turns frigid
Dave Wagner
December 19, 2022

For people who work outside, winter weather can pose a range of risks, including to your portable gas monitor. By following some simple tips, you can worry less about your portable gas monitor’s performance and trust that you can depend on it to prevent exposure to toxic or combustible gases.


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confined spaces

How to best utilize equipment to increase safety in confined spaces

Dave Wagner
March 22, 2022
You’ve probably heard confined space horror stories a million times. The person inside a confined space becomes unresponsive. Training all workers before they work in confined spaces is a must, but in reality not every job is performed under ideal conditions.
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Learn how to better detect hazardous gases and improve efficiency in wastewater plants

Dave Wagner
April 29, 2021
Wastewater plants are full of confined spaces, like recirculation pits, clarifier tanks, and wet wells. These spaces alone can be hazardous, and the danger only increases when you consider the gases that can permeate the air at wastewater treatment facilities.
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Connected worker technology can boost your gas detector safety program

Dave Wagner
September 29, 2020

Let’s face it: we are obsessed with our smart phones. We can’t live without them. We can’t leave home — or even the room — without them. 


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Confined space entry goes wireless gas detection

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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construction industry confined space rule

Exiting alive - the confined space in construction standard is a great leap forward

Dave Wagner
March 1, 2016
On May the 4th of last year, OSHA announced an addition to 29 CFR 1926, the federal safety standards governing the construction industry.
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Gas detection 2011: Have the rules changed?

Dave Wagner
May 3, 2011

When the editors of ISHN asked me to write an article concerning changes to gas detection in this decade, the second decade of the twenty-first century, I welcomed the opportunity to look back and explore whether or not the rules that govern gas monitoring in industry really have changed over the years.


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Unsolved mysteries

Dave Wagner
June 30, 2008
Gas monitors warn of mysterious dangers in the atmosphere, yet mysteries remain surrounding the monitors and the way they are used.
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Looking for the right confined space gas monitor?

Dave Wagner
May 25, 2007
Since legislation regarding entry into confined spaces was established in 1993, safety professionals have been on a quest to find the ideal confined space gas monitor. The instrument must be easy to use, detects and identifies all potential hazards, lasts forever and requires no calibration, testing or preventive maintenance. Does such an instrument exist?
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Gas monitoring

Dave Wagner
November 1, 2006
Six years ago I penned an article discussing the benefits of fitting best work practices vs. pure regulatory compliance into gas monitoring processes.
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