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Aug

Gas Detectors – Honeywell

Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: gas, Gas Detectors, Honeywell, quality

If there’s one thing in this world you can be sure of, it’s that gas is dangerous. Why is gas so dangerous? Simple: it can kill you. That’s why owning a good, reliable gas detector is so important, and when it comes to quality gas detectors, no one makes them quite like Honeywell. Honeywell gas detectors are time-tested, and over the years no other type of gas detector has stood out from amongst the pack quite like those made by Honeywell.

The Honeywell Lumidor Impact Pro Gas Detector is a great example of an excellent, and affordable, gas detector. It is ideal for providing personal protection in places where deadly gases are likely to be found. What specifically sets this gas detector apart, though, are its Surecell toxic sensors, which provide both stability and accuracy.

Single gas detectors, which offer an extra level of portability, are also available from Honeywell. Despite their small size, these Honeywell gas detectors are fully capable of monitoring various toxic hazards.

Honeywell’s multi-gas detectors are also quite portable. They’re also capable of monitoring five different toxic gases on just one screen. Another thing that many people like about these gas detectors is the fact that you can choose between using alkaline or rechargeable batteries. This adds even more convenience to these already convenient Honeywell gas detectors.

These are only a few examples of excellent Honeywell gas detectors. Others are available on our Web site, DiscountSafetyGear.com. Check them out today. You can’t go wrong with a Honeywell gas detector, especially if you work in areas were dangerous gases are likely to be found.

Jul

Flashlights & Lanterns – Get out of the Dark

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: Flashlights, Lanterns

Just like everyone needs water, everyone needs a good flashlight or lantern. It’s just a simple fact of life. Without flashlights and lanterns none of us could see in the dark, making storms and other such phenomena much more troublesome. Plus, if flashlights and lanterns didn’t exist, we might find it hard to make shadow-puppets on the walls of tents. Thank goodness for flashlights and lanterns!

Bright Star Trooper

There are many respectable companies making flashlights and lanterns these days. Some, however, are better than others. At the very top of the heap we find such outfits as StreamLight, Bright Star, and RayoVac. These three companies, above all others, have proven themselves time and again to be capable of meeting all of their customers’ flashlight-and-lantern demands.

StreamLight makes some of the handiest and unique flashlights this world has ever known. If you’re looking for something more basic or classic, check out their Stinger model. On the other hand, if you think you’d like to take a walk on the side of unconventionality, make sure to stop and pause over their Stylus LED pen lights. Their fantastic for folks of all ages!

Bright Star, for its part, makes a fantastic LED flashlight known as the Trooper. It’s a real machine that features a focused beam and 3-watt LED light bulb that can last for more than 50,000 hours. That’s right, I said 50,000 hours!

Finally, no discussion of flashlights and lanterns would be complete without mentioning RayoVac’s outstanding line-up, which includes their out-of-this-world RayoVac 6-Volt Lantern with Krypton Bulb. This sucker has far too many features to list here. Suffice it to say that it is awesome and a real must have for anyone that uses flashlights and lanterns on a regular basis.

Jul

Trauma Kits – Portable First Aid

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: First Aid, Trauma Kits

Trauma Kit

If you work in a place where accidents are a real possibility (e.g., construction sites or chemical plants), the importance of having a trauma kit close at hand is tough to overstate. Without a good trauma kit, administering first aid can be all but impossible.

First aid is serious business, since it could mean the difference between sustaining a serious injury and walking away from an accident relatively unscathed. That being said, many trauma kits being sold today simply aren’t up to snuff.

Any good trauma kit should include, among other items, a wide array of bandages, antibacterial and sanitizing products, compresses, burn dressing and gel, eye wash, gauze, gloves, a thermometer, a tourniquet, and a split. Other items included in a quality trauma kit might include peroxide, biohazard bags and ammonia inhalant.

Of course, you also want your trauma kit to come in a durable box; otherwise, you could end up losing essential first aid items. You do not, however, want the box to be too bulky, which can often lead to a loss of portability. It’s also a plus when the box is water and dust resistant.

Finally, if you work in an industry that falls within the jurisdiction of ANSI, you’ll need to make sure your trauma kit meets their standards, particularly ANSI Standard Z308.1.2003. If you fail to do so, you could be putting your own health and safety at risk, as well as that of any coworkers that might depend on you.

Jul

Chemical Safety – Play It Safe

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: Chemical Safety

Spill Control Kit

Before working with chemicals, it’s important to stop and think about chemical safety. If you fail to do so, you could end up in the hospital. And besides, chemical safety is easy to get a handle on. All you need to do is make sure you’ve got the proper equipment, such as glasses, gloves, cans, and eyewash stations. Of course, you need to remember to actually use that equipment as well! Other than that, though, you should be good to go.

Your hands are important, plain and simple. Without them, you wouldn’t even be able to go to work each day. That’s why owning a good pair of chemical-resistant gloves is such a good idea. If you’re handling dangerous chemicals on a daily basis, what could be more useful to you than gloves? North Rubber Gloves are a great option, especially if you’re looking to get a high-quality item for a low price.

Next, think about your eyes. Without them, not only could you not go to work, but you probably couldn’t go much of anywhere. So get yourself some chemical safety glasses, and back yourself up with a good eyewash station. Trust me; your eyes will thank you later.

Flammable safety cabinets are important if you need to store dangerous chemicals, and spill control kits are needed in case you happen to spill some of them. Chemical-resistant footwear is something else to think about when you’re looking into chemical safety, especially if you’re walking around in areas where chemicals could come into contact with your feet, which, like your eyes and hands, are very important!

As you can see, your physical well-being is very important, so don’t play any games when it comes to chemical safety…play it safe!

Jul

Eyewash Stations – Wash Emergencies Away

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: Dangerous Chemicals, Eyewash Stations

If you’ve ever felt the pain that comes from having dangerous chemicals make contact with your eyes, you know how important eyewash stations are. An eyewash station can help protect you against dangerous chemicals should an accident occur. In the end, not having an eyewash station in place where dangerous chemicals are handled routinely is just plain reckless, especially when you consider how valuable your eyesight is. You’re not getting another set of peepers, my friend, so take care of the ones you got.

Eyewash stations work by ejecting a steady stream saline solution into the eyes. The saline solution has a pH level close to that of human tears, and it’s both sterile and buffered, meaning you’re placing yourself in no danger by shooting it into your eyes. That is nice to know, because when you’ve already got a set of eyes that are full of burning chemicals, the last thing you want to do is go shooting more dangerous liquids in there.

There are several types of eyewash stations available these days, including both portable and stationary models. Obviously, portable eyewash stations are desirable if you’re going to be moving from worksite to worksite. If, on the other hand, you work in the same place each and every day, a stationary eyewash station may be the way to go. Once one of these eyewash stations has been used, you simply need to buy some new solution and refill it.

Several different companies make eyewash stations. Some of the best include Fend-All, Speakman and North Emergency. Buying an eyewash station from a reputable manufacturer is always a good idea. If you buy one from a less-than-scrupulous manufacturer, it may not work when you need it most. Play it safe and go with one of the brands mentioned above.

Remember, your eyesight is no game. When you’re working with dangerous chemicals, make sure there is an eyewash station nearby. It’s not worth the risk otherwise. Wash your next emergency away with an eyewash station made by a reputable manufacturer.

May

The Rubbermaid Cooler – Coolers for the Jobsite

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Categories: 1 and Safety Equipment
Tags: Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Cooler, Rubbermaid Coolers

Buying a Rubbermaid cooler is a great way to reduce your chances of experiencing dehydration at work. The heat of summer can be unforgiving, but with a new Rubbermaid cooler you and your coworkers will feel refreshed and energized all day long. Available in three different sizes, Rubbermaid coolers are inexpensive, durable and easily moved from one jobsite to the next.

Rubbermaid Cooler

When you’re out shopping for something, no matter what it is, you always want to make sure that you buy from a dependable company, right? Well, I dare say you’d be hard-pressed to find a more dependable company than Rubbermaid. For over 70 years Rubbermaid has been making high quality and innovative products, and it just so happens that the Rubbermaid cooler is one of their most popular items.

After you’ve settled on a great company such as Rubbermaid, the next thing you’ll be thinking about during your shopping experience is, of course, price. Rubbermaid coolers are, despite their durability and usefulness, rather economical. The smallest Rubbermaid cooler, for example, can be had for as little as $34.99. And the biggest Rubbermaid cooler goes for just $67.99. With prices like that attached to them, it’s no wonder that Rubbermaid coolers are so popular.

When you work in construction, you’re constantly moving from one jobsite to the next, which means everything that you buy for work has to be extremely portable. There’s no point in buying something that can’t go with you to each and every location. Rubbermaid coolers are very portable. You can throw them in the back of your pick up truck with no problem at all. Just make sure to drink all the water or Gatorade in them first, or you could end up with quite a mess on your hands.

Finally, buying a Rubbermaid cooler is such a good idea because of how durable they are. They can really take a beating! I once owned a Rubbermaid cooler for some fifteen or sixteen years, and it never leaked once; it never let me down once; not once! Rubbermaid coolers are the cream of the crop when it comes to coolers for the jobsite. Trust me, I’ve been working on jobsites for so long my knees are shot and my hands ache all day long. Get a Rubbermaid cooler today!

Apr

Cowboy Hard Hats from Vulcan

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: cowboy, hard hats

As young boys most of us dreamed of one day becoming a fireman or a police officer. Others however, such as myself, wanted to be John Wayne. Sadly, getting a job being John Wayne can be difficult, but with a nice cowboy hard hat, I can at least pretend to be The Duke while at work.

Cowboy hard hats from Vulcan are pretty much the best ones I’ve found so far. They’re comfortable and very stylish. Best off all, Vulcan cowboy hard hats are customizable, so you can make them say whatever you like. Mine says, “You’re the toughest man on this construction site – next to me.”

Cowboy hard hats, especially those made Vulcan, are also very inexpensive, so don’t go thinking that you’ll have to spend a lot of money in order to get your hands on one. As a matter of fact, most cowboy hard hats cost less than 30 bucks. But the fact that they’re cheap doesn’t mean that they don’t comply with all the safety standards, because they do.

So, if you’ve always wanted to be a cowboy but never had the chance, don’t waste anymore time and get yourself a nice Vulcan cowboy hard hat today. It probably end up being one the best investment ever make, considering the fact that it’s not only going to keep you looking good but safe at the same time.

Apr

Custom Hard Hats – Get Professional

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: Custom, hard hats, Personalized

If you think giving your crew a more professional appearance might do some good, custom hard hats could be the way to go. Custom hard hats are perfect for adding a bit of uniformity to any group of workers, and it’s also cool to have hard hats with your company’s logo imprinted on them.

Hard hats from all the most trusted manufacturers, including MSA, Bullard and Pyramex, are able to be customized, so you’ll have no need to worry about whether or not your custom hard hats meet the safety requirements. Custom hard hats are also available in just about any style, color or model you can think of.

Custom hard hats are now available at DiscountSafetyGear.com for a very reasonable price. As a matter of fact, when you order 200 custom hard hats or more there is no imprinting charge whatsoever. It’s hard to argue with a deal such as that one, so head on over to DiscountSafetyGear.com today to get your custom hard hats made to order.

Mar

Gatorade Drink Mix

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: Gatorade, Hydration

When you and your men are out on the job site busting your humps all day, staying hydrated should be one of your major concerns. Failing to stay hydrated could lead to some serious health problems, or even death. Plus, I’ve always found that a hydrated crew is a happy and, maybe more importantly, productive crew.

That’s why using something along the lines of Gatorade’s Drink Mix is such a good idea. Available in a wide variety of flavors including lemon-lime, fruit punch, orange, riptide rush and, my personal favorite, fierce grape, Gatorade Drink Mix is perfect for any construction crew that’s constantly moving from one site to the next, or for those that tend to stay put, it really doesn’t matter.

Aside from being available in so many different flavors, Gatorade Drink Mix is available in a variety of case-sizes, making it easy to get the number of packet you need to keep your men hydrated and working. Gatorade gives you the option of choosing between cases with 14, 32, 40 or 96 packets. If you’ve got a lot of guys working for you, go with the 96-packet case, as it’ll get you the most for the money. If you’ve only got a few guys, however, you might want to a 32-packet case, which would probably last you all week.

Gatorade Drink Mix is also great for sporting events, birthday parties, camping or hiking trips, golf outings, and barbecues. So no matter what it is that you’re planning on getting into this upcoming summer, make sure to stock up on some Gatorade Drink Mix. Gatorade Drink Mix is second to none when it comes to keeping folks hydrated, and I personally would never go to work, or anywhere else for that matter, without it. Get yours today!

Jan

Welding Caps – Put a Lid on It

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Categories: Safety Equipment
Tags: Doo-hats, Welders, Welding, Welding Caps

Whether you’re a professional welder or just a hobbyist, owning a good welding cap is always a good idea. Serving a number of purposes, not the least of which is protecting the welder’s hair from dangerous sparks, welding caps are essential to staying safe in the work place. Nowadays welding doo-hats are also popular. Available in a wide variety of colors and designs, both welding caps and doo-hats are “hot” commodities.

Welding caps were most likely brought into existence some years ago by pipeline welders. They needed a cap with a bill that could be turned sideways to protect their ears. They also wanted a little extra room up top, which would enable them to pull the cap down tight when needed, thus protecting the entire head. Welders continue to wear welding caps today for these very same reasons.

Welding caps can also be worn to keep both sweat and hair out of a welder’s eyes, to provide cushioning beneath the oftentimes uncomfortable parts of welding helmets, or, with all the different designs available today, to simply make a fashion statement. Whatever a welder’s reasons may be for wearing a welding cap, it’s always a good move, as being safe is always better than being sorry.

As for welding doo-hats, many welders wear them because they say they’re easier to wash than traditional welding caps. Some say it’s easier to get a better fit with a welding doo-hat as well. Whether one wears a doo-hat or a cap is, in the end, a matter of preference, but it does need to be said that welding caps do provide somewhat more protection than doo-hats. You can’t turn a doo-hat sideways to protect the ear, and it’s always seemed to me that welding caps offered more protection as a result of the material used to make them as well.