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Incident Commander: June 2011
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Monday, June 27, 2011. So what about cleaning the lamps in your PID. First, I asked the question I raised in the last post:. The one where I've used my 5 gas detector (H2S, CO, CH4, LEL, O2, and PID)- is the lamp compromised and how would I user know. I already know the answer to this, but it was interesting to see how many gas technical support people did not. They were all well meaning and helpful, but not field experienced. Here's the right answer. After you've been in a hazardous gas detection. PID D...
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Incident Commander: August 2012
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Thursday, August 30, 2012. The New and Improved Top Temp Gun. A lot of people have written me asking where we've been, and the answer is that we've been re-developing out new Top Temp Gun. I've field tested this unit so much it feels like a family member. We still maintain the 100:1 distance to spot ratio. That means at a distance of 100 feet you'll be measuring a circle with a diameter of only one foot! At 300 feet, you'll be measuring a circle of 3 feet in diameter. Labels: infrared temperature guns.
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Incident Commander: Doctor Gas
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Friday, April 13, 2012. HAZMAT responders rely on networks of experts to get their job done. But there are experts, and there are experts. Some you can trust and some you can't. When it comes to the chemistry of hazardous gases, the best I know is Stephen Vaughn, PhD. He's one of the guys you can trust. And Dr. Vaughn's knowledge isn't just theoretical. His company, Custom Gas Solutions, LLC. That's the question, isn't it? I call Dr. Vaughn. What if the sign said phosphine production? The first group inv...
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Incident Commander: October 2011
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Friday, October 28, 2011. Add 'em Up and They Can Take You Down. How many of you have seen this? An air sample is taken for a potentially hazardous environment. Five or ten or twenty toxins show up in the analysis, but each one of them is below the level you should be concerned with according to the MSDS. No problem, right? Let's say it is the scene of a hazardous waste hauler where all sorts of chemicals were being transported, but each below the threshhold of concern. Is it safe. Calgas for Any Detector.
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Incident Commander: September 2012
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Saturday, September 22, 2012. She's In Danger and So Are You. It looks safe enough, doesn't it? Maybe you think she's in danger from a stalker or a schoolmate. No, that's not it at all. She's in danger because the library she's visiting was built on a landfill. It emits a lot of methane. It emits a lot of CO2. Worse still, it emits a lot of H2S (hydrogen sulfide) and CO (carbon monoxide). Exactly how much of these gases would you think could build up in this building? No one thought of it. You can never,...
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Incident Commander: August 2011
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Monday, August 22, 2011. Looking Down the Barrel of an Infrared- Part Two. Last week I talked about some of the potential issues for Emergency Responders re build up on the Fresnel lens system in an infrared temperature gun. But how often should you clean a top notch temperature gun (say our Top Temp Gun or the Flash Point Temp Gun)? Here's the answer from our techs:. If the following procedure is not followed, there will be an error of accuracy from 10 degrees F to 40 degrees F minimum for the readings.
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Incident Commander: He Thinks He's Tougher Than Carbon Monoxide
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Thursday, September 6, 2012. He Thinks He's Tougher Than Carbon Monoxide. Over the years I've heard a lot of otherwise smart people tell me that you can build up a tolerance to carbon monoxide and a variety of other toxic gases. For the purposes of this post, let's stick to carbon monoxide. You can never, ever build up a tolerance to carbon monoxide. The idea that you can is sheer stupidity. But many people buy it. Worse yet, why would anyone put their nose near a suspected toxic gas leak? I've thought a...
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Gas Monitor Repair — Ideal Calibrations
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Gas Detector Repairs and Calibration. Gas detectors break down all the time. Of course, we know you guys treat them like fine china or delicate flowers right? We don't lie to you about how long it w. While you're waiting on repairs, we give you half off on a gas detector rental. We do this to try and ease the pain of waiting on the parts. This means that while your sensor is being replaced, you can still do the jobs you have which would normally be waiting on the gas monitor. Our prices are reasonable.
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Gas Detector Calibration — Ideal Calibrations
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If you're tired of paying companies $85-$120 for gas detector calibration, why not calibrate your own? And we'll put it to the top of the list or walk you through over the phone. To view our gas detector calibration videos, head over to our Gas Detector Information. To read an article written on how to set up a clean gas detector calibration program, as well as avoid some of the more prevalent myths and legends out there, click here to see our article published in Occupational Health and Safety Magazine.
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Incident Commander: She's In Danger & So Are You
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Saturday, September 22, 2012. She's In Danger and So Are You. It looks safe enough, doesn't it? Maybe you think she's in danger from a stalker or a schoolmate. No, that's not it at all. She's in danger because the library she's visiting was built on a landfill. It emits a lot of methane. It emits a lot of CO2. Worse still, it emits a lot of H2S (hydrogen sulfide) and CO (carbon monoxide). Exactly how much of these gases would you think could build up in this building? No one thought of it. Firefighter Di...
