Gas Detector to join Kennards Lift & Shift safety equipment range.

Sydney, Nov 1, 2005 (ABN Newswire) - Working in confined spaces has actually proven to account for one of the largest contributors of workplace fatalities. With falls being considered one of the major contributors that cause these fatalities, often the other dangers are left unnoticed meaning that our workers are not being educated of other dangers in working in confined spaces.

Lack of oxygen, or poisonous gases or fumes is another major problems in this industry, and unfortunately, it is a lot harder to identify these problems to minimize them, this means that the air can become contaminated with poisonous gases without anyone noticing, resulting in one of your workers inhaling these gases and adding to the statistics of workplace fatalities.

There is in fact equipment designed to monitor the air and pick up these sorts of gases to ensure you and your workers are not exposed. This equipment is called a Gas Detector. It is actually capable of monitoring one to four gases simultaneously and continuously. The gases it will detect include CO, H2S, O2 and combustible gases (LEL's) for a wide variety of hazardous and confined space applications.

This life saving tool along with the other safety equipment available to confined spaces really need to be enforced in the industry. From this gas detector, to harnesses, tripods, special designed bosuns chairs and fall arrestors, there is a equipment item designed to suit all types of application and offers a safe way of going about the job.

Often this sort of equipment is expensive, however this is no longer an excuse, as this equipment is now all available for hire. It can be delivered to you on site Australia wide, and all the advise you need with how to use this equipment is provided by the specialists that stock this range, so there really is no excuse for people to not be workinig in the safest way possible.