A Paradigm Shift in Gas Monitoring

The safety industry has seen the rise and fall of focused attention over the decades, with specific industry or personal protection matters escalating to the surface. Safety issues surrounding air monitoring have come to light at certain points of time, such as during the awareness of black lung disease in coal mining, asbestos and indoor air quality concerns, and recognition of gas hazards in confined spaces. All in all however, air and gas monitoring is only one portion of the daily concerns of a safety manager. From a corporate perspective, gas monitoring is a minor part of the overall business concerns - a small distraction from managing the overall core business. The challenge for any safety-conscious corporation is to juggle the demands of a comprehensive safety program that raises the bar for safety and health excellence while maintaining an economical balance of time and money spent toward those efforts. Many organizations have tackled the challenge head-on with corporate programs in place to reduce injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the workplace. The evaluation of alternative solutions for an all-encompassing gas monitoring program often falls through the cracks unless an ardent safety professional champions the effort. What is an all-encompassing gas monitoring program? One that considers the total requirements for providing gas monitors for worker protection, training of the equipment, routine maintenance, scheduled and unplanned repairs, parts procurement and instrument upgrades - at the lowest cost and the most convenience possible.