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Why Water & Wastewater Workers Need Personal Gas Monitors
Since it's impossible to eliminate these gas hazards from the water treatment process, workers need personal gas detectors.
Personal Gas Monitors: Essential Safety Tools for Water and Wastewater Workers
Workers at water and wastewater treatment facilities often face invisible gas hazards.
Methane and hydrogen sulfide, byproducts of decomposing organic materials in waste flows, can displace oxygen or even cause explosions. The purifying chemicals that decontaminate effluent water can be hazardous. Chlorine, ammonia, and chlorine dioxide are common, too, and they all pose health risks if inhaled in sufficient concentrations.
Since it's impossible to eliminate these gas hazards from the water treatment process, workers need personal gas detectors. Better yet–they need personal gas detectors that make it easy to make the right decisions at the right time.
Personal gas detectors offer three distinct advantages over fixed units. Read our blog post to learn more:
