Field Notes
Oil Absorbents: Pads, Rolls, Booms or Granular? How to Choose in Canada
Oil-only, universal or hazmat? How to match pads, rolls, booms and granular absorbents to the spill, and why capacity claims use different bases.
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Ontario Workplace First Aid Kit Requirements: Which Kit for Your Shift Size
Ontario sets the first aid kit by workers per shift: 1-5, 6-15, 16-199, then a first aid room at 200. See what each box, station...
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Calibration Weights Buyer's Guide: Choosing the ASTM or OIML Class for Your Balance
ASTM and OIML calibration weight classes compared by tolerance at 30 g, 100 g and 1 kg, matched to balance readability, with certificate options and...
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Eyewash Stations: Plumbed, Self-Contained or Bottle? What 15 Minutes of Flushing Requires in Canada
A compliant eyewash flush is 1.5 L/min for 15 minutes, 22.5 L. See what plumbed, self-contained and personal bottle units each cover, and where to...
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Vented vs Absolute Submersible Pressure Transducers: A Groundwater Guide for Canada
A vented transducer reads water depth directly; an absolute one needs a Barologger. How barometric error adds up, which Solinst and Heron models ERE carries,...
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Bimetal Thermometer for Compost Piles: Stem Length, Scale and Calibration in Canada
How to choose a bimetal dial thermometer for compost piles and windrows: probe type, stem length, scale, accuracy, calibration and the CCME 55 °C benchmark.
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Spill Containment Pallets: Sump Capacity, Hardcovers and Drum Handling for Canadian Sites
How to size a spill containment pallet by sump capacity, and when a hardcover, tray, dolly or overpack fits two 55-gallon drums on a Canadian...
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Flow Meter Guide: Choose Ultrasonic, Magnetic, Paddle Wheel or Turbine for Canadian Process Lines
How to choose a flow meter for water, chemical and process lines: ultrasonic, magnetic, paddle wheel, turbine, oval gear and rotameter compared by liquid, pipe...
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Rain Gauge Data Logger: Pairing a Tipping-Bucket Gauge with the Solinst Rainlogger 5 in Canada
How a rain gauge data logger works, what the Solinst Rainlogger 5 records, how to download it, and how to pair it with a tipping-bucket...
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