Portable area gas monitors are available for rental from Air-Met Scientific. We offer a wide range of area gas monitoring solutions designed to protect workers and monitor hazardous gases in various industries. Our portable area gas monitors for hire provide reliable detection of toxic, combustible, and oxygen-deficient environments, ensuring safety compliance on your worksite. With offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, our teams can help you choose the right gas detection equipment for your project. Contact us today to discuss your portable area gas monitor hire needs.
Portable area gas monitors are used to detect and measure hazardous gases in a designated area to ensure the safety of workers and the environment. They are commonly deployed for perimeter monitoring to create a temporary buffer zone between a safe zone and at-risk area or for confined space entry and continuous monitoring. In certain situations, area monitors are more suitable than personal gas detectors as they can be more cost and time effective as well as increase the safety of operations, particularly in confined spaces and on large sites. Portable area gas monitors are used for certain applications in a range of applications such as mining, agriculture and the petrochemical industry. Contact your local Air-Met Scientific to discuss whether a portable area gas monitor is suitable for your purposes today.
While both are essential tools for ensuring safety in hazardous work environments, the key difference between a portable area gas monitor and a personal gas monitor lies in their intended use and monitoring range:
Portable Area Gas Monitor: These devices are designed to monitor a broader area, making them ideal for detecting hazardous gases across larger spaces, such as worksites, confined spaces, or shared environments. They are typically placed in a fixed position to provide continuous, localised gas monitoring for an entire area or group of workers.
Personal Gas Monitor: Personal gas monitors are smaller lightweight devices that are designed to be worn by individuals while work is undertaken and as they move through different environments. These devices generally measure a single or a select few gases and provide the wearer with real-time warning when concentration thresholds are surpassed.
All gas monitoring devices require regular servicing and maintenance, including portable area gas monitors. Regular servicing and maintenance are essential to ensure gas sensors are calibrated and the instrument is functioning optimally to prevent worker safety from being compromised. Instruments will have different intervals where regular maintenance, servicing or calibration is required which can generally be found in the instrument manufacturer manual. Air-Met Scientific offer both standard and NATA calibrations to help ensure your instruments are up to date with their maintenance schedule. Contact your local service team today to discuss your service needs with one of our friendly team members.
Many portable area gas monitors by leading brands like Industrial Scientific are ideal for use in hazardous environments. Depending on the environment, some locations will require area gas monitors that are certified intrinsically safe, particularly when flammable gases are a potential hazard. Portable area gas monitors are often used outdoors in harsh environments for perimeter monitoring and therefore must be ruggedly designed to withstand those conditions. In remote locations, a long battery life and wireless connectivity are beneficial as they allow for straightforward and simple deployment and datalogging. Reach out to talk with an Air-Met Scientific team-member about the suitability of a portable area gas monitor on your worksite.