Blogs

March 25, 2025

Why I Choose the SKC Touch Series Pumps: An Industrial Hygienist's Perspective

The industrial hygiene tools you rely on are more than just equipment; they are your partners in the field, helping to ensure worker safety and regulatory compliance. Quality, accuracy, reliability, and supporting services are vital. What pumps can you think of that are exceptional partners? Read on as I share my perspective and experiences…

March 10, 2025

More Air Volume, Better Data: Why Increasing Sample Volume Matters in Industrial Hygiene

As scientists who aim to protect worker health and safety, we are all about obtaining better data. When there are low-level contaminant concentrations in personal air sampling, what can we do to improve our limit of detection? Read on to learn the answer…

February 25, 2025

News Release: SKC Welcomes CFO

SKC Inc. Welcomes Jeffery Buckholt as Chief Financial Officer

January 16, 2025

What Quality Means in Industrial Hygiene

Quality is foundational for industrial hygienists and the effective and successful protection of worker health and safety. Choosing quality-tested, trusted tools designed specifically for industrial hygiene applications means your focus can be on workers. Learn more…

August 20, 2024

Making Silica Compliance Sampling in Mines Easy and Cost-effective

With upcoming compliance dates, many mine operators are busy putting into place silica exposure monitoring programs to meet MSHA Final Silica Rule requirements. One cost-effective measure that mine operators can take is to rent silica sampling equipment. Doing so eliminates cost of ownership, including annual pump service and flowmeter calibration/certification. Another is to order SKC PPI® Samplers that ensure sample integrity and defensible data. The ease comes from having all you need from one source, and the design of both SKC sampling pumps and PPI Samplers—ready to use, intuitive, precise, and effective.

August 5, 2024

The True Cost of Sampling: Understanding the Financial Impact of MSHA’s New Final Silica Rule

While the aim of the new MSHA Final Silica Rule is to enhance the health and safety of miners, there are significant costs involved for mining operations. Gaining an understanding of these costs is crucial for effectively managing budgets while ensuring compliance. Read on as SKC’s Corporate Industrial Hygienist Dusty Ott, CIH provides a breakdown and discussion of the true cost of silica exposure sampling and its implications.

May 10, 2024

Get to Know SKC’s New Corporate Industrial Hygienist

Dusty Ott, CIH joined the SKC Inc. Team in March 2024. Since then, he has made a difference for SKC employees and customers alike. Highly educated, experienced, and with a genuine interest in helping people, Dusty is a valued addition to the SKC Inc. Team and an excellent resource for fellow OEHS professionals. Learn more here.

February 21, 2024

SKC Inc. Welcomes Dusty Ott, CIH, as New Corporate Industrial Hygienist

Highly experienced in multiple industries, Dusty Ott, CIH, brings a wealth of knowledge to the SKC Inc. Team in his role as Corporate Industrial Hygienist. His experience, equipment knowledge, and passion for sharing his expertise with OEHS customers make him a true ambassador for SKC and an excellent resource to support the industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety community.

January 31, 2024

The 2024-25 SKC Domestic Catalog is Now Available

SKC is excited to announce the availability of the 2024-25 Domestic Catalog! Read on to learn more...

January 8, 2024

SKC Inc. Welcomes Todd Tommaney as Chief People Officer

SKC welcomes Todd Tommaney as its Chief People Officer (CPO). A highly innovative continuous improvement professional, Todd brings his vast experience in organizational alignment, leadership development, executive coaching, team building, and project change management to SKC Inc.'s Executive Leadership Team.