MSA Safety
MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The products include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems. End markets include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. The company's reportable geographic segments are Northern North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East & Africa; and Asia Pacific. The company's operating segments have been aggregated into three reportable segments: Americas, International, and Corporate. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.www.msasafety.com
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Aug 23, 2026
Herman PoppleberryHOST
So the respirator becomes a data collection point, That's the vision, a mass that tells you, and your safety manager, when the filter is approaching breakthrough, when your respiration rate is elevated, when you've been in a hazardous area too long.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
MSA Safety is doing similar work, though they're more focused on firefighting and mining.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Self-contained breathing apparatus, the kind where you're carrying your own air supply, not filtering ambient air.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
And Draeger,
Herman PoppleberryHOST
Draeger is the gold standard for gas detection and supplied air systems.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
They built the first modern SCBA for mining rescue.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
If you see a firefighter walking into a burning building with a tank on their back, there's a good chance it's a Draeger or an MSA unit.
Herman PoppleberryHOST
They've also got a huge industrial gas detection business.