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Keeping you prepared for the unexpected—in any confined space

Working in a confined space can be challenging, and often, dangerous. There’s little room for error. With MSA, you’ll be equipped for any hazard.

Fall Protection
Portable Gas Detection
Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBA)
Head Protection
Fall Protection

From hoists to harnesses to self-retracting lanyards, we’ve got your back.

MSA fall protection equipment allows for vertical or horizontal entry into tanks and manholes, and you’ll work without worry at any height. Our equipment is:

Durable. Abrasion-resistant sheaths and coatings stand up to heavy use in the toughest environments.

Portable. Confined space entry systems are lightweight and fold up easily, so they don’t need a lot of cargo or storage space.

Easy To Use. Products are intuitive and simple to operate, so it’s always fast to get set up at the job site.

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Personnel/Material Hoists

The new MSA Workman Winch is rugged, versatile and economical for lifting, lowering and positioning personnel and materials within confined space applications.

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MSA Rescuer

MSA’s Workman Rescuer provides fast, easy and intuitive fall protection with integral bi-directional retrieval capability. Not only does the Workman Rescuer arrest the fall, its retrieval capability allows the fallen worker to ascend or descend to a safe location.

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Portable Gas Detection

Performance beyond what you see

Reliable: Our portable detectors keep their exacting accuracy in the most challenging confined-space conditions.

Versatile: MSA detectors can measure various types of gases across a wide range of industries.

Innovative: All of our products combine advanced sensor technology with proven durability.

Easy-to-use: Portable gas detection so intuitive, you can focus on safety rather than confusing interfaces.

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ALTAIR® 5X Multigas Detector

The ALTAIR 5X Gas Detector is capable of measuring up to 6 gases simultaneously and is now available with integrated PID sensor for VOC detection. Driven by advanced MSA XCell® Sensor Technology, the ALTAIR 5X Gas Detector delivers faster response time, better stability, accuracy, longer service life, and cost savings over the life of the instrument.

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Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBA)

Our world-class SCBA products are:

Safe. Control and regulator lights, reflective material, and brightly lit, large print displays provide peace of mind.

Smart Loud and clear electronic communications are integrated into every unit; some include breathing noise suppression technology.

Nimble. Face pieces are compact and lightweight, and offer low breathing resistance when air is on and off.

Comfortable. Swiveling, adjustable, ergonomically advanced lumbar pad makes SCBA feel lightweight.

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AirMaXX SCBA

This high-quality SCBA provides comfortable, outstanding respiratory protection. Ruggedly reliable and flexible, it's a popular choice for a wide range of maintenance or rescue operations, including firefighting. Designed to reduce stress and fatigue. The ergonomically designed and optimally balanced AirMaXX backplate is adjustable to fit all body sizes.

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Head Protection

Caps, hard hats, and helmets that stand the test of time.

Our world-class SCBA products are:

Durable. Find a hard hat best suited to your work site – from dielectric protection to the ability to withstand high temperatures.

Comfortable. Self-adjusting crown straps help hard hats fit to your head.

Adaptable. Slots front and back make our hard hats fully compatible with shields, goggles, and other MSA accessories.

Recognizable. Come in a variety of colors, and MSA Logo Express Online allows you to easily design your company’s own hard hats.

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V-Gard® H1 Safety Helmet

The V-Gard® H1 Safety Helmet provides exceptional comfort and ease of use in a stylish low-profile hard hat design. A complete above-the-neck platform for all applications.

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V-Gard® Hard Hat Cap Style

The MSA V-Gard Helmet, with its distinctive trademark “V” design, is a world recognized brand known for comfort, quality, and durability. MSA has sold well over 100 million V-Gard Helmets since its introduction – so many in fact, that the iconic “V” design has been a mainstay for many years on even the toughest worksites.

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