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HAWK Fumigation Monitor Grain Bunker Trial

Fumigation Gas Detection, UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 06/15/2026

Real-Time Fumigation Monitoring in Grain Storage – Improving fumigation visibility while minimising site visits in large-scale and remote grain bunkers.
Fumigation monitoring in grain bunkers or silo’s often relies on periodic manual sampling, providing snapshots of gas concentrations throughout the treatment period. This can make it difficult to identify concentration variations within the grain mass and verify that target fumigation levels are being maintained.

Benzene Monitoring: Protecting Workers in Hazardous Environments

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 04/15/2026

Benzene (C6H6) is a significant concern in many industries, particularly in the oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors, due to its hazardous properties. This blog post explains what benzene is, where it can be found, its health effects, and how advanced technology, like the GX-6100 multi-gas monitor, provides an essential solution for effective monitoring.

LinkedIn Library

By Control Equipment 04/01/2026

LinkedIn Post Library Our LinkedIn Library/Socials is curated content from the company’s LinkedIn feed or other social channels, often featuring industry insights, product highlights, safety tips, and company updates. Control Equipment regularly posts on its LinkedIn page, sharing a wide range of business news, industry insights, technical updates, and product information. Follow us and be…

CEPL Web Enquiry

By Control Equipment 11/04/2025

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Events

By Control Equipment 04/15/2025

Conferences & Events Join Control Equipment at leading industry events across the year. We regularly attend and exhibit at key conferences and exhibitions, providing opportunities to connect with our technical team, showcase our products, introduce our latest instrumentation in action, and discuss real-world monitoring challenges and solutions. Our Conferences & Events information provides updates on industry…

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By Control Equipment 04/09/2025

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Precision Methane Detection-Laser-Equipped Drones Transforming Emission Monitoring

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 02/17/2025

Precision Methane Detection: How Laser-Equipped Drones Are Transforming Emission Monitoring in Oil & Gas.

What is Phosphine Gas?

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 11/24/2024

Phosphine gas is a highly toxic, respirable substance commonly generated during fumigation processes on farms, where aluminium phosphide tablets react with moisture in the air.

RP-3R Sampling Pump in Action

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 11/04/2024

Your New Best Friend in Gas Sampling! The RP-3R Sampling Pump: Revolutionising Gas Sampling in Confined Spaces

Carbon Monoxide Detection and what you need to know to stay safe.

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 08/31/2023

A 44 year old man was working in his shop late at night in Toowoomba, he was believed to be using a generator in a confined space while repairing storm-damaged floors. He collapsed and subsequently died after the paramedics tried to resuscitate him.

Oxygen Gas Detectors and Detection and how to stay safe.

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 07/18/2023

It’s an invisible and sometimes odourless danger that the human eye or nose can’t detect. Preventing a tragedy can be so simple and you wonder why these incidents are still happening.

About Us

By Control Equipment 06/14/2023

About Control Equipment Control Equipment Pty Ltd is Australia’s leading distributor of industrial gas detection, monitoring, and safety instrumentation, supplying both fixed and portable solutions across a wide range of industries. Established in 1977, we partner with world-class manufacturers to bring advanced gas detection technology and occupational hygiene instruments to the Australasian market. Our product…

Safety in Australia’s Oil and Gas industry is a necessity.

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 05/16/2023

Why do we do what we do, why do people buy what we sell? If you strip it all away it’s about safety, because ultimately, we all want to get home each night and spend time with the people that matter.

Accuracy

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 11/17/2021

When it comes to gas monitoring, accuracy is open to each manufacturer’s interpretation. Officially, accuracy is a statement expressed as a percentage of the closeness of the reading on the gas monitor to the actual concentration;

Privacy Policy

By Control Equipment 10/21/2021

Privacy Policy Who we are Control Equipment Pty Ltd supply a full range of manufactures’ portable and fixed instruments and specialise in providing innovative and reliable products along with expert service & calibration for a wide variety of applications. Our website address is: https://controlequipment.com.au. Privacy Policy Effective date: 28/03/2024 Control Equipment Pty Ltd (“us”, “we”,…

Diesel Emissions

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 09/01/2021

The exposure of mine workers to diesel particulate matter (DPM) and gases is an issue of great concern to the underground mining environment.

Calibration Gas Shelf Life

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 08/12/2021

When using your instruments for gas detection, monitors should be properly calibrated or your readings may be inaccurate. To properly calibrate your device, the user will need to use a specific concentration of the gas trying to be detected.

How to Reduce Gas Leaks in Industrial Environments

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 05/10/2021

Whether in petrochemical facilities, chemical plants, or refineries, workplaces that utilise or produce various toxic gases during normal operations and processes must meet industry safety regulations and requirements in the event of gas leaks.

Understanding H2S in the Petroleum Industry

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 04/07/2021

Protection against overexposure to H2S, a highly toxic and explosive gas, starts with understanding the chemical and the inherent risks it carries. Specifically to the petroleum industry, although, it’s not the only industry susceptible to the danger.

The Effects of Methane

UncategorizedBy Control Equipment 03/11/2021

Methane is a component of the earth’s atmosphere and is present at low concentrations. We inhale methane along with other atmospheric gases such as nitrogen and oxygen when we breathe.