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Apollo Safety to exhibit at NE Buildings and Facilities Management Show & Conference, June 17-18

John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety
John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety

BOSTON, MA and FALL RIVER, MA…

Apollo Safety, Inc. a veteran-owned, Fall River, Mass.-based company specializing in safety products and services, recently announced it will be an exhibitor at the upcoming Northeast Buildings and Facilities Management Show and Conference. Apollo Safety will man booth 372 during the two-day event, which will be held on June 17 and 18 at the Boston Convention Center, 415 Summer Street in Boston.

The Apollo Safety booth will feature the very latest in hazardous gas detection technology from several manufacturers, including Industrial Scientific, RAE Systems, and RKI Instruments. There will be a demonstration of these products at the booth. Visitors can also sign up for a complimentary 15-minute consultation at the show.

“The advances in gas detection systems and monitoring capabilities, particularly wireless technologies, make it easier and far more effective to monitor gas levels in multiple buildings. That’s something that addresses the needs of many facilities and building managers,” said John Carvalho, president of Apollo Safety, Inc. “Our presence at the conference is to showcase the advances in hazardous gas detection and how it is critical to have an updated system to offer the appropriate amount of protection and safety for employees, tenants and visitors to any building or facility.”

Markets served by the Northeast Buildings and Facilities Management Show and Conference include: schools and Universities; hospitals and healthcare facilities; and municipal and government buildings; commercial buildings; hotels and resorts; shopping malls; manufacturing facilities; multi-housing complexes; major sports facilities; warehouses, airports and seaports; and worship facilities.

For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com. For information on the Northeast Buildings and Facilities Management Show, visit www.nebfm.com.
About Apollo Safety

Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since 1995 and is an efficient, trusted company that minimized potential liability for its customers while ensuring a safer public.   Apollo Safety specializes in gas detection products and services for portable and stationary systems. That includes gas detector sales and support for most major brands of gas detection device manufacturers. Apollo Safety also provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems.

Veteran-owned, Apollo Safety, Inc. is trusted by facilities managers, building owners, landlords, universities, hotels, institutions, and government operations. Apollo Safety is a member of the National Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association (RIAFC) and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM).

Apollo Safety’s corporate headquarters is located at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

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Apollo Safety introduces parking garage service

John V. Carvalho III
John V. Carvalho III

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS…

Apollo Safety, Inc., a veteran-owned, Fall River, Massachusetts-based company specializing in safety products and services, recently launched a detection service for parking garages and other enclosed areas that house vehicles.

“In Massachusetts, state law requires that smoke detection systems for parking garages be checked four times per year and carbon monoxide detectors be checked once per year,” said  John Carvalho, founder and president of Apollo Safety, Inc. “Other than these inspections, some parking garages do not check their systems at all and that can make the lot owner vulnerable to much more than a failed inspection.”

As part of the service, Apollo Safety will inspect carbon monoxide detection systems. That inspection includes recalibration. The service also includes inspection of the facility with a handheld, wireless detection device to ensure that areas of the garage not near detection devices have safe levels as well.

Apollo Safety’s offerings include a wide variety of portable and stationary gas detection systems suitable for all detection, including name brands like Industrial Scientific, RAE Systems by Honeywell, RKI Instruments, MSA, Detcon, Scott and GMI. Apollo Safety also offers portable gas monitors for rental at weekly or monthly rates. Equipment is calibrated to NIST standards.

For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

About Apollo Safety

Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since 1995 and is an efficient, trusted company that minimized potential liability for its customers while ensuring a safer public.   Apollo Safety specializes in gas detection products and services for portable and stationary systems. That includes gas detector sales and support for most major brands of gas detection device manufacturers. Apollo Safety also provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems.

Veteran-owned, Apollo Safety, Inc. is trusted by facilities managers, building owners, landlords, universities, hotels, institutions, and government operations. Apollo Safety is a member of the National Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association (RIAFC) and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM).

Apollo Safety’s corporate headquarters is located at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

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Apollo Safety celebrates 20 years in business

John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety
John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS…

Apollo Safety, Inc. a veteran-owned, Fall River, Mass.-based company specializing in safety products and services, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.

“I learned of the need within organizations like fire and rescue, manufacturers, public works, educational and institutional as well as life sciences for expert, timely comprehension about gas detection,” said John Carvalho, founder of Apollo Safety, Inc. along with his wife Tracy and Mike Medeiros back in February 1995. “So, I saw that as a niche that we could provide useful information and expertise. Safety professionals and facilities mangers quickly embraced our company and the services we provided. The rest, as they say, is history.”

Apollo Safety’s offerings include a wide variety of portable and stationary gas detection systems suitable for all detection, including name brands like Industrial Scientific, RAE Systems by Honeywell, RKI Instruments, MSA, Detcon, Scott and GMI. Apollo Safety also offers portable gas monitors for rental at weekly or monthly rates. Equipment is calibrated to NIST standards.

In addition, Apollo Safety provides on-site installation and training and 24/7 service. Apollo Safety technicians are factory-trained. Apollo also offers its own proprietary training program, with five levels of certification.

Over the years, the company has grown from its early beginnings in Carvalho’s garage to a business that employs 14 at its headquarters at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, as well as in Boston and Connecticut.

“What I’ve liked about the business is that we came from nothing in the Fall River community and are now trusted by municipal, state and federal departments along with multi-national Fortune 500 companies. That goes to show you the American Dream is alive and well for hardworking, honest and industrious Americans,” said Carvalho. “I’m also proud of how Apollo has given back to the community, particularly veterans’ organizations.”

Apollo Safety recently donated to the Wounded Warrior project. The company also took part in the Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce’s pledge to interview two veterans by the end of 2014, and hired a Veteran from that initiative.

For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

About Apollo Safety

Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since 1995 and is an efficient, trusted company that minimized potential liability for its customers while ensuring a safer public.   Apollo Safety specializes in gas detection products and services for portable and stationary systems. That includes gas detector sales and support for most major brands of gas detection device manufacturers. Apollo Safety also provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems.

Veteran-owned, Apollo Safety, Inc. is trusted by facilities managers, building owners, landlords, universities, hotels, institutions, and government operations. Apollo Safety is a member of the National Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association (RIAFC) and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM).

Apollo Safety’s corporate headquarters is located at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

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Carbon monoxide a risk with secondary heat sources

John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety
John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS…

Things like kerosene heaters, gas-fueled generators and other backup heat sources can be huge difference makers during the inclement currently weather underway in the northeast. Unfortunately for many consumers, these backup plans come with a number of carbon monoxide risks if not used properly.

“When there’s a nor’easter, it’s cold, snowing and you’ve lost power, all you’re thinking about is staying warm without thought of the possible dangers,” said John Carvalho, president of Apollo Safety, Inc., a veteran-owned, Fall River, Mass.-based company specializing in safety products and services. “Sadly, you hear of a number of tragedies nationwide about people getting sick or worse from carbon monoxide caused by generators and backup heat sources.”

When using a generator, Carvalho cautions consumers to use outdoors only in a completely open and dry area, positioned away from vents, windows and doors to prevent carbon monoxide from entering the home. He also advises plugging appliances directly into the generator. For providing power to items within the home, use a heavy-duty, outdoor-rated extension cord.

The cold winter weather also prompts homeowners, apartment dwellers and even workers at some places of business to seek out secondary heat sources. Carvalho notes that some of these can also produce carbon monoxide and be risky to those nearby. Specifically, he cites kerosene heaters as an effective secondary heat source that comes with potential risk.

“When using a kerosene heater you do need to provide it with adequate fresh air. You want to avoid closing yourself up in a single room with a Kerosene heater, keep adjacent rooms, and doors open,” said Carvalho. “If your house is very air tight –most newer homes are–you need to crack open a window, maybe leave a flue open on your fire place if you have one, this creates a natural draw, continuously circulating fresh air.”

Adds Carvalho, “The law in Massachusetts says you need to have carbon monoxide detectors on floors where there’s a bedroom. This will not protect you if you’re not on a floor with a detector. And if you’re in a place of business where detectors are not required, you need to be even more careful that the room where you are using your heater has a flow of fresh air.”

Apollo Safety’s offerings include a wide variety of portable and stationary gas detection systems suitable for large universities, including name brands like Industrial Scientific, RAE Systems by Honeywell, RKI Instruments, and GMI. Apollo Safety also offers portable gas monitors for rental at weekly or monthly rates. Rental equipment is calibrated to NIST standards.

For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

About Apollo Safety

Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since 1995 and is an efficient, trusted company that minimized potential liability for its customers while ensuring a safer public.   Apollo Safety specializes in gas detection products and services for portable and stationary systems. That includes gas detector sales and support for most major brands of gas detection , manufacturers. Apollo Safety also provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems.

Veteran-owned, Apollo Safety, Inc. is trusted by facilities managers, building owners, landlords, universities, hotels, institutions, and government operations. Apollo Safety is a member of the National Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association (RIAFC) and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM).

Apollo Safety’s corporate headquarters is located at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts—the company also has an office in Boston, MA. For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

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Jan/Feb represent key carbon monoxide anniversaries.

John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety
John V. Carvalho, President & CEO, Apollo Safety

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

In January 2005, seven-year-old Nicole Garofalo of Plymouth, MA, died of carbon monoxide emanating from a vehicle outside her home. A year later, Nicole’s Law made it mandatory for homes and business that accommodate overnight customers to have CO detectors. Ten years later and on heels of a major storm in the Northeast, carbon monoxide detection remains a work in progress.

“The good news is that many people who did not have CO detectors in their homes in 2005, now do,” said John Carvalho, president of Apollo Safety, Inc.—a veteran-owned, Fall River, Mass.-based company specializing in safety products like gas detectors and gas monitoring services. “That has led to another trend in that fire departments receive more calls about CO and that’s mostly because people have detectors in their homes.”

In 2013 in the state of Massachusetts, the last year for which data is available, fire departments responded to 19,524 carbon monoxide incidents. Unsafe levels of the invisible, deadly gas were confirmed in 4,884 of those calls—a 25 percent confirmation.

“Unfortunately, there are still homes without detectors and most states do not have laws requiring commercial entities to have detectors. The states that do have laws only require state or municipal and businesses with beds—hotels, hospitals, etc.—to have detectors.”

That reality was in evidence nearly one year ago when a carbon monoxide leak in the heating system at a large national restaurant chain’s Long Island, New York location. This resulted in the death of a restaurant manager, the hospitalization of another staff member and the need for 26 patrons to be treated at a local hospital. The chain promptly responded to the incident by installing CO detectors in all their locations.

“The reality is that it doesn’t take much of a leak with green-efficient construction to have an impact,” said Carvalho. “Complicating matters even more is that everyone—young, old, athlete or ‘average Joe’—reacts differently to carbon monoxide. Some people fall ill or fall asleep in a fairly short amount; even in as little as 15 minutes. For others it can be longer. As was the case at the restaurant, it doesn’t take overnight exposure to carbon monoxide for it to be lethal.”

Carvalho recommends that any commercial or residential building using any and all fossil fuel sources such as oil, propane, and natural gas be equipped with a carbon monoxide detector in the basement or boiler room. He cites the need to fully comply with all codes at an absolute minimum and not “just get by”.

“Elbow pipes can be particularly dangerous when there’s a leak because the shape of the pipe will actually slow the flow of the carbon monoxide and create much greater exposure than a straight pipe,” said Carvalho.

In terms of the types of systems commercial businesses should choose that can vary on the size of the building, the number of people in that building at a given time, etc.

“It’s conceivable that a smaller business could get by with a store-bought, battery-operated carbon monoxide detection system that you would have in your home,” said Carvalho. “Yet when you consider the potential risks and the devastating impact one incident can have on a business—even with no fatalities–it just make sense to take that extra precaution for your customers and staff .”

Apollo Safety’s offerings include a wide variety of portable and stationary gas detection systems suitable for large universities, including name brands like Industrial Scientific, RAE Systems, RKI, and GMI. These systems are available for purchase or rental at weekly or monthly rates. Rental equipment is certified to NIST standards and is guaranteed for the entire rental period.

In addition, Apollo Safety also provides on-site installation and training and 24/7 service. All Apollo Safety technicians are factory-trained and certified. In addition, Apollo offers its own training program, with five levels of certification.

Apollo Safety provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems. Apollo uses only factory-original parts for repairs and repairs are made exactly to client requirements. Apollo guarantees a 10-day turnaround time with pre-approval, though 66 percent of all repairs are completed in five days or less. Free software upgrades included with all repairs.

For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

About Apollo Safety

Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since 1995 and is an efficient, trusted company that minimized potential liability for its customers while ensuring a safer public.   Apollo Safety specializes in gas detection products and services for portable and stationary systems. That includes gas detector sales and support for most major brands of gas detection , manufacturers. Apollo Safety also provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems.

Veteran-owned, Apollo Safety, Inc. is trusted by facilities managers, building owners, landlords, universities, hotels, institutions, and government operations. Apollo Safety is a member of the National Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association (RIAFC) and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM).

Apollo Safety’s corporate headquarters is located at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts—the company also has an office in Boston, MA. For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

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Apollo Safety launches Environmental Health and Safety Division

John V. Carvalho III
John V. Carvalho III

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS…

Apollo Safety, Inc. a veteran-owned, Fall River, Mass.-based company specializing in safety products and services, recently announced the formation of an Environmental Health & Safety Division to better serve university, manufacturer, oil and gas refineries, life science, biotech and other large facility clients. The new division will feature extensive offerings as it pertains to gas detection equipment, maintenance and monitoring and compliance.

“Environmental Health & Safety departments at large universities, refineries, manufacturers, etc. have become more commonplace in recent years and that certainly is a step in the right  direction when it comes to the safety of residents, staff and visitors, ” said John V. Carvalho III, president of Apollo Safety, Inc. “Unfortunately, gas detection equipment, maintenance and monitoring are areas where these facilities are a bit behind and that’s where our new division can help.”

Apollo Safety’s offerings include a wide variety of portable and stationary gas detection systems suitable for large universities, including name brands like Industrial Scientific, RAE Systems by Honeywell, RKI Instruments, and GMI. Apollo Safety also offers portable gas monitors for rental at weekly or monthly rates. Rental equipment is calibrated to NIST standards.

In addition, Apollo Safety also provides on-site installation and training and 24/7 service. Apollo Safety technicians are factory-trained. In addition, Apollo offers its own proprietary training program, with five levels of certification.

“Apollo Safety technicians are factory-trained to keep gas-monitoring equipment compliant with OSHA, state and local regulations,” said Carvalho. “It is extremely important for facilities like this that house laboratories, dormitories and other areas of potential risk to have a trained professional inspect and service monitoring devices.”

Apollo Safety provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems. Apollo uses only factory-original parts for repairs and repairs are made exactly to manufacturer’s requirements. Apollo guarantees a 48-hour turnaround time with pre-approval, though 86 percent of all repairs are completed in five days or less. Software upgrades included with all repairs, if available from the manufacturer.

For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

About Apollo Safety

Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since 1995 and is an efficient, trusted company that minimized potential liability for its customers while ensuring a safer public.   Apollo Safety specializes in gas detection products and services for portable and stationary systems. That includes gas detector sales and support for most major brands of gas detection , manufacturers. Apollo Safety also provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems.

Veteran-owned, Apollo Safety, Inc. is trusted by facilities managers, building owners, landlords, universities, hotels, institutions, and government operations. Apollo Safety is a member of the National Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association (RIAFC) and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM).

Apollo Safety’s corporate headquarters is located at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts—the company also has an office in Boston, MA. For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

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Apollo Safety expands tech services division

John V. Carvalho III
John V. Carvalho III

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS…

Apollo Safety, Inc. a veteran-owned, Fall River, Mass.-based company specializing in safety products and services, recently announced its intent to expand its technical services division in 2015. The expansion will include additional technical services staff to upgrade coverage in the greater Boston area.

“Our gas monitoring equipment and monitoring services are very much in demand at colleges and universities, hospitals and medical facilities. Boston has more of those than any other area in New England,” said John V. Carvalho III, president of Apollo Safety, Inc. “We’re looking to hire more techs of all skill levels to give us even better coverage in the greater Boston area.”

Apollo Safety is currently recruiting service technicians of all levels for gas detection instrumentation and systems. Technicians perform and provide calibration, repair, installation, troubleshooting and documentation of instruments and process control systems and equipment, as well as being expected to interpret electrical schematics, I/O wiring and panel drawings.

“All our technicians are factory-trained for both portable and stationary gas detection systems,” said Carvalho. “We also have our own proprietary training program with five levels of certification.

Salaries for technicians are competitive with health benefits available for full-time staff. To apply, interested parties should send a resume and cover letter to John V. Carvalho III, Apollo Safety, Inc., 57 Walnut Street, Fall River, MA  02780. Resumes and cover letters can also be e-mailed to John@apollosafety.com.

For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

About Apollo Safety

Apollo Safety has been serving the safety industry since 1995 and is an efficient, trusted company that minimized potential liability for its customers while ensuring a safer public.   Apollo Safety specializes in gas detection products and services for portable and stationary systems. That includes gas detector sales and support for most major brands of gas detection device manufacturers. Apollo Safety also provides service in a “state of the art” in-house service center, as well as offering on-site support with factory-trained technicians for both portable and stationary gas detection systems.

Veteran-owned, Apollo Safety, Inc. is trusted by facilities managers, building owners, landlords, universities, hotels, institutions, and government operations. Apollo Safety is a member of the National Safety Council, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Association (RIAFC) and the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM).

Apollo Safety’s corporate headquarters is located at 57 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. For more information on Apollo Safety products and services, please call 800-813-5408 or visit www.apollosafety.com.

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