The Monitor Blog | Industrial Scientific Gas Detection Blog

10 Must-Ask Questions When Choosing the Right Gas Detection Provider

Written by Industrial Scientific | Jun 25, 2025 6:22:46 PM

Key Takeaways 

  • Ask Smarter Questions to Find a Long-Term Safety Solution: Ask about repair turnaround times, cost savings for current customers, and how their solutions grow with your business to ensure a strong partnership. 
  •  Smarter Decisions Start with the Right Information: Use our free guide to ask the right questions and evaluate providers based on what matters most: protecting your people and maximizing long-term value. 

Choosing a gas detection partner is about finding a brand you can trust that provides world-class service and generates long-term value. Whether you're renewing a contract or considering a new provider, the stakes are high for the safety of your workers and your bottom line.  

Understanding the True Cost of Gas Detection

Direct costs—like calibration gas, maintenance, and consumables—are easy to track. But indirect costs often go unnoticed and can have a much greater impact over time. These include: 

  • Labor: Time spent manually tracking, testing, and repairing gas detectors. 
  • Downtime: Lost productivity when workers can’t operate due to faulty or unavailable monitors. 
  • Safety Risks: Nuisance alarms and unreliable equipment can lead to complacency or even serious incidents. 

And perhaps the most critical cost of all? The risk of a gas detector failing when it’s needed most. Every maintenance task is ultimately about one thing: making sure your gas detection equipment protects your people. 

To dive deeper into how these hidden costs add up, check out our blog: The Hidden Costs of Gas Detection.

What to Ask a Gas Detection Partner

Asking the right questions upfront can save time, money, and frustration. We’ve put together the top questions to ask any potential partner in gas detection, so you know who can give you the best safety solution. 

A few questions you could ask include: 

  • What’s your average turnaround time for repairs? 
  • How have current customers saved costs and improved efficiency with your solutions? 
  • How can your offerings scale with our business? 

Smarter Questions, Safer Outcomes

The decisions you make now can shape the resilience, efficiency, and safety culture of your organization for years to come. 

That’s why we created this guide: a resource for safety leaders and procurement professionals who want to lead with confidence. These questions are designed to spark deeper conversations with your current or potential gas detection partner. They help you move beyond surface-level specs and pricing, and into the territory that really matters: long-term value, adaptability, and alignment with your safety goals. 

Because when you ask smarter questions, you make smarter decisions. And in gas detection, smarter decisions save lives. 

Download our free guide now: 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Gas Detection Partner