Labuan and Kota Kinabalu An official distributor of MSA, KStrong and Bullard Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm

Safety equipment rental in Malaysia, with the workshop behind it

Safety equipment rented out across Malaysia, next to supplying and servicing it.

KStrong davit arm with a winch for confined space entry

TopBorneo rents out safety equipment across Malaysia, next to supplying and servicing it.

More companies rent instead of buy, because a rented set arrives calibrated and goes back when the job ends. There is no service cycle to keep on your own books and nobody on your crew has to track it.

Renting also covers the weeks when your own equipment cannot. Your detectors or harnesses are away for calibration or inspection and the work cannot stop, or a shutdown needs more sets than you own. All of it starts with the same enquiry.

Equipment rented out by the job

RentalGas detectors, confined space entry sets and breathing apparatus
ServicingInspected before it goes out
How to startSend the job, the number of units and the dates
WhereAcross Malaysia and Brunei

Why work with TopBorneo

We think along with every project

Tell us the job, the site and the crew. We work out what fits instead of sending a catalogue back.

Official lines, every budget

MSA, KStrong and Bullard straight from an official distributor, with lighter lines alongside them.

Serviced in house

Gas detectors, breathing apparatus and cylinders are serviced by our own technicians.

One team from quote to delivery

The same people handle your enquiry, your order and your servicing.

Read more

Open a section to read what a buyer or an HSE manager needs before ordering.

The words people use for renting
Word What it means
Rental, hire, sewa The same thing. Hire is the British and Australian word for it, sewa the Malay one.
SCBA Self-contained breathing apparatus. A cylinder and a mask, so a worker breathes air he carries with him instead of the air around him.
EEBD Emergency escape breathing device. A small unit with enough air to walk out of a space, not enough to work in it.
Rent while your own equipment is being checked

Equipment that is with the workshop is not on your site. MSA recommends calibration at a maximum interval of six months, and detectors that were bought in the same order are due for calibration at the same time. That is the week a spare set is worth what it cost. See ALTAIR 4XR and 5X calibration.

Fall protection has the same problem on a different clock. A harness that has arrested a fall goes out of service immediately, and that one is never planned. See fall protection inspection.

Shutdowns and short projects

A shutdown puts more crews into more confined spaces at once, and the equipment you keep for normal running is sized for normal running. Renting covers the peak without buying sets that then stand still for the rest of the year on your own inspection register.

What TopBorneo rents

Rental covers the same equipment TopBorneo supplies and services, from portable gas detection and breathing apparatus to confined space, rescue and fall protection equipment. Availability is confirmed per enquiry, so send the item and the dates.

Two pages go deeper:

Breathing apparatus and escape sets

An SCBA gives a worker air to work in an atmosphere he cannot breathe. An EEBD only gives him air to get out. The two are not interchangeable, so a request that says "breathing set" gets a question back about which of the two the job needs. TopBorneo also services breathing apparatus, see breathing apparatus servicing.

Common questions

Does TopBorneo rent out safety equipment?

Yes. TopBorneo rents safety equipment across Malaysia alongside supplying and servicing it. What is available depends on the item and the dates, so an enquiry with the equipment, the number of units and the period gets an answer rather than a catalogue.

Is there safety equipment rental near me in Sabah or Labuan?

TopBorneo rents safety equipment for sites across Malaysia. Send the site, the equipment and the dates, and TopBorneo confirms what is available.

Does TopBorneo rent breathing apparatus?

Breathing apparatus and escape sets are part of what TopBorneo rents, and the same workshop services them. Say whether the job needs an SCBA, which supplies air to work in, or an EEBD, which only supplies enough air to escape. The two cover different jobs and cost different money.

What does TopBorneo do for laboratory equipment?

TopBorneo supplies laboratory equipment, consumables, chemicals, balances and furniture, and services laboratory instruments that need attention. Send the instrument or the item list to crm@topborneo.com and that request is quoted on its own.

Ask for a rental quote

Email crm@topborneo.com with the equipment, how many units, the dates and the site. Or send the same by WhatsApp: Labuan +60 10 959 0259, Kota Kinabalu +60 16 775 0259. TopBorneo comes back with what is available and what it costs.


Your enquiry goes to the team in Labuan and Kota Kinabalu. Add the site, the dates and the quantities if you have them, and mention the serial numbers for servicing work.

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