2019 Spring Scholarship Award Winner Selected

For the past few years, we’ve had the pleasure of holding our Creative Safety Supply scholarship competition. During this time, it’s been an honor to read about the experiences of a large, diverse swath of American students. For the Spring 2019 contest, the hundreds of submissions revealed a generation of scholars who are working hard…

CSS Editorial Staff | March 18, 2019 | Company Updates | 6 min read

Pipe Marking for Anhydrous Ammonia

Anhydrous ammonia is widely used in food production as a cost-effective refrigerant. Although efficient, ammonia is a very dangerous chemical that can pose serious risks to those working with, or around, the substance. The corrosive properties of ammonia are extremely hazardous to human health; within just a few seconds of contact, it can burn, blister,…

Jesse Allred | March 14, 2019 | Safety Solutions | 2 min read

The Importance of Valve Tags in Pipe Marking

An effective pipe marking strategy is more than just labels—it also includes the use of valve tags. While valve tags are not required by the ANSI/ASME pipe identification standard, they are an important visual tool that can improve safety and efficiency in the facility by reducing the risk of spills, accidents, and workplace injuries caused…

Jesse Allred | February 28, 2019 | Safety Solutions | 2 min read

Pipe Marking Season: Auditing Your Facility’s Pipes

Spring is just around the corner. As we leave behind the freezing temperatures and enter a new season, we also usher in the beginning of Pipe Marking Season. With longer days and spring cleaning in mind, it is the opportune time to evaluate your pipes and ensure they are properly labeled. If you are not…

Jesse Allred | February 13, 2019 | Visual Safety | 3 min read

The IEEE 1584 2018 Update: What’s Changed and Why It Matters

In 2002, the unveiling of the IEEE 1584 guide was unprecedented. For the first time, an internationally recognized standard existed to calculated arcing short circuit currents, incident energy, and arc flash boundary. The standard was revolutionary, and was thanks to the hard work and tireless research done by electric engineers driven to reduce arc flash…

CSS Editorial Staff | December 7, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read

Introducing the Winner of the 2018 Fall Scholarship

When we started our Creative Safety Supply scholarship competition, we had no idea of the impact we’d be making on so many students, nor the impact their stories would have on us. We’ve helped a working mom of a special needs child return to school to become an art teacher. We’ve given to a med…

Jesse Allred | November 13, 2018 | Company Updates | 4 min read

Join Creative Safety Supply at FABTECH 2018

  Come find our booth at the FABTECH expo! Creative Safety Supply will be attending this year’s metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing expo in Atlanta, Georgia next week. Stop by our booth in the Tube & Pipe Pavilion to learn about pipe marking and how you can create professional pipe labels right in your…

CSS Editorial Staff | October 30, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 1 min read

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2018

Earlier this week at National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Houston, OSHA announced the top ten most violated standards of the 2018 fiscal year. The highly anticipated list was announced by Patrick Kapust, OSHA’s Deputy Director of the Directorate of Enforcement. At the end of every fiscal year, OSHA announces the top ten violations…

Jesse Allred | October 25, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read

Is your business compliant with Proposition 65?

August 30th, 2018 is the official day that new Prop 65 regulations will take effect. Originally enacted in 1986 as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, Proposition 65 works to inform those in California of potentially hazardous chemicals present in products or areas. There are a wide variety of chemicals (both naturally occurring…

Jesse Allred | August 28, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read