Factory Floor Marking Tape
If you’re looking for ways to improve the safety of your factory, you may want to consider adding, or updating, your floor markings. Factory floors are one area that many facility owners or safety managers’ neglect, and it can really cost them significantly in many ways. The only thing that most factory managers think about…
Tony Ferraro | July 1, 2014 | Floor Marking | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
5 Floor Marking Rules for a Safe Workplace
It’s Time to Review the Rules of Floor Marking If you’re looking at updating your facilities floor markings to help improve the safety of the company, it is important that you take the time to ensure you’re doing it right. Spending time up front in planning and implementation can help you avoid a lot of…
Tony Ferraro | June 25, 2014 | Floor Marking | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Floor Marking, Floor Signs, Healthcare, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Three Tips to Maximize the Life of Your Floor Tape
Tip #1: Proper Installation of Floor Tape To ensure floor tape lasts for years, proper installation is vital. Create a plan for where the tape will be installed and who will install it. It may be a good idea to have two or more people do the actual installation if you plan to apply long…
Tony Ferraro | June 17, 2014 | Floor Marking, Safety Products | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, Safety, Workplace Safety
Planning Ahead for an Emergency Response
No matter how hard you work at improving the safety of a facility there is always the chance that there will be an emergency situation that comes up. Whether it is an employee that gets injured at work, a fire, a chemical spill or any number of other things, it is important to plan a…
Tony Ferraro | February 27, 2014 | Floor Marking, Safety Solutions, Visual Safety | Emergency Evacuation, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Floor Marking, Floor Signs, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Spill Cleanup
Safety Audit Turns to Floor Marking Tape for Help
One of the best parts about performing safety inspections in facilities is helping managers come up with solutions to their safety problems. In one recent case I was performing a full safety inspection with the manager of a mid-sized manufacturing facility. Overall, the inspection went quite well. There were some minor issues here and there,…
Tony Ferraro | January 31, 2014 | Floor Marking | Aisle Marking, Aisle Marking Tape, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Floor Tape, Safety
6 Ways to Use Floor Tape
If you’ve ever visited a warehouse making use of floor tape, you may have noticed their clean, easily defined walkways and organization. You might also have noticed that, even as a new visitor to the premises, you could quickly find your way around and identify the areas you should and shouldn’t be standing in. It…
Tony Ferraro | January 22, 2014 | Floor Marking | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Floor Tape, Regulations & Compliance, Safety
The Power of Color Coding: Floor Marking
Colors are used everywhere to signify different meanings. We create order, understanding, and cohesion with color coding. For example, all drivers are aware of the color code used for traffic stop lights. Red is stop, green is go, and yellow is slow down. In fact, the color coding on stoplights is so easy to follow…
Tony Ferraro | December 2, 2013 | Floor Marking | ANSI, Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Floor Marking, Floor Tape, Forklift Safety, Organized Workplace, Safety, Workplace Safety
The Many Uses of Floor Tape in a Warehouse
There is not a single company on this planet that couldn’t benefit from efficiency improvements in their work spaces. This includes big dogs like Nike, North Face, Starbucks, and more. Even these companies, who have obviously been doing something right for a number of years, are members of the continuous improvement culture, and have budgets…
Tony Ferraro | October 23, 2013 | Floor Marking | Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, Safety
Floor Tape Color Meaning: Three Things You Should Know
So you’re searching for the best floor tape for your workplace? The options seem virtually limitless, however, when it comes to floor tape color there are a multitude of ways to approach the topic. In order to make the best choice possible to meet your needs, here are a few tips that can help you…
Tony Ferraro | October 11, 2013 | Floor Marking | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
Floor Marking
Floor marking is imperative in any industrial environment. The risk of injury due to unmarked floors still remains one of the top OSHA violations. Good floor marking is important because it informs employees and visitors about different safe and unsafe areas within the work place. In order to make floor marking as beneficial as possible,…
Mike Wilson | May 13, 2013 | Floor Marking | Aisle Marking, Aisle Marking Tape, ANSI, Fire Safety, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, OSHA, Safety
5S Floor Marking
5s floor marking is a concept which is recommended to help improve the safety and efficiency of any factory or other manufacturing facility. The idea is that the floors of a factory should be clearly marked to convey valuable information to anyone traveling through the area. While there is no set guideline indicating exactly how…
Mike Wilson | March 15, 2013 | Floor Marking, Safety Solutions | 5S, Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking
Reflective Tape
When putting together a safety plan for a factory, warehouse or other facility it is important to start by looking for ways to prevent accidents. It is no surprise that many accidents are the result of people not realizing they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, or just not being able to…
Mike Wilson | February 28, 2013 | Floor Marking | Floor Marking, Reflective Tape
Safety Tape
Safety tape is one of the simplest, yet most effective, ways to improve the safety of your manufacturing facility. In fact, it is so effective that it is one of the highest recommended options for increasing safety in the 5s certification standards. There are many different places where this type of tape can be used…
Mike Wilson | February 27, 2013 | Floor Marking | Facility Efficiency, Safety
Floor Markings in Warehouse
Recent years have seen the business environment become very competitive. This, coupled with recent economic upheavals, means that most businesses face challenges of their lifetime. Therefore, it is paramount for such outfits to create survival methods, and increase security and efficiency in their premises. One of the best ways of enhancing efficient operation in the…
Mike Wilson | January 8, 2013 | Floor Marking | Floor Marking
Does Your Floor Look Ugly?
Go into a lot of factories and warehouses that use floor marking lines, and you’re going to see some messy, scratched up floors. Forklifts are usually the culprit – they are heavy and constantly driving over the lines, pivoting on top of them. This pivoting action causes friction, including heat and forces capable of compressing…
Mike Wilson | October 2, 2012 | Floor Marking | Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, Safety