Pipe Marking Saves Lives
Pipe Marking and Your Employees When someone is talking about pipe markings the conversation typically is focused on why they are important for regulatory compliance or for convenience or even to improve general safety. When it comes right down to it, however, pipe markings are important because they save lives. This isn’t an exaggeration or sales…
Tony Ferraro | September 4, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Pipe Marking | 6 min read
Custom Safety Labeling for Manufacturing
Save Money with Custom Safety Labeling When working in a manufacturing environment one of the most important things for safety is being able to convey information quickly and accurately to employees in the area. Whether this is letting people know where safety equipment is, informing them of what is in a container, alerting them to…
Tony Ferraro | August 25, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Safety Labeling | 5 min read
GHS Compliance – Time is Running out
It seems like quite some time ago now that OSHA completed their 2012 final rule revising the Hazard Communication Standard, also known as the ‘right to know’ regulation. For many companies, the new regulations were looked over and then largely forgotten about. If that is the case for you, consider this your wakeup call! You…
Tony Ferraro | July 30, 2015 | Safety Solutions | GHS | 5 min read
Seven Simple & Effective Manufacturing Safety Tips
Manufacturing facilities are an essential part of the global economy, but they are also one of the more dangerous places of employment. While there have been significant manufacturing safety improvements over the past several decades, many facilities still have a long way to go. Unfortunately, many facilities believe that it would be too costly or…
Tony Ferraro | July 10, 2015 | Lean, Safety Solutions | Lean | 6 min read
Pipe Marking Tips and Tricks
Pipe Marking Tips that Could Improve Workplace Safety For many facilities the only thing they think about when it comes to pipe marking is whether or not they are in compliance with the required standards from organizations such as ANSI and ASME. While this may be sufficient to get you in compliance, it is not…
Tony Ferraro | June 18, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Pipe Marking | 6 min read
Untracked Near Miss Data Kills Profits
How Near Miss Data Can Improve Your Business The fact that safety and profitability go hand and hand has been written about extensively by myself and many others over the years. While many facilities still look at safety improvement as a costly necessity of doing business, a growing number are actually starting to realize that…
Tony Ferraro | May 18, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Near Miss | 6 min read
Safety Climate
Safety Climate: You can watch Things Happen, Make Things Happen, or Wonder What the Heck Happened? When it comes to the safety climate of a work place there are many things to consider such as communication, the safety practices and plans in place, hazard awareness, etc. However, there is one area that seems to be…
CSS Editorial Staff | March 24, 2015 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
The One Part of Your Business You Shouldn’t Be An Innovator In
That’s right. There’s one aspect of your business that’s better off just following in the footsteps of established industry giants- no need to be a hero here. Have I got you curious? You may be surprised to learn that the thing I’m talking about is safety. Safety is so important that businesses have invested millions…
CSS Editorial Staff | February 22, 2015 | Safety Solutions | 2 min read
How Penny Pinching on Safety Could Pinch You Back
In a tough economy, businesses are forced to clamp down and rake through their budgets for items that can be cut without a major loss in production. Ideally, these are luxuries and extras that you and your employees can live without for a period of time (if not permanently). However, some of the first things…
CSS Editorial Staff | February 22, 2015 | Safety Solutions | 2 min read
HAZWOPER Analysis – 5 Important Steps
The term HAZWOPER stands for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard, and is a set of standards created by OSHA. These standards are specifically applicable to five groups of employers/employees according to OSHA, but they can also be used by many other facilities looking to improve their hazardous waste safety. The five specific groups…
Tony Ferraro | February 2, 2015 | Safety Solutions | HAZWOPER | 4 min read
Wind Turbine safety – Top 5 Hazards
Close Look at Wind Turbine Safety With the rapid growth of wind turbines as a clean source of power throughout the country and around the world, thousands of people are being employed to install and maintain these giant electricity generators. While these are often great jobs, they can also be quite dangerous, which is why…
Tony Ferraro | January 19, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Wind Turnbine | 4 min read
Near Miss Reporting – A Step by Step Guide for Improved Reporting
Improve Safety with Near Miss Reporting When looking for ways to improve the safety of your facility, one of the best options is to identify improvement opportunities by looking at near misses. Near misses are any incident where someone experiences a problem that almost causes an accident or injury. While nobody would deny that these…
Tony Ferraro | January 16, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Near Miss | 9 min read
Casting Safety 101
Everything You Need to Know About Casting Safety Whether you are casting small items as a hobby at home or you work with large industrial casting equipment, it is important to know how to stay safe at all times. It will come as no surprise that working with or around casting equipment can be very…
Tony Ferraro | December 31, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Casting | 4 min read
Mobile Safety Training Management
Key Benefits Related to Mobile Safety Training In today’s high-tech world it is important to make sure you take advantage of all the latest advancements to improve the way your business runs. In places like warehouses, manufacturing facilities, construction sites and other potentially dangerous jobs, there are many improvements that can be made by using…
Tony Ferraro | December 29, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Safety Training | 5 min read
Manual Handling Safety Checklist
Manual Handling Safety Review In just about all types of manufacturing, warehousing, mining and other facilities there are many risks that people have to be concerned about. One of the biggest concerns today is manually handling safety. Manual handling is any activity where a person has to actually handle items in the facility themselves, and…
Tony Ferraro | December 24, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Safety Checklist | 5 min read
