Creative Safety Supply was honored to have the opportunity to interview a Lean manufacturing expert. In this interview, Andrew McCall of Creative Safety Supply talks to Brion Hurley of Business Performance Improvement about the concept of 5S and its implementation in businesses. Brian discusses the eight wastes of Lean, emphasizing inventory as a commonly overlooked waste. He explains that while inventory is necessary for operations, it also…
CSS Editorial Staff | June 5, 2023 | 5S, Lean, Training | 5S, Facility Efficiency, Lean, Lean Culture, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma
We are excited to announce that we have recently been named the latest approved vendor for Ammonia Refrigeration Training Solutions (ARTS). ARTS is an organization that provides the best training and services for all types of industrial ammonia refrigeration systems. When used properly, ammonia refrigeration systems are the most efficient and safest form of refrigeration available today, which is one of the many reasons it is so…
CSS Editorial Staff | November 11, 2022 | Company Updates, Training | Ammonia Pipe Marking, Labeling, Operator Training, Pipe Marking
Asbestos Training When people hear or think about asbestos most of them assume it is a problem from the past that has been addressed long ago. The reality, however, is that the vast majority of facilities in operation around the world today still have asbestos in them. Only facilities that have been tested and certified as asbestos-free can safely be assumed to be without this health hazard. Those…
Tony Ferraro | March 24, 2016 | Training | Asbestos, Asbestos Safety, OSHA, Safety
Preparing for New Safety Training Trends When it comes to safety training, the work is never completed. Even when you’ve made significant progress in one area, you will find that there are still problems in another. In addition, as the workplace continues to grow and change, new safety hazards will continue to pop up, requiring your attention. While this can get discouraging at times, it is always…
Tony Ferraro | December 2, 2014 | Training | Facility Marking, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Do you want to be a Safety Coach? One of the best ways for a facility to reduce the number of accidents and help ensure a safe workplace is to have a qualified safety coach on site. Whether you’re looking to become a safety coach, or you want to hire one, it is important to know what types of things will help ensure that the role will…
Tony Ferraro | October 2, 2014 | Training | Safety Coach
Wide Range of Skills for Safety Professionals If you are working as a safety manager or in another safety professional role you will need to have a wide range of different skills in order to meet the needs of the job. While every position will be slightly different, there are many skills that are necessary for every position. Even if they are implemented in different ways, these…
Tony Ferraro | September 3, 2014 | Training | Safety Professionals
Good business leaders are consistently evaluating the quality of their business and the goods or services they offer. Many times this involves looking at various statistics, customer reviews, and total sales figures. However, more and more top executive leaders are realizing that the quality of their company has to do with more than just numbers and reviews. It is about creating a dynamic quality culture within their…
CSS Editorial Staff | May 14, 2014 | Training, Value Stream | Value Stream, Value Stream Mapping
By far one of the hardest elements of running a successful business is, safety. From transportation, to production floors, to assembly lines, to just walking around an office, business owners expose themselves and their employees to some degree of risk at every level. Often, new programs or ideas for safety improvement are touted as a sort of silver bullet to eliminate risk to employees. While improvements are…
Tony Ferraro | February 17, 2014 | Training | Safety Programs
Remember when you used to have to stretch before games when playing sports as a kid? Stretching is meant to keep your muscles limber and decrease your chances of pulling them under strain. We all know this, but as we get older we tend to ignore some of the health precautions we were asked to take as children even if we continue engaging in regular physical activity.…
Tony Ferraro | February 10, 2014 | Training | Health, Injury Prevention, Safety, Stretching
Employee training is one of the most difficult parts of managing an effective team. Especially in a work environment where work safety comes into play often (for example, in a physical labor-heavy industry), the retention of training information becomes critical to your business’ success and longevity. Unfortunately, few managers have made it through their careers without dealing with the frustrating reality that training is often forgotten almost…
Tony Ferraro | December 31, 2013 | Training | Safety, Workplace Safety
The Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. is growing and will soon be the largest minority group in the country. This also means that a large and growing part of our workforce includes those who speak English as a second language. However, in addition to Spanish, there are many other languages many non-English speakers hold as their first language as well. The use of many different languages can…
Tony Ferraro | December 3, 2013 | Training | OSHA, Safety, Spanish Resources, Workplace Safety
When running a business it is the responsibility of you and your safety team, which varies with the size of your operation, to make sure that employees in your charge are adequately protected at all times. A safe workforce is a happy workforce, and a happy workforce is a productive one. Safety procedures serve another purpose as well, they insulate your business from lawsuits and liability. This…
Tony Ferraro | November 25, 2013 | Training | Safety Procedures
In a management position, it’s easy to get cut off or distanced from the people working on the “ground floor” of your operation, so to speak. One of the side effects of this disconnect is that communication breakdowns can form when employees don’t readily come to you, or don’t know that they can come to you, with their questions and concerns. It isn’t even something in particular…
Tony Ferraro | November 18, 2013 | Training | Workplace Safety
When it comes to improving workplace safety, there is no shortage of ideas on how it should be done. One controversial method many organizations have tried is using some sort of incentive or compensation program for improved safety. If, for example, employees attend or participate in a safety seminar, they may be rewarded with a bonus, a prize or something like that. There are also companies that…
Tony Ferraro | November 14, 2013 | Training | Workplace Safety
Depending on the dynamic between employees and managers in a workplace, approaching and opening a dialogue about unsafe behaviors can be a little bit daunting. You want to approach the situation in a delicate way, as to not bruise egos or spark tempers, but you also need to be firm in communicating your expectations. To accomplish these communication goals, let’s take a look at the S.E.A.T. Method,…
Tony Ferraro | October 17, 2013 | Training | Safety Coach
