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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 | ANSI, Facility Marking, Pipe Marking, Valve Tag, Workplace Safety | 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 | Facility Marking, Labeling, Pipe Marking, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Valve Tag, Workplace 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 | Electrical Safety | 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…
CSS Editorial Staff | November 13, 2018 | Company Updates | Scholarship | 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 | 2 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 | Health, Labeling, Prop 65, Regulations & Compliance, Safety Signs, Signs, Spanish Signs, Wall Signs, Warehouse Signs, Workplace Safety | 3 min read
e-Manifests
Transporting hazardous waste is an important job and one that comes with a lot of rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are in place to not only protect the environment, but also the general public and even those who are doing the transporting. On June 30th, 2018, the US EPA will be launching their…
Tony Ferraro | June 28, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
National Safety Month Week 4: Warehouse Traffic Safety
It is the last week of National Safety Month and the National Safety Council is focused on driving safety. In this post, we will explore warehouse traffic and how to keep both drivers and pedestrians safe in the workplace. Industrial traffic almost always includes forklifts and pedestrians, but can include flatbed carts, utility trucks, and…
Jesse Allred | June 27, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
School Safety
Schools are supposed to be a safe place for children, teachers, and others to come to learn, teach, and grow the community. Today more than ever, it is necessary for school administrators to take a proactive approach to protect those in their care. The dangers impacting schools today include exposure to dangerous cleaning chemicals all…
Tony Ferraro | June 24, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
Celebrating National Safety Month: Week 3
Slips, trips, and falls can result in serious injury, or even death. They are, however, 100 percent preventable. OSHA has cited fall protection in the construction industry as the number one violation of 2017 and fall protection training takes the ninth spot on the list. As we enter week three of National Safety Month, we…
CSS Editorial Staff | June 20, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
How to Start Lean and “What’s Wrong With the Lean Start-up Process”
I wanted to talk about this article because of the acronym L.A.M.E and how it was used or made up. This article really shows how to start Lean and how it can be used and used again not that it is bad but I want to bring what I saw in the article as importannt.…
CSS Editorial Staff | June 19, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 2 min read
Floor Paint or Floor Tape?
I know that floor paint has been used for decades to mark the floors of industrial workplaces, however, just because something has been around or done for a long time does not mean it is the best practice or choice today. There are many cons to using floor marking paint that have just been accepted…
CSS Editorial Staff | June 19, 2018 | Floor Marking | Floor Marking, Floor Paint, Floor Tape | 2 min read
Kaizen for the Workplace and Personal Spaces
The strategy of Kaizen can be used in a workplace or even in the home. This is a great post for the beginner or the advanced Lean user. I would recommend checking out the article and exploring how Lean can help your company. “A Japanese management strategy called Kaizen roughly translates to “continuous slow improvement.” In the…
CSS Editorial Staff | June 19, 2018 | Kaizen | 2 min read
National Forklift Safety Day
Today is National Forklift Safety Day! Sponsored annually by the Industrial Truck Association, the day aims to reduce the number of forklift-related fatalities and injuries. Since the mass production of power lift trucks in the 1930s, forklifts have been a staple to countless warehouses, facilities, and construction sites. The average forklift weighs nearly 5 tons…
Jesse Allred | June 12, 2018 | Safety Solutions | 3 min read
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