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5 Workplace Safety Tips

Safety Tips to Improve Employees Well Being There is a common saying that you’ll hear at safety conferences and industrial meetings, “A safe workplace is an efficient workplace.” It is sometimes changed around to say profitable workplace at the end, but in either case the fact remains that while the primary reason to focus on safety is to keep employees protected, it is also a smart business…

Tony Ferraro | April 29, 2016 | Safety Solutions | 5S, Electrical Safety, Emergency Evacuation, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Labeling, Organized Workplace, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety

3 Tips to Improve Visual Communication

Improve Safety and Efficiency with Visual Communication When looking for ways to improve the organization, safety and efficiency of a facility, few things can be as effective as visual communication. Visual communication strategies are almost always very inexpensive (or even free) and can provide immediate improvements that are measurable and long lasting. The following are some of the many types of benefits you can enjoy from implementing or…

Tony Ferraro | February 23, 2016 | Visual Safety | Emergency Evacuation, Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Hazcom, Safety, Safety Signs

Safety Signs 101 – 7 Most Common Questions

Safety Signs 101 – 7 Most Common Questions Using safety signs in a facility is a great way to help quickly inform people of potential dangers is a specific area. There are many different types of safety signs that can be used, which can actually make it somewhat confusing when trying to plan out what will go where in your facility. The following are some of the…

Tony Ferraro | October 21, 2014 | Safety Products | ANSI, Emergency Evacuation, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety

7 Tips for Safely Responding to Chemical Spills in the Workplace

Chemical Spills in the Workplace When it comes to safety hazards in the workplace, there are few things that are as scary or serious as a chemical spill. Whether it is a small spill or something bigger, they can all be extremely dangerous to the people working in the facility as well as any products or equipment that they come in contact with. The best way to…

Tony Ferraro | September 24, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, OSHA, Safety, Spill Cleanup, Workplace Safety

How to Plan Effective Workplace Safety Drills

There are many different things that companies can do to help improve the safety of their facility and their employees, such as installing photoluminescent tape or reminder safety signs. However, learning about and implementing industry best safety practices, for example, can do a lot to cut down on hazards within the facility. The fact is, that without workplace safety drills, all the safety planning is still really…

Tony Ferraro | August 25, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Floor Marking, Safety, Safety Signs, Spill Cleanup, Workplace Safety

Grab Bag: Safety Signs and Labels

There are many topics in the safety sphere which transcend any individual business or industry, and become vital in just about every industrial operation (and sometimes non-industrial as well) in existence. The wide range of safety signs, labels, and the associated rules and suggestions that go along with them certainly fit into this category without question. While businesses and their purposes range greatly, safety signs are universal,…

Tony Ferraro | April 3, 2014 | Safety Products | ANSI, Emergency Evacuation, Equipment Labeling, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety

Office Safety – 6 Ways To Stay Safe In The Office

While injuries in an office environment might seem rare, or even a bit silly, they’re more common than you think. Office safety might not be responsible for stopping as many catastrophic accidents or deaths as those in work environments using large machinery (such as production, construction, etc.), but there is definitely more to it than initially meets the eye. In this blog post, we’re going to go…

Tony Ferraro | March 20, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, Floor Marking, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety

How to Handle Chemical Spills

The goal of workplace safety programs is primarily to prevent accidents and injuries by helping train people on how to minimize risk and work more safely. An important part of any program also must focus on how to respond when something goes wrong. Nowhere is this truer than when there is a chemical spill in the facility. Depending on the types of chemicals being used in the…

Tony Ferraro | March 18, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, GHS, PPE, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Spill Cleanup, 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 proper emergency response for every possible situation. Planning ahead may include utilizing…

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

7 Reasons to use Industrial Floor Signs

Industrial floor signs, or industrial floor stickers, used in factories and other work floors, have a variety of uses. These can range from simply helping employees find their way around to facilitating lean projects and other endeavors. Just to show you how versatile these floor signs are, here are seven unique uses for industrial floor signs. As you read through, be sure think about which ones could…

Tony Ferraro | January 28, 2014 | Safety Products | Emergency Evacuation, Floor Marking, Floor Signs, Forklift Safety, Organized Workplace, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs

Five Steps to an Emergency Proofed Business

Natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and waves of illness can all threaten the livelihood of a business of almost any size, but are especially dangerous at small or medium levels. According to the Insurance Information Institute, as much as 40% of businesses affected by a disaster will never re-open. Even without a complete shutdown, you may face inability to meet customer demand and loss of business, you may…

Tony Ferraro | October 9, 2013 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, Safety

Fire Safety in the Workplace

Nobody ever really “expects” a fire to happen. Yes, we do often engage in various fire drills each year to practice exit skills if a fire should occur. But how do you really know if your employees are truly ready for a fire if one was to happen? One of the best defenses against fire is knowledge. While it is a good idea to continue to practice…

Tony Ferraro | September 30, 2013 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, Safety, Workplace Safety

The Core Functions of OSHA

According to the available statistics, more than sixty percent of the accidents in the workplace are preventable. Prevention can be achieved through a proper educative system targeting the employer, the employees and the general public. Negligence forms the major component of the causes of these accidents while the rest are due to lack of proper mechanisms and warning signs. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed…

Mike Wilson | December 12, 2012 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Healthcare, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety

Does Your Company Have a Safety Emergency Plan?

Pat Brownlee, a guest writer over at Blog4Safety.com, posted an article titled “Avoiding Cubicle Disasters” in which the idea was tossed around about having an appointed company safety leader. Now, when you work at a steel production plant, and tons and tons of molten lava-like iron are being smelted, the possibility of a fire or other dangerous situation is an obvious daily hazard. Surely, a place like…

Mike Wilson | September 14, 2012 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Workplace Safety