Hazard Communications – Vinyl Labels
Improving Hazard Communications with Vinyl Labels As you may recall, last week I wrote about a recent study that uncovered that hazard communications were at the heart of many of the most significant safety challenges in facilities today. In that article I went over how floor tape can help convey critical information, and improve the…
Tony Ferraro | June 18, 2014 | Safety Products | Facility Marking, GHS, Hazcom, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Tool Organization, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
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 | 3 min read
The 11 Most Common Workplace Hazard Areas In Your Facility
Do You Know the Common Workplace Hazard Areas In Your Facility? When working in a facility for eight or more hours per day, at least five days per week, it is easy to develop a sort of ‘blindness’ to some of the more common workplace hazards. Of course, if something is on fire, or there…
Tony Ferraro | June 10, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Electrical Safety, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Labeling, Ladder Safety, PPE, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety | 9 min read
Hazard Communications – One Tool That Can Help
Floor Marking Tape Continues to Help with Hazard Communications Keeping a facility running safely and efficiently can be very difficult. While most companies try to improve safety whenever possible, they often miss some obvious problems. This is illustrated by the 2011 report from Workplace Safety Pro, which listed the top 25 general industry violations. When…
Tony Ferraro | June 9, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Hazcom, PPE, Safety, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
When to Choose a Large Label Printer
Are You Thinking about Purchasing a Large Label Printer? Printing safety signs and custom labels for your facility is a big part of keeping everyone safe, as well as ensuring the facility remains in compliance with local, state and federal regulations. Safety managers at facilities need to make sure they always have the right signs…
Tony Ferraro | May 29, 2014 | Safety Products | Barcoding, Equipment Labeling, Facility Marking, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Tool Organization | 5 min read
Industrial Labeling Systems
Safety signs, labels and other types of visual information are essential in every facility. Some of these items are required by OSHA or other regulations, and others are needed for improved efficiency and safety. The bottom line is that all facilities use these types of things, and need them to be easy to see, very…
Tony Ferraro | May 27, 2014 | Safety Products | 5S, Equipment Labeling, Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, GHS, Labeling, Organized Workplace, Safety, Safety Signs | 4 min read
Job Safety Analysis
Preparing a job safety analysis is an important part of any facility or safety manager’s job. These reports can be extremely beneficial in identifying what types of risks exist in a specific job, so action can be taken to keep people safe. Once you know the risks, it is much easier to either do something…
Tony Ferraro | March 21, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Facility Marking, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety | 4 min read
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 | 4 min read
Whats Inside Your Safety Toolbox?
I was recently brought into a manufacturing facility to help analyze their overall safety program, and attempt to improve it. The facility was part of a global company. The global company was encouraging all of the local facilities to focus on improving safety, but hadn’t given them much guidance on how this should be done.…
Tony Ferraro | February 7, 2014 | Safety Products | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, PPE, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
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 | 5 min read
7 Benefits of having an Industrial Label Maker
Any facility that is looking to improve organization, become more 5S and Lean compliant, eliminate waste or generally improve the way things are done will want to have an industrial label maker. While some may think it is an insignificant tool for most facilities, they can actually be used for many things that can help…
Tony Ferraro | January 24, 2014 | Safety Products | Equipment Labeling, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, Industrial Label Printers, Label Makers, Labeling, Rack Labeling, Safety, Safety Signs, Tool Organization | 5 min read
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 | 5 min read
5S Supplies Improve Safety and Organization in Auto Repair Shops
A few months ago Creative Safety Supply donated a variety of 5S supplies to an auto shop at Portland Community College. CSS also worked with the college to help make their facility safer and more efficient. You can read more about the changes made here. After I seen the success of this project I decided…
Tony Ferraro | January 16, 2014 | 5S | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Labeling, Lean Manufacturing, Organized Workplace, Rack Labeling, Safety, Safety Signs, Tool Organization, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
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 | 4 min read
Pipe Marking: The Basics You Need to Know
Even though pipe marking is an essential practice when it comes to safety in any facility with exposed pipes, this practice is often undervalued and sometimes even overlooked by employers. Why? Well, it could be due to a lack of time to pipe mark or it may even be that they don’t have the correct…
Tony Ferraro | October 21, 2013 | Safety Solutions | ANSI, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Labeling, Pipe Marking, Safety, Workplace Safety | 2 min read
