8 Electricity Tips for Staying Safe
A Guide for Keeping Safe around Electricity Of all the many safety hazards in the workplace, few can cause as much damage, injury or even death as electricity. To make it worse, accidents with electricity can literally happen in the blink of an eye, which is why it is so important to implement electricity tips…
Tony Ferraro | August 28, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Arc Flash, Electrical Safety, Equipment Labeling, Fire Safety, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Labels that Last when Attached to Hot Surfaces
What Types of Labels will Last when Attached to Hot Surfaces? If you manage any type of manufacturing facility, you know how important it is to have proper labeling. In many cases, it is required by local, state or federal law. Even in cases where it is not required, however, it is still a good…
Tony Ferraro | August 7, 2014 | Safety Products | Electrical Safety, Fire Safety, Labeling, Safety
ANSI A13.1 Pipe Marking
Reviewing ANSI Pipe Marking Standards When you are working in just about any facility and you look up, you are likely to see dozens of different pipes that seem to be running in every direction. These pipes are carrying all sorts of different things to areas throughout the facility where they are needed. In most…
Tony Ferraro | July 21, 2014 | Safety Solutions | ANSI, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Labeling, Pipe Marking, Safety, Workplace Safety
What is NFPA? – LabelTac Printers and Labels
NFPA and LabelTac Working Together The NFPA, or National Fire Protection Agency, is dedicated to helping facilities improve their overall fire safety and prevention programs. This is done in large part by issuing safety standards, guidelines and codes that help instruct companies on how to stay safe when working with fire or electrical equipment, as…
Tony Ferraro | July 16, 2014 | Safety Products | Electrical Safety, Fire Safety, Industrial Label Printers, Label Makers, Labeling, NFPA, Safety
Review of ANSI Color Codes For Pipe Marking
A Great Pipe Marking Guide for Understanding Color Codes One thing that virtually all facilities have in common is that they have all sorts of different pipes running throughout the building. These pipes can carry just about anything from drinking water to any number of chemicals or even gasses. Labeling pipes properly is extremely important…
Tony Ferraro | July 7, 2014 | Safety Solutions | ANSI, Color Codes, Color Coding, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Labeling, Pipe Marking, Safety, Workplace Safety
Hazard Communications – Signs
Safety Signs Improve Hazard Communications If you’re looking to improve the hazard communications in your facility, you’ll want to start by taking a good look at the different types of signs used by your company. Signs have been used to communicate hazards for millennia, and they are still one of the most effective options available.…
Tony Ferraro | June 26, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Fire Safety, Floor Signs, Forklift Safety, Hazcom, Healthcare, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs
5 Floor Marking Rules for a Safe Workplace
It’s Time to Review the Rules of Floor Marking If you’re looking at updating your facilities floor markings to help improve the safety of the company, it is important that you take the time to ensure you’re doing it right. Spending time up front in planning and implementation can help you avoid a lot of…
Tony Ferraro | June 25, 2014 | Floor Marking | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Fire Safety, Floor Marking, Floor Signs, Healthcare, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Welding Safety – ANSI Z49 – Keep Workers Safe
Safety works its way into every aspect of the workplace, and rightly so, but in some duties and activities a need for safety and preventative measures is just plain obvious. As far as industrial tasks go, welding is certainly high up on the number of risks involved, though many are not as visually apparent. This…
Tony Ferraro | June 19, 2014 | Safety Solutions | ANSI, Fire Safety, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
What is Fault Current?
Arc Flash, Fault Current, and OSHA Electricity, for all its interaction with just about every aspect of today’s modern world, is still a general mystery to the layperson. While we may have a sort of idea of some of the terminology – hey, there was a band called AC/DC after all – most managers aren’t…
Tony Ferraro | June 16, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Arc Flash, Electrical Safety, Equipment Labeling, Fault Current, Fire Safety, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety
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
IT Printing Needs – Shrink Labels
Printable Shrink Tube Has Never Been Better for Shrink Labels When working with IT equipment there are many things that you need to keep in mind to ensure everything is done properly, and safely. It is essential to have everything set up properly, or it can cause a wide range of different problems. One of…
Tony Ferraro | June 2, 2014 | Safety Products | 5S, Fire Safety, Labeling, Organized Workplace, Safety
Facility Safety Frequently Asked Questions
Facility Safety Questions and Answers When it comes to improving safety in a facility, people have all sorts of questions. In many cases the questions are about specific situations related to their own facility. These questions often require very detailed answers and looking at how the laws or regulations apply to a specific situation. For…
Tony Ferraro | May 28, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Arc Flash, Electrical Safety, Facility Safety, Fire Safety, GHS, Labeling, Lockout Tagout, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Reporting Safety Hazards at Work
Steps that will Help Improve Your Employees on Reporting Safety Hazards at Work Those who are responsible for improving safety in the workplace often focus almost all their efforts on reducing hazards, or ensuring people have the tools and equipment needed to work safely. While these types of things are certainly essential, they aren’t going…
Tony Ferraro | May 21, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Fire Safety, Hazcom, Safety, Workplace Safety
Flammable Liquids
When it comes to workplace hazards, few things can be more dangerous than a fire. Each year in the United States there are over 70,000 workplace fires, with many of them being serious. From these fires, there are about 200 employee deaths each year. This is a very significant number, and it shows that not…
Tony Ferraro | April 25, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Fire Safety, OSHA, Safety
Arc Flash Explosions & Prevention
Most commonly, the hazards we associate with electricity and exposed electrical equipment are those due to direct contact. In these cases, a worker might accidentally touch an uninsulated wire or piece of electrical equipment, and momentarily become a conductor themselves. Severe burns and arrhythmia or stoppage of the heart can occur. What most people don’t…
Tony Ferraro | April 2, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Arc Flash, Electrical Safety, Equipment Labeling, Fire Safety, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs