Floor Marking

Establishing + Enforcing Long-Term COVID-19 Procedures

Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States, administrative controls—changing behaviors of people—are key to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in communities. From keeping our distance to covering our faces, it’s important to keep everyone on the same page about safe and healthy practices. Policies + Procedures With regulations and recommendations changing quickly, now is a good time to re-evaluate what tools you…

Jesse Allred | September 30, 2020 | Industry News, Safety Solutions, Visual Safety | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Safety Signs, Social Distancing, Workplace Safety

5 Ways Construction Sites Can Work Safely Amid COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to affect every state in the United States, construction crews are continuing to work on houses, roads, and buildings across the country. Construction firms, generally deemed as essential businesses, are having to change way they operate to protect themselves and the public. Like with any workplace hazard, employers should assess the hazards which workers may be exposed to, evaluate the risk of exposure, and…

Jesse Allred | May 29, 2020 | Industry News, Safety Solutions | Construction Safety, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Health, OSHA, Reopening Series, Safety, Safety Signs, Social Distancing, Workplace Safety

How Restaurants Can Practice Social Distancing

As parts of the country begin to reopen and customers start looking to eat out again, restaurants have an important role in keeping their communities safe. OSHA, the CDC, and the FDA have all issued guidance on preparing your workplace, including safety tips specifically for restaurants and food and beverage businesses to protect their workers from exposure to COVID-19 while still providing curbside pickup and takeout service.…

Jesse Allred | May 5, 2020 | Safety Products, Safety Solutions | Floor Marking, Health, Reopening Series, Safety Signs, Social Distancing, Workplace Safety

3 Safety Signs for Warehouse Traffic Control

Did you know on average 34,900 serious injuries occur as a result from forklift accidents? With pedestrians and forklifts operating in close quarters, traffic management is critical to safely managing a facility. There are many elements to a warehouse traffic management system – training, maintenance, PPE, facility layout, etc. and investing in one result higher production and overall better safety. Powered industrial trucks and personnel can travel…

CSS Editorial Staff | January 7, 2020 | Safety Solutions | Floor Marking, Floor Signs, Forklift Safety, OSHA, Safety Signs, Wall Signs, Workplace Safety

Warning Signs for the Warehouse Floor

Signs are posted in just about every workplace alerting workers of safety practices, precautions, security guidelines, warehouse rules, safety instructions, etc. Banners are hung from warehouse shelves stating how many days the facility has been free from an accident and labels are adhered to dangerous machines – but these messages can become easily overlooked. Ensure your workers are staying alert by installing safety warning floor signs. Safety…

Jesse Allred | January 2, 2020 | Floor Marking, Safety Products, Safety Solutions | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety

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 as part of the process to marking floors. These drawbacks include intense…

CSS Editorial Staff | June 19, 2018 | Floor Marking | Floor Marking, Floor Paint, Floor Tape

Five Common Safety Blind Spots

Improving workplace safety is a challenging task, and one that is never ending. When done properly, however, it can help to avoid accidents and even save lives. Many businesses focus on implementing safety standards, and ensuring equipment is properly maintained to avoid safety issues. While these are both very good things to do, it can leave employees at risk to common safety ‘blind spots.’ These blind spots…

Tony Ferraro | June 19, 2017 | Safety Solutions | Blind Spots, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, Lockout Tagout, Safety, Workplace Safety

Wrong Ways to Use Floor Tape

Using floor tape is a great way to keep your facility better organized, safer, and in compliance with many regulations. Floor tape is an easy-to-use option that is fairly quick to install and can last for years without any significant problems. Floor tape is only a good solution, however, if it is used properly. There are some common mistakes people make when installing and maintaining their floor…

Tony Ferraro | April 20, 2017 | Safety Solutions | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Floor Tape, Organized Workplace, Regulations & Compliance, Safety

New Floor Tape Finder Helps You Choose Floor Tape

Wondering which floor tape would work best in your facility? Do you need a basic vinyl tape, a heavy-duty tape, or something that can even withstand the pivoting wheels of forklifts? Not sure what tape to buy? Use our new Floor Tape Finder to quickly get the answers. Our web-based Floor Tape Finder will help you quickly sort through the types of floor tape available to…

CSS Editorial Staff | March 16, 2017 | Company Updates | 5S, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, Safety, Workplace Safety

Product Spotlight: SignCast™ Virtual Sign and Line Units

Floor markings such as lines marking the edges of traffic lanes or stop signs to help with traffic flow play an important role in the safety and efficiency of a workplace. Many workplaces struggle to use these markings, though, because their floors are uneven, are made of materials not conducive to the use of paint or adhesives, or experience unusually high traffic levels. For those workplaces, SignCast™…

CSS Editorial Staff | February 10, 2017 | Product Spotlight | Floor Marking

How to Clean Floor Tape

Using floor tape is a great way to keep a facility safe, organized, and efficient. Just like any type of flooring, floor tape can get quite dirty over time. When floor tape gets dirty, it can become harder to see, which defeats the purpose of using it at all. This is why so many people ask questions about how to clean floor marking tape properly so it…

Tony Ferraro | January 5, 2017 | Product Spotlight | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Floor Tape, Safety

SafetyTac Floor Marking Tape in Real 5S Projects

We often read about how 5S strategies and projects can help improve the safety and efficiency of the workplace. For those who are just starting to consider using them in the work place, all of this can seem like a lot of theory without any concrete examples of what things like lean tape, hazard tape, and other items can actually be used for. Thanks to our friends…

Tony Ferraro | December 30, 2016 | Product Spotlight | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Organized Workplace, Safety, Workplace Safety

5 Enhancements to Help with Safety

One of the biggest complaints that safety managers have when it comes to their jobs is that they don’t have the budget they need to make dramatic improvements. While this is certainly a concern, and one that should be addressed, it is not something that should completely stop you from taking steps toward a safer workplace environment. There are many simple and inexpensive enhancements that can be…

Tony Ferraro | May 20, 2016 | Safety Products | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Organized Workplace, Safety, Safety Signs, Spill Cleanup, Tool Organization

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

5 Tips to Improve the Elimination of Waste

Elimination of Waste Whether you are implementing a specific program like Lean or 5S to help improve efficiency or you are just looking for a way to eliminate waste in your facility, it is a good idea to look at what has worked for other companies in the past. Fortunately, there is a lot of data and stories from all sorts of companies that have been gathered…

Tony Ferraro | March 2, 2016 | 5S | 5S, Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Forklift Safety, Lean Manufacturing, Organized Workplace, Regulations & Compliance, Safety Signs, Six Sigma, Valve Tags