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
Sign Maker Machines
Things to Consider When Thinking About Purchasing a Sign Maker Machine One of the fastest and most effective ways to convey safety information in a facility is by using visual signs. When walking through most workplaces, you’ll see a number of different signs that help people stay safe. Everything from letting people know where a…
Tony Ferraro | June 4, 2014 | Safety Products | Facility Efficiency, Labeling, Safety, Safety Signs
Label Printer Software – Compatibility and Getting the Job Done Right
Basic Walk-Through of Various Label Printer Software Programs When it comes to running an efficient business, being able to label and visually identify all elements and processes is critical to your efficiency. For many people, a large part of this comes down to using adhesive labels for a range of functions. At some point, many…
Tony Ferraro | June 3, 2014 | Safety Products | OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs
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
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
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
Eyewash Station Requirements
Let’s Review OSHA’s Eye Wash Station Requirements. When working with chemicals or any other products that may damage the eye, it is important to have eye wash stations located nearby. In fact, depending on the irritant that is being used, these stations are often required to be located within the work area, and easy to…
Tony Ferraro | May 23, 2014 | Safety Products | Eyewash Stations, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs
Industrial Labeling Solutions Gone Wrong
What’s Wrong With This Picture? – Clear and Effective Industrial Labeling Solutions in the Workplace Notice anything off in the images in this blog post? These were all taken at a local home improvement store and each help to highlight some of the weaknesses of home made labeling products. These are just a few of…
Tony Ferraro | May 19, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Labeling, Safety, Safety Signs
Reducing Workplace Injuries
Reducing workplace injuries should be an important goal of every company in every industry. Millions of people are injured, sometimes severely, every year while at work. These types of injuries not only hurt the individual, however, but they cause a lot of damage to the employer as well. Injuries cause downtime in production, expenses related…
Tony Ferraro | May 6, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Health, Injuries, Injury Prevention, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Safety
Achieving OSHA Compliance with the help of an Industrial Label Maker
The role of a safety manager at a facility is often difficult because of all the different requirements and responsibilities involved. Several years ago, I was hired into a facility as a safety manager. Prior to being hired on, the facility did not have a dedicated safety manager, so the responsibilities were just performed by…
Tony Ferraro | May 1, 2014 | Safety Products | Equipment Labeling, Facility Efficiency, Industrial Label Printers, Label Makers, Labeling, OSHA, OSHA Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Tool Organization
Industrial Label Makers – Finding Your Perfect Printer
In the working world, labels warn employees and sometimes even customers of potential hidden dangers in the workplace, and contribute to the safety of a work culture in their own subtle way. They’re so ingrained in industrial environments that most people might take some of the signage and labeling that keeps them safe for granted,…
Tony Ferraro | April 30, 2014 | Safety Products | Industrial Label Printers, Label Makers, Labeling, Safety, Safety Signs
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…
Tony Ferraro | April 3, 2014 | Safety Products | ANSI, Emergency Evacuation, Equipment Labeling, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace 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
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…
Tony Ferraro | March 20, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, Floor Marking, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Five Steps to Proper Hand Protection in the Workplace
Cuts and lacerations, sprains, broken bones, burns, and infections all affect the hands of millions of workers every single year in America. While employees generally seek to be careful and are protective of their own bodies, accidents happen and, when they do, they can range from the very minor to the very severe, going so…
Tony Ferraro | March 13, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Hand Safety, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety