Creative Safety Supply Blog Keep current with news in the safety industry, find out what's
happening at Creative Safety Supply, and learn more about our
products. Browse news below to stay in the loop or search by topic.

Stay up-to-date with safety industry news, events at Creative Safety Supply, and explore our products. Browse news or search by topic.

Safety Signs

The 11 Most Common Workplace Hazard Areas In Your Facility

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




When to Choose a Large Label Printer

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 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, Safety Standards, Workplace Safety


Industrial Labeling Systems

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




Reducing Workplace Injuries

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

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, OSHA Labels, Safety, Safety Signs, Tool Organization


Industrial Label Makers – Finding Your Perfect Printer

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

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

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

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

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