Custom Safety Labeling for Manufacturing
Save Money with Custom Safety Labeling When working in a manufacturing environment one of the most important things for safety is being able to convey information quickly and accurately to employees in the area. Whether this is letting people know where safety equipment is, informing them of what is in a container, alerting them to…
Tony Ferraro | August 25, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Labeling, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs | 5 min read
Seven Simple & Effective Manufacturing Safety Tips
Manufacturing facilities are an essential part of the global economy, but they are also one of the more dangerous places of employment. While there have been significant manufacturing safety improvements over the past several decades, many facilities still have a long way to go. Unfortunately, many facilities believe that it would be too costly or…
Tony Ferraro | July 10, 2015 | Lean, Safety Solutions | 5S, Lean, Lean Manufacturing, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Six Sigma | 6 min read
Pipe Marking Tips and Tricks
Pipe Marking Tips that Could Improve Workplace Safety For many facilities the only thing they think about when it comes to pipe marking is whether or not they are in compliance with the required standards from organizations such as ANSI and ASME. While this may be sufficient to get you in compliance, it is not…
Tony Ferraro | June 18, 2015 | Safety Solutions | ANSI, Facility Marking, Labeling, Pipe Marking, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety | 6 min read
Untracked Near Miss Data Kills Profits
How Near Miss Data Can Improve Your Business The fact that safety and profitability go hand and hand has been written about extensively by myself and many others over the years. While many facilities still look at safety improvement as a costly necessity of doing business, a growing number are actually starting to realize that…
Tony Ferraro | May 18, 2015 | Safety Solutions | OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety | 6 min read
Anti-Slip Tapes
Anti Slip Tape can help make areas safer in homes, businesses, workshops, and in public places. Proper safety precautions and warning signs can help to prevent many accidents, and there is no reason not to invest in them considering they are so low cost. Creative Safety Supply is the leading online supplier of a huge collection of…
CSS Editorial Staff | February 22, 2015 | Floor Marking | Anti-Slip Tape, Facility Efficiency, Floor Marking, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety | 2 min read
Safety Walk – Gemba Style
Have You Done Your Safety Walk? One of the most important goals of any facility should be to keep the employees and the company as safe as possible. In most cases, all the basic safety requirements will already be in place, including things like fire suppression systems, evacuation routes, safety signs and more. When a…
Tony Ferraro | February 4, 2015 | Gemba | Gemba, Lean Manufacturing, Regulations & Compliance, Safety | 9 min read
HAZWOPER Analysis – 5 Important Steps
The term HAZWOPER stands for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard, and is a set of standards created by OSHA. These standards are specifically applicable to five groups of employers/employees according to OSHA, but they can also be used by many other facilities looking to improve their hazardous waste safety. The five specific groups…
Tony Ferraro | February 2, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Fire Safety, HAZWOPER, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Spill Cleanup | 4 min read
Wind Turbine safety – Top 5 Hazards
Close Look at Wind Turbine Safety With the rapid growth of wind turbines as a clean source of power throughout the country and around the world, thousands of people are being employed to install and maintain these giant electricity generators. While these are often great jobs, they can also be quite dangerous, which is why…
Tony Ferraro | January 19, 2015 | Safety Solutions | Electrical Safety, Fire Safety, Safety | 4 min read
Near Miss Reporting – A Step by Step Guide for Improved Reporting
Improve Safety with Near Miss Reporting When looking for ways to improve the safety of your facility, one of the best options is to identify improvement opportunities by looking at near misses. Near misses are any incident where someone experiences a problem that almost causes an accident or injury. While nobody would deny that these…
Tony Ferraro | January 16, 2015 | Safety Solutions | OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Workplace Safety | 9 min read
Industrial Labeling for All Different Situations
What is Industrial Labeling? Most facilities today use a wide range of different chemicals and other potentially dangerous products. Whether it is for cleaning, manufacturing, quality control or something else entirely, it is important to use these items as safely as possible. When the chemicals or other products arrive on site, or are produced and…
Tony Ferraro | January 7, 2015 | Visual Safety | Facility Marking, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs | 5 min read
Mobile Safety Training Management
Key Benefits Related to Mobile Safety Training In today’s high-tech world it is important to make sure you take advantage of all the latest advancements to improve the way your business runs. In places like warehouses, manufacturing facilities, construction sites and other potentially dangerous jobs, there are many improvements that can be made by using…
Tony Ferraro | December 29, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Barcoding, Safety | 5 min read
Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention – Disturbing Facts & How to Protect Your Employees
Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention When thinking about workplace safety most people start by looking at things like fall prevention, hand protection, and other hazards that can cause immediate or severe injury. One of the most common safety concerns in the workplace, however, often gets ignored. This is the risk of hearing loss, which impacts…
Tony Ferraro | December 18, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Hearing Loss, Hearing Protection, PPE, Safety, Workplace Safety | 4 min read
Eliminating Waste using these 5 Steps
Eliminating Waste in the Workplace Waste is a productivity killer. Physical waste gets in the way of your workers and takes up space that could be allocated toward other production activities. And that’s just physical. Waste also comes in a number of different forms that might be outside of the scope of our colloquial, layman’s…
Tony Ferraro | December 17, 2014 | 5S | Lean Manufacturing, Safety, Six Sigma | 5 min read
Welding Safety Hazards – The Five Things You Need to Know
Exploring Welding Safety Hazards It is not surprising to many that welding is a job with a lot hazards associated with it. To make matters worse, the hazards associated with welding are often more severe than many others in the workplace, which means they need to be taken especially seriously. 5 Welding Safety Hazards that…
Tony Ferraro | December 9, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Electrical Safety, PPE, Safety, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
Flammable Liquids Safety – The Five Basics You need to Know
Keeping Your Employees Safe from Flammable Liquids When working in a facility where flammable liquids are present, it is essential that you take safety seriously. Having a well thought out flammable liquids safety strategy in place that everyone is aware of can help to prevent major accidents. Facilities that use this type of thing typically…
Tony Ferraro | December 5, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Fire Safety, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
