Spill Kits 101
When running a facility of any type, you are going to have a variety of different chemicals and other potentially hazardous products on site. While these are necessary for getting jobs done, they can also be very dangerous if they are spilled. Even just water can cause a hazard if it is not cleaned up…
Tony Ferraro | June 3, 2016 | Product Spotlight | Safety, Spill Cleanup, Workplace Safety | 4 min read
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…
Tony Ferraro | April 29, 2016 | Safety Solutions | 5S, Electrical Safety, Emergency Evacuation, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Labeling, Organized Workplace, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety | 4 min read
The Recipe for Complete Lockout Tagout
When looking to improve the safety of employees and the overall facility during maintenance and other work on machines, there are few things better than the lockout tagout system. This system is designed specifically to prevent accidents and injuries when personnel are working in and around potentially dangerous machines. For example, if someone is going…
Tony Ferraro | March 17, 2016 | Safety Solutions | Electrical Safety, Lockout Tagout, Regulations & Compliance, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
How to Measure Your Near Misses
While most people think of the workplace as a fairly safe environment today, there are still a lot of risks in place. Sure, we have come a long way from the dangerous (and all too often deadly) work environments of generations past, but there are still thousands of accidents and injuries each year. In addition,…
Tony Ferraro | March 11, 2016 | Safety Solutions | Electrical Safety, Facility Marking, Forklift Safety, Labeling, Safety, Workplace Safety | 6 min read
Industrial Label Printer – Labeling Ideas
Industrial Label Printer – Labeling Ideas Getting a facility to invest in a good industrial label printer can be difficult. While they are fairly affordable in the big scheme of things, many companies are pretty tight on the budgets so getting approval for something like a LabelTac printer for custom labeling often requires a strong…
Tony Ferraro | January 11, 2016 | Safety Products | Facility Marking, Labeling, Organized Workplace, Rack Labeling, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety | 6 min read
Floor Label Ideas
Improving Communication with Floor Labels Using visual communication in a facility is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve efficiency, safety and overall productivity. If you need help coming up with effective visual communication options, one of the best places to start is with floor label ideas. There are many different types…
Tony Ferraro | December 28, 2015 | Floor Marking | Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Labeling, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
5 Visual Factory Tips
Visual Tools for a Visual Factory The concept of a visual workplace is quite simple, but actually putting it into practice can be surprisingly difficult and complex in some cases. Using visual tools and strategies can help your facility operate more efficiently and also more safely, so it is definitely worth the effort. Fortunately, there…
Tony Ferraro | December 9, 2015 | Visual Safety | Facility Marking, Floor Marking, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety | 5 min read
6S or 5S – The Great Debate
6S or 5S – Which side of the fence are you on? 6S is seen by many as the ‘next step’ in the evolution of workplace waste elimination and efficiency improvement. As with any type of change, however, there are also some people who are resistant to the idea. Those who have adopted the 5S…
Tony Ferraro | September 29, 2015 | 5S | 5S, 6S, Facility Efficiency, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Tool Organization, Workplace Safety | 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
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
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
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
