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A Comprehensive Look at Construction Safety
Every time you step onto a construction site, there are countless hazards that you can come across in just a matter of seconds. That is why construction safety is not something that should be taken without serious diligence and...
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Andon Lights and Signals: What you Need to Know
What is an Andon Light? Long before the time when we could just flip a switch and light a room, the Japanese term Andon, simply meant paper lantern or signal light. Today, Lean manufacturers everywhere use Andon systems as a vi...
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North Pole Invests In Safety
North Pole Looks To Step Up Safety In A Big Way In a last minute attempt to increase safety for the upcoming big day, a certain resident from the North Pole made a rather large order on some of the most important products in oc...
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‘Tis the Season–to Catch the Flu
It’s that time of year again. No, not the last minute shopping, wrapping and list checking, but the aches, pains, coughing, and nausea induced flu season that haunts us, year in and year out. It can come at a moments not...
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Top 10 Causes of Disabling Injuries in 2010
According to the 2012 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses in 2010 amounted to $51.1 billion in direct US workers compensation costs. The annual Workplace Safety Index uses ...
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Floor Tape Helps Boost Safety In Auto Shop
Safety is always a concern when working with dangerous equipment and machinery, especially when it involves students in a training program. The auto repair shop at Portland Community College, located just south of Portland, Ore...
Training
Üttana Training Website Review
New Lean training website Üttana, is a unique educational platform for today’s Lean enthusiast. Training new employees or teaching a new way of doing things to a seasoned group can be one of the most difficult challenges ...
Facility
LabelTac Introduces GHS Die-Cut Labels
Are You Ready? The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) changeover is rapidly approaching the U.S. If you don’t already know, GHS is a global approach to hazard communication. It’s used to classify chemical hazards, lab...
Facility
SafetyTac ARMOR Floor Tape
Over the course of the last few years there has been a huge push to floor tape, as opposed to floor paint for floor marking. The benefits are becoming overwhelming as floor tape continues to make advancements. Already, we are s...
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8 Safety Communication Tips
Safety Communication Safety, safety, safety, we here it all the time. “Be safe!” What does that even mean? It’s probably the most cliche term used in safety communication today. We all know that safety is a fo...