• Safety Knows No Season

    I know, it’s the last days of summer and the nights are still warm but the days are getting shorter, so who wants to start thinking about Winter?  This is a great time to prepare and make sure your staff will be properly equipped when the weather begins to turn… Listen ⇢

  • Why is safety so hard?

    A hot topic that people talk about is how government over regulates industry which then hurts business by increasing operating costs to be compliant with those regulations.  The argument is industry should be set free to innovate and expand without being held back by regulations while they insist their own… Listen ⇢

  • Can Safety Change A Culture?

    The biggest complaint I’ve heard from employees about safety is that the company seems to only care about safety when someone is injured and then the company’s response is to come down hard with reprimands even for minor infractions, along with more posters about safety, and then more talk about… Listen ⇢

  • It’s A Sign!

    SIGNS.  Some believe that signs are an indication of the future, an omen of things, good or bad about to happen.  Printed signs are great for delivering information quickly whether they are for commercials, to indicate parking days and hours, alert you to wet floors, detours, the end of the… Listen ⇢

  • Making Your Mark via Safety

    When you’re the new supervisor/manager on the job, there are many things running through your mind.  Whether you’re previously experienced new to the company, promoted from within the ranks or brand spanking/wet behind the ears new, you’re excited and nervous.  Did I get that name right, where do they keep… Listen ⇢

  • Wear It Or You Could Lose It.

    It started with a blog on LinkedIn.  Frank Fasano Jr.  VP of Operations at F&F Industrial Equipment Corp. had posted “A guide to personal protective equipment”, http://fandfindustrial.com/blog/guide-to-personal-protective-equipment/, which I recommend for you to read. This led to a brief discussion on getting people to wear their PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)… Listen ⇢

  • Don’t Panic. Just do as we practiced.

    Whether your warehouse/plant has recently had turnover, recently hired to support an expansion or even if everyone has been on board for a while; does everyone know what to do in the event of a disaster? Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net  Depending of what part of the country your warehouse is located, emergencies… Listen ⇢

  • Security should never be a 3-Ring Circus!

         In light of the gentleman who swam to J.F.K. airport.      When it comes to the security of your facility, it should never be treated like a three-ring circus.  If you’re not going to consistently enforce the rules you worked so hard on developing and the hours of training,… Listen ⇢

  • Lock Out Tag Out & save a friend!

    There’s always at least one scene a season in every sitcom where the male lead in all his infinite wisdom tries to fix a toaster with a knife while it’s plugged in. Or he’s not sure while working on a table saw blade if the power is off or not.… Listen ⇢

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