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Why Every Facility Needs an End-of-Year Signage Audit

How Does an End-of-Year Signage Audit Improve Workplace Safety? As the year winds down, an end-of-year ...

5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Industrial Printer Before the New Year

Why Should Facilities Upgrade Their Industrial Printer Before the New Year? The end of the year is an ideal ...

The Overlooked Fix That Improves Electrical Panel Safety

How Do Electrical Panel Labels Improve Safety and Compliance? Electrical panels are essential to every ...

Labeling for Utility Emergencies During National Preparedness Month

Why Is Emergency Preparedness Critical in Utilities and Energy? U.S. businesses and households lose nearly ...

Breathe Easier with Jobsite Labels That Protect Workers

How Can Jobsite Labeling Improve Compliance with Respiratory Protection Standards? Construction work creates ...

How to Make Custom Safety Signs That Meet Compliance and Last

How Do Custom Safety Signs Help Prevent Accidents and Downtime? A generic sign won’t stop a machine from ...

5 Industries that Benefit from Custom Workplace Signs and Why

Why Are Custom Workplace Signs Essential for Protecting Workers? In every high-risk workplace, silent ...

The Power of Custom Signs in OSHA and ANSI Compliance

Why Your Facility Needs ANSI-Compliant Danger Workplace Signage to Meet Standards Custom signage plays a ...

Why Upgrade to the DuraLabel Bronco Max Industrial Sign & Label System

What Makes the Bronco Max a Smart Industrial Labeling Upgrade? Facilities that start with office-grade ...

Mission-Ready Fire Safety Starts with the Right Exit Signs

Can Reflective Fire Exit Signs Be Used in Blackout or Combat Zones? Reflective and photoluminescent fire exit ...

Electrical Panel Labeling Made Simple with LabelForge PRO

What’s the Best Way to Create Electrical Panel Labels? Clear, durable electrical panel labeling is one of the ...

What New HVAC Codes Means for A2L Refrigerants in 2025

What Are A2L Refrigerants? A2L refrigerants are a class of chemicals defined by ASHRAE Standard 34 as having ...

How Visual Tools Improve Electrical Safety in Food Processing Plants

Why Are Electrical Safety Solutions Essential in Food Processing? Electrical safety is a high-stakes concern ...

The Importance of Electrical Labeling for Electrical Installations

Why Is Electrical Labeling Important for Electrical ...

Miswired and Mislabeled: The Electrical Errors That Could Cost You

Electrical failures and malfunctions remain a major safety concern, causing injuries, fatalities, and ...

Essential Electrical Labeling for Contractors and Facility Managers

Why Is Standardized and Durable Labeling Important in Electrical Work? In electrical work, precision is ...

Top 5 Challenges Mechanical Project Managers Face

What Are the Biggest Obstacles Mechanical Project Managers Face? Mechanical project managers oversee ...

8 Essential HVAC Installation Tips to Prevent Costly Mistakes

HVAC Installation Done Right: 8 Essential Tips to Prevent Costly Mistakes

Keep Job Sites Safe: How Custom Labels Change the Game for Contractors

How Do Contractors Use Labels and Signs to Keep Job Sites Safe?

What’s the Real Cost of Failing to Meet OSHA Safety Standards?

A workplace safety incident can have far-reaching consequences. In an instant, operations can grind to a ...

DIY Labels or Premium Label Supply? Choosing the Right Safety Signs

Should Your Facility Use Premium Vinyl Labels or DIY Label Solutions? Labels play a critical role in ...

Why Upgrade to the DuraLabel Kodiak Max Industrial Sign & Label System

Why Choose the DuraLabel Kodiak Max for Industrial Labeling Upgrades? Managing a complex facility comes with ...

Why Upgrade to the DuraLabel Toro Max Industrial Sign and Label System

What are the Key Benefits of Upgrading to the DuraLabel Toro Max Industrial Label Printer? In demanding ...

Understanding Ground Fault Protection in the Workplace

It is important to consider the hidden dangers that might be lurking within workplace electrical systems. ...

Safety Requirements for Solar: Ensure Compliance and Protect Workers

Solar installations are becoming common as renewable energy sources gain traction worldwide. However, like ...

DuraLabel’s Tough-Tested Process: Raising the Bar for Label Durability

How DuraLabel's Tough-Tested Process Ensures Reliable Industrial Labeling At DuraLabel®, we are committed to ...

From Flash to Ash: Understanding Arc Flash Hazards and Prevention

What is Arc Flash? When it comes to electrical safety, arc flash is one of the most dangerous—and most ...

Spark Change with Electrical Safety Awareness

Why Is Electrical Safety Awareness Important in Every Workplace? Every year as we transition through the ...

Arc Flash Protection Made Simple for Every Facility

What Is An Arc Flash Protection Boundary?

Navigating Pipeline Pathways with Directional Pipe Markers 

Directional pipe markers are key when it comes to effectively identifying a facility’s pipe system. These ...

A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Industrial Label Printer

What is an Industrial Label Printer? An industrial label printer is a thermal transfer or direct thermal ...

Tip From Fipps: Safety Training is a Plan, Not an Event

Safety is an essential aspect of any workplace. To ensure the well-being of employees and comply with ...

Choosing Outdoor Labels That Withstand Harsh Environments

How to Label for Extreme Environments and Maintain OSHA Compliance Labeling for extreme environments while ...

Arc Flash Labeling Essentials for Industrial Facilities & Field Teams

What Makes Arc Flash Labeling Essential for Electrical Safety? A loud explosion. A sudden flash of blinding ...

What Every Engineer Should Know About Preventing Arc Flash Incidents

How Can Labeling Help Prevent and Arc Flash Incident? An arc flash incident occurs when electrical current ...

Top 10: OSHA Violations for 2022: Stay Compliant & Safe

The undisputed champion continues its streak with year 12 at the top of the list. The standard outlines when ...

Mental Health is Worker Health: 6 Tips to Prevent Employee Burnout

88% of workers experience some burnout, with 60% reporting high levels of burnout*

Top 10 OSHA Violations for 2022: Stay Compliant & Safe

The undisputed champion continues its streak with year 12 at the top of the list. The standard outlines when ...

OSHA Lockout/Tagout: Preventing Electricity Hazards in the Workplace

Why Is OSHA Lockout/Tagout So Important for Preventing Workplace Accidents? Imagine crawling into a conveyor ...

Workplace Communication to Protect Young Workers

OSHA is looking for ideas and partnerships to help lower the rates of accidents of young workers. Workplaces, ...

Training, Communication Essential for Forklift Safety

Communication and training on a routine basis are important in maintaining forklift safety, operating a ...

Beware of Introducing New Hazards

Risk assessments need to be thorough and regular for all changes in the workplace, even when those changes ...

OSHA Strengthens Alliances North and South of the U.S. Border

In September 2016, OSHA helped form a stronger alliance between the U.S. and Canada with an updated plan to ...

OSHA Fines Increase

Penalties may increase by as much as 80%, the first increase since 1990. Inflation has finally caught up with ...

Safety Campaigns Heat up for Summer

OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention Campaign educates employers and workers on the dangers of working in high ...

Facility Safety and Compliance: Utilizing the Right Pipe Markers

Imagine walking through a large facility filled with pipes running in every direction. These pipes carry ...

Ways to Save Money in Maintenance

Numerous and continuous problems can occur when facilities postpone or fail to plan maintenance. It will cost ...

A Forgotten History: 5 Little-Known Facts about Women in the Workforce

Duralabel offers up five little-known facts about women and occupational safety throughout history in ...

How OSHA 1910.145 Defines Workplace Safety Signs and Tags

Every workplace has hazards, from heavy machinery and electrical risks to chemical exposure and biological ...

Planned Maintenance

Planned maintenance is a proactive approach to maintenance in which maintenance work is scheduled to take ...

OSHA Sound Levels

What is noise? Is all noise bad? Where does noise come from? Vibrations detected by the human ear are called ...

How to Improve Arc Flash Hazard Safety in Mining Operations

How Can Mining Teams Reduce the Risk of Arc Flash Hazards? Mining operations depend heavily on electrically ...

NFPA 704

NFPA 704 Labels NFPA 704 - Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency ...

Optimizing Fault Tree Analysis with Industrial Label Printers

In this day and age, businesses the world over are placing a premium on dependability. With so many ...

NFPA 70E Arc Flash with OSHA Signs

What is NFPA 70E? NFPA 70E, or the NFPA’s Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, outlines specific ...

Why Arc Flash Labels Matter for Electrical Safety

Why Are Arc Flash Labels Important? When electrical equipment must be maintained or repaired while energized, ...

IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Programs)

An injury and illness prevention program (IIPP), has been established to help employers identify and fix ...

Fire Signs

The most important signs are those indicating the means of escape, usually consisting of Fire Exit signs ...

Available Fault Current

The National Electric Code, or NEC, requires that equipment be marked with the available fault current, and ...

NEMA Standards

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is an industry association for two types of ...

NFPA 704 vs HazCom 2012

A variety of labeling standards and classification systems are available for managing chemical safety. This ...

Cables Markers Tags

You may be wondering which type of labels you should use for identifying cables and wires. First you need to ...

BS 1710 British Standard Pipe Marking

British Standard 1710 (BS 1710) provides a robust framework that fulfills the pipe marking requirements set ...

Print Electrical Safety Signs with a Thermal Transfer Printer

Why Are Electrical Safety Signs Essential for Compliance? Electrical safety is a major problem in modern ...

A Talk with Oregon OSHA

Aaron Corvin is the Department of Consumer and Business Services Oregon OSHA Public Information Officer, ...

OSHA Clarifies Report Requirements

OSHA overhauled record-keeping updates at the start of 2015. This week OSHA clarified rules which require ...

Inventory Management for Manufacturing 4.0

Industrial professionals need inventory management solutions that can handle the chaos of yesterday and the ...

Survivor's Guide to Confined Spaces Safety

Working in confined spaces presents unique challenges and hazards that require specialized knowledge and ...

SCCR - Short Circuit Current Rating

NEC 409/UL 508A NEC defines the Short Circuit Current Rating (SCCR) as: "The prospective symmetrical fault ...

Wire Color Coding

There are many wire identification standards, and many of them rely on color codes. Not all electrical wiring ...

Stop Electrical Explosions Before They Start with Circuit Analysis

What Causes an Arc Blast? Electricity powers nearly every industrial process—but when something goes wrong, ...

What Is An Arc Flash?

An arc flash is an explosive burst of heat and light, caused by a sudden, uncontrolled electrical arc (or ...

Electrical Panel Compliance Made Clear with Floor Marking

Electrical panels are an integral part of large and small facilities throughout the United States. The panels ...

4 Essential Tips on Electrical Safety Signs for Power Plant Safety

Can Near-Miss Reporting Help Your Safety Program?

A near-miss reporting plan helps build a strong overall safety plan by reflecting on near misses and using ...

LNG Demand Calls for Effective Safety Solutions

Demand for liquid natural gas is surging. From liquefaction to transport to electricity generation, LNG is a ...

Do Not Miss a Step in Ladder Safety Training

A government study found that most workers say they have not been trained on how to use a ladder safely. ...

Strengthen Electrical Safety Through Effective Arc Flash Training

What Electrical Safety Hazards Put Workers at Risk? Electricity powers the modern workplace. Motors, ovens, ...

Steps for Arc Flash Safety and Security in Electrical Substations

Why Is Arc Flash Safety Critical for Electrical Substations? Electrical substations truly have the power. In ...

Pipe Marking & Pipe Corrosion Control

The Silver Eagle Refinery explosion released a tidal wave of broken glass. Homes were pushed off their ...

Industrial Laser Use Grows, as Do Safety Controls and Cautions

Laser use in industry has seen a sharp increase in the past year and the technology is being used for a ...

NYC Plans to Remove Old, Misleading Fallout Shelter Signs

Signs that were posted during the Cold War are still up in places around New York City. These signs are old ...

Strengthen Dust Collection System Safety

To work with dust, it must be controlled. Keep dust collection systems in top working order as well. ...

Solar Power for Generating Electricity

In late December 2016, financial news giant Bloomberg announced they have new data showing that a large shift ...

ISO 14001: Building an Effective Environmental Management System

The world's largest publisher of private business standards and requirements now offers a written program to ...

ANSI TIA 606-B Cable Labeling Standards

ANSI/TIA-606-B is a voluntary standard that establishes the labeling and record keeping standards for ...

Create a Safer Facility with a Proper Arc Flash Boundary

What Is the Arc Flash Boundary? NFPA 70E is the major industrial standard for safe electrical work in the ...

2 Essential Lean Tools for Establishing New Facilities

Mitigate disruptions and build for the future using a thorough 5S plan from top to bottom. Focus on securing ...

Communication Tower Safety Involves Many

For 30 years, there has been an increase in communication towers for 911 services, cell phones, electricity ...

Modern HVAC Safety and Efficiency Essentials

The heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industry is heating up as demand grows, new ...

All EHS Managers Want for Christmas is ...

A list of safety supplies and other gifts that keep on giving for EHS managers. The holidays are here. ...

Electrical Safety Gap Analysis: OSHA and NFPA 70E Safety Standards

No electrical system is without gaps. Often, third parties are best equipped to evaluate existing HSE ...

Understand Arc Flash and the Shocking Truth About Electrical Injuries

What Are Arc Flash Injuries? Arc flash injuries occur when an electrical current leaves its intended path and ...

Biggest OSHA Sign Compliance Challenges

When it comes to signs in the workplace, opinions vary on why they are necessary and if they even work. One ...

Tips to Break Fall Trends in the Workplace

While OSHA's top 10 most violated safety standards for 2020 show fall protection at number one, there are ...

ASSP: Advancing Safety with Education and Research

The American Society of Safety Professionals has created a new academic and research council. The council ...

What is HazCom? Your Guide to Chemical Labeling, GHS, & OSHA Standards

Workplace Injuries: The Common, the Costly

Some of the most common injuries cost employers more than $59 billion a year. We cover the top types of ...

Last Line of Defense

Flame retardant coveralls only work if workers put them on before approaching the electrical circuit. ...