Food & Beverage

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 Vinyl? Choosing the Right Safety Signs

Labels play a critical role in maintaining workplace organization, safety, and compliance. The Bureau of ...

Safety that Sticks: Using Pipe Labels for Every Size and Type of Pipe

Proper use of pipe labels in industrial settings is essential for safety, compliance, and operational ...

Reflective Floor Tape: Illuminating Safety

There are a lot of different hazards in the modern workplace. Between moving parts, vehicle traffic, ledges, ...

A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Industrial Label Printer

Unlocking Safety and Efficiency: A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Industrial Label Printer In the ...

What is Floor Marking?

Visual safety communication takes many forms in the workplace. Beyond just signs and labels, floor marking is ...

Tips from a Brewer for Effective Floor Marking

Hold My Beer: 5 Floor Marking Tips from a Brewery In the heart of the brewery, every ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Growing Market Calls for Bigger Cold Storage Facilities

The food warehousing industry is booming and companies are expanding their cold storage warehouses. These ...

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 ...

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 ...

Improving Safety Programs | Why the Fuss?

Safety isn't the workplace enemy. There are many benefits that come from amplifying safety, and there are ...

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 ...

OSHA 1910 144 Color Identification

Standard Number: 1910.144 Safety color code for marking physical hazards. 1910.144(a) Color identification - ...

Top 10 Uses for DuraLabel Industrial Label Printers

Workplace safety is more important than ever before. With federal rules and regulations in place and always ...

Six Sigma Principles: Exploring Six Sigma, Lean, and The 5S System

What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a systematic approach to eliminating errors that harmonizes with 5S and 5S ...

5S Floor Marking: Organization & Safety Fundamentals for Your Facility

What is 5S floor marking? 5S floor marking helps communicate workplace organization, improve safety, and ...

How to Meet IIAR Standards for Ammonia Pipe Marking

For safe operations and maintenance, its important employees know what's inside the pipes they're working ...

Are Your Safety Signs Seen by Everybody?

Our society has become inundated with images of safety signs-on public transportation, in the workplace, in ...

Understanding the Difference: Safety Inspections vs Safety Audits

Safety Inspection vs Safety Audit There's no one "right" way to assess the effectiveness of workplace safety ...

Understanding the ASME A13.1 Standard for Enhanced Pipe Labeling

Pipe marking quickly communicates essential information to everyone in a facility, improving overall ...

Efficiency and Safety Improvements in Food Manufacturing

Food manufacturing is continuously improving after a huge nudge from a year of disruption. How is food ...

Safety Practices for Poultry Processing

Thousands of freshly plucked chickens move through a conveyor line in Fremont, Nebraska. At this large ...

HazCom Plans Crucial in Preventing Employee Exposure

Several workplace chemical exposures have prompted OSHA to remind companies of proper respirator and ...

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 ...

What is OSHA Compliance?

Dangerous working conditions nationwide sparked the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH ...

Signs That Stick: The Importance of Industrial Grade Label Adhesives

Considering the Chemistry of Surface Adhesion The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), ...

The Advantages of Lean Manufacturing: 5S, Kaizen, and TPM in Action

What Are the Advantages of Lean Manufacturing? Womack and Jones, in their book Lean Thinking, define lean ...

Understanding the SDS (Safety Data Sheet)

Chemical safety can be a massive puzzle, with a variety of interconnected elements: inventory lists, storage ...

What Is the Continuous Improvement Model?

What is Continuous Improvement? Continuous improvement is a philosophy of looking to improve products and ...

Lean Manufacturing in the Food Industry

Why the Food Industry is Going Lean The food industry is vast and serves hundreds of millions of people each ...

Avoiding Hazards in the Food Processing Industry

Journalist and activist, Upton Sinclair, revealed the horrors of the food processing and manufacturing ...

Ignite Safety: Mastering OSHA Fire Prevention Compliance

In any workplace, fire safety is not just a box to tick—it is about keeping your team out of harm's way. The ...

Pipe Marking: A Safety Tool Worth Examining

Simple tools like pipe marking can make a difference in efficiency for any facility. Workers, guests, and ...

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. ...

How to Be a Safety Leader Amid Disruption

As changes in the workplace arise, step up safety programs and meet guidelines. Use simple tips and best ...

Pipe Marking & Pipe Corrosion Control

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

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. ...

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 ...

REACH Training

REACH is an acronym for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals. REACH is a ...

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 ...

Special Precautions for Fire Evacuations in Historic Buildings

The Portland Alder Hotel fire in January 2017 displaced almost 100 residents of the historic building. The ...

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. ...

The Importance of Chemical Risk Assessments

Chemicals are in use in workplaces every day. It is important to follow and maintain chemical safety for ...

Understanding Arc Flash: The Shocking Truth About Electrical Injuries

Electrical workers consider shocks as part of their job and normal, according to a study. However, it could ...

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 ...

PPE Won't Work At All If It's Conditioned to Fail

Personal protective equipment is the last line of defense, but it's also only as effective as a workplace's ...

ASSP: Advancing Safety with Education and Research

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

The Benefits of Pipe Marking

Pipe Marking Benefits Industrial pipe marking is an economical solution to any facility's complex pipe ...

Pipe Marking Basics: OSHA and ANSI/ASME Labeling Standards

Pipes can put people and facilities in danger if no one knows what's flowing through them. Pipe labels help ...

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 ...

OSHA Expedites Occupational Safety Cases and Protects Whistleblowers

OSHA has a new pilot program aimed specifically at helping safety whistleblowers, who may fear the impacts of ...

Work Begins When the Lights Go Out

More businesses are embracing the benefits of dark manufacturing. See how a longtime business uses it and how ...

Canada Aligns to GHS

OSHA announced a continued partnership with Health Canada to align U.S. and Canadian regulatory approaches to ...

A Little Comic Relief Can Perk Up Safety Programs

Laughter can make any situation better, especially at work. To help boost safety meetings, safety and health ...

Winery Safety: Common Violations and How to Stay Safe

Many of us romanticize the image of a wine maker caring for the vines, tending the fresh earth, hosting ...

New Rule on Public Disclosure of Work Injury Data

On May 11, OSHA issued a final rule that requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness data ...

Prevent a Nightmare: Haunted Houses on Safety Street

Guests of a haunted house don't typically expect to be completely safe, but safety is a concern for the ...

The Survivor's Guide to Arc Flash Safety

On Thursday, August 12, 2004, electrical contractor Donnie Johnson's day began like any other. However, the ...

Spring Cleaning Safety Checklist: Floor Marking

When organizing and cleaning up work spaces this spring, consider changing up floor marking for safety, ...

The Force Can't Protect Jedis From Workplace Hazards

HSE sues "Star Wars" production over safety violations. Foodles Production Limited recently learned the hard ...

Easy Ways to Enhance Loading Dock Safety

Warehouses are busy work environments. Keep loading dock workers moving efficiently and safely using these ...

4 Signs Your Safety Communication Needs an Update

Safety signs and labels that are up to date, clearly worded, and in tact play a key role in achieving ...

Electrical Safeguard: Tips to Maximize Control Panel Safety

Never underestimate the power of electricity. While it is easy to take energy for granted, there are many ...

Popcorn Lung Spreads to Workers in Different Industry: Coffee Roasters

In 2000, workers at a Midwest popcorn processing plant began showing symptoms of bronchiolitis obliterans, a ...

Updates to OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule

OSHA requires record keeping of severe injuries. This help employers recognize workplace hazards and correct ...

Optimize Efficiency & Stay Safe: Visual Communication Signs & Labels

To reduce energy use and costs, some facilities are dimming the lights. However, reducing light can also ...

5 Ways to Make Workplace Safety Signs Stand Out

Signs really are easy to use, cost-effective, and get results. But, will just any sign do? Not all signs are ...

Using a Label Printer for Safety Hazard Signs & Workplace Safety Signs

Safety labels and signs are an essential part of any workplace safety program, and utilizing a high-quality ...

Use Forklift Safety That Sticks

There is no shortage of work for forklifts in material handling and other industries. Injuries and accidents ...

Visual Aids Bolster Bollard Post Safety

Whether used as a means to direct traffic, deter vehicle intrusions, and to protect people and structures, ...

Improper Hazardous Material Shipping is Costly

Every year, there are a list of companies that fail to properly ship hazardous material. Lapses in safety ...

OSHA Announces Walking-Working Surfaces Rule

OSHA pushed through updated standards for walking-working surfaces in late 2016. A walking-working surface is ...

3 Ways to Reinforce Training and Improve Safety

Training employees isn't a one and done type event. Training should be continuous as job tasks and hazards ...

Top 10 Serious and Willful OSHA Violations

While data is still preliminary, OSHA's Top Ten Citation List for 2015 reveals trends in serious and willful ...

Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security

The small town of West, Texas, will never be the same after April 17, 2013, when the community was deeply ...

Brewery Safety: Common OSHA Violations and How to Stay Safe

Beer has never been a bigger business in the United States than it is today. The Brewers Association reported ...

Ammonia Refrigeration Safety Fundamentals: Pipe Marking and Beyond

Artificial cooling systems keep industry running, and many of these systems use anhydrous ammonia as a ...

What Is Kaizen? - The Benefits of Kaizen Explained

What is Kaizen? Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that means continuous improvement with Kaizen. It focuses on ...

Ammonia Accidents Threaten Worker Safety, Business Operations

Year after year, anhydrous ammonia accidents kill workers and cause severe financial penalties to businesses. ...

Is That Fall Protection Plan Secure?

Adequate fall protection isn't just about having a plan and telling workers to follow it. It's about ensuring ...

Crane Operator Qualification Rule

OSHA and the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators have yet to find a resolution on ...

Worker Injuries Have Long-Lasting Effects

When a worker is injured on the job, the effects go beyond a simple report. Incidents can make tremendous ...

Cut Costs, Not Fingers, with an IIPP

How much does a workplace injury cost the company? Costs for accidents vary, so it's hard to give an answer ...

Refresh Facility Labeling Projects

An efficient workplace has labels and signs in place that work with the facility's goals. Check operational ...

Identify Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards: Expert Safety Tips

February marks a good time to shore up slip, trip, and fall hazards that are particularly acute when it's ...

ANSI Issues Dropped Objects Standard

To help eliminate the hazards of dropped objects from heights, the International Safety Equipment Association ...

Job Safety Analysis

A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a risk assessment tool used to identify job-related hazards. The Job Safety ...