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Understanding the ASME A13.1 Standard for Enhanced Pipe Labeling
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HazCom 2012 Labeling Best Practice Guide
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Pipe Marking Quick Start Guide
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Medical Pipe Marking Reference Chart
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Kodiak Max Buyer's Guide
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Facility Signage Handbook
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Pipe Marking Quick Start Guide
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OSHA Signage Quick Start Guide
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GHS/HazCom Labeling Quick Start Guide
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Wire and Cable Marking Best Practice Guide
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HazCom 2012 Labeling Best Practice Guide
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Preventing Slips, Trips, & Falls Guide
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Pipe Marking Wall Chart
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Pipe Marking Best Practice Guide
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Marine Pipe Marking Reference Chart
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Visual Communication Checklist
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Valve Tagging Best Practice Guide
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IIAR Ammonia Pipe Marking Chart
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EHS Managers Best Practice Guide
This 20-page guide explores the common challenges faced by EHS management professionals in today’s workplace. ...
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Water & Wastewater Treatment Pipe Marking Chart
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Facility Pipe Marking Guide
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Visual Workplace Management Guide
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Emergency Preparation Chart
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Lockout Tagout Best Practice Guide
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Kanban Implementation Guide
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Oil & Gas Industry Signage Requirements Guide
This guide explains essential safety labeling and signage requirements for the oil and gas industry. It ...
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OSHA Safety Signs Best Practice Guide
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NFPA Diamond Chart
Quickly understand NFPA Diamond labels with this free, comprehensive reference chart. It explains the hazard ...
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5S Quick Start Guide
This quick guide helps you build an effective 5S system tailored to your environment. Whether you're new to ...
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Total Productive Maintenance Guide
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Crane Safety & Labeling Guide
Cranes are vital to many industries, but they come with significant safety challenges. This guide delves into ...
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Social Distancing Reference Chart
This colorful chart helps staff follow essential actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. ...
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6S Best Practice Guide
This 32-page guide walks you through the steps to implement a lean manufacturing 6S system, which integrates ...
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Shipping Hazardous Materials Best Practice Guide
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Toro Max Industrial Label Printer
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DuraLabel Max Line Industrial Printer Bundles & Starter Kits
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LabelForge PRO: The Easy-to-Use Software for Anyone, Anywhere
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How to Apply a Label
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How to Make an Ammonia Pipe Marker
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Pipe Marking Made Easy
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Pipe Marking Sizing Guide
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Kodiak Max Industrial Sign and Label Print System
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DuraLabel Bronco Max Industrial Label Printer Feature
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Lockout Tagout Procedure
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ANSI/ASME Pipe Marking Color Code
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Arc Flash Safety Boundaries
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IIAR Pipe Marking Labels
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The Importance of Labeling for Safe Compliant Electrical Installations
Electrical installations require more than just technical skill—they demand clarity, consistency, and ...
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Top 5 Challenges Mechanical Project Managers Face
Mechanical project managers oversee high-stakes projects across industries such as construction, energy, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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DuraLabel’s Tough-Tested Process: Raising the Bar for Label Durability
At DuraLabel, we are committed to providing safety solutions that are durable, reliable, and rigorously ...
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Navigating Pipeline Pathways with Directional Pipe Markers
Directional pipe markers are key when it comes to effectively identifying a facility’s pipe system. These ...
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3 Tips to Safely Manage Ammonia
In refrigeration and HVAC, it's out with old, complex systems and in with new, efficient ammonia systems. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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WARNING: Stay Out of The Hospital, Wear Your PPE
Personal protective equipment (PPE) related violations accounted for three of the top 10 most frequent OSHA ...
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Mental Health is Worker Health: 6 Tips to Prevent Employee Burnout
88% of workers experience some burnout, with 60% reporting high levels of burnout*
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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 ...
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Crucial Steps to Reduce Lockout Tagout Violations
Though simple and effective, lockout/tagout is a frequently violated workplace safety standard. Safety ...
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Workplace Communication to Protect Young Workers
OSHA is looking for ideas and partnerships to help lower the rates of accidents of young workers. Workplaces, ...
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What does it take for an EPA Cleanup?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating 20 years of Superfund success. We talk with EPA ...
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GHS-Compliance: Safe and Effective Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
The Importance of the GHS When working with and storing hazardous chemicals, steps must be taken to ensure ...
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Training, Communication Essential for Forklift Safety
Communication and training on a routine basis are important in maintaining forklift safety, operating a ...
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Beware of Introducing New Hazards
Risk assessments need to be thorough and regular for all changes in the workplace, even when those changes ...
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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 ...
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OSHA Fines Increase
Penalties may increase by as much as 80%, the first increase since 1990. Inflation has finally caught up with ...
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Safety Campaigns Heat up for Summer
OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention Campaign educates employers and workers on the dangers of working in high ...
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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 ...
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Tips to Make Air Compression Safety a Breeze
Workplace injury incidents involving compressed air are still problematic. Employers can help ensure the safe ...
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Ways to Save Money in Maintenance
Numerous and continuous problems can occur when facilities postpone or fail to plan maintenance. It will cost ...
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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 ...
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OSHA 1910 145 Warning Signs and Tags
No matter the industry, hazards are rampant in workplaces throughout the United States. Manufacturing ...
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OSHA 1910 144 Color Identification
Standard Number: 1910.144 Safety color code for marking physical hazards. 1910.144(a) Color identification - ...
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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 ...
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Planned Maintenance
Planned maintenance is a proactive approach to maintenance in which maintenance work is scheduled to take ...
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OSHA Sound Levels
What is noise? Is all noise bad? Where does noise come from? Vibrations detected by the human ear are called ...
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International Fire Code: Fire Prevention and Safety Standards
The International Fire Code (IFC) provides fire prevention and safety standards for existing buildings. It ...
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NFPA 704
NFPA 704 Labels NFPA 704 - Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency ...
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Safety Risk Management
In our experience, those companies who place major significance on risk management are the most successful in ...
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5S Floor Marking: Safety & Organization Fundamentals for Your Facility
At its most fundamental level, 5S is about eliminating waste and getting a facility cleaned up and organized. ...
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IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Programs)
An injury and illness prevention program (IIPP), has been established to help employers identify and fix ...
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Fire Signs
The most important signs are those indicating the means of escape, usually consisting of Fire Exit signs ...
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Choosing PPE to Protect Against Poisons in the Workplace
Poisons and hazardous chemicals are present in nearly every industry. Farmers and agricultural workers may ...
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Hazard Analysis Risk Assessment
What is a Hazard Analysis? A hazard analysis is a systematic approach to identifying and assessing hazards in ...
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BS 1710 British Standard Pipe Marking
British Standard 1710 (BS 1710) provides a robust framework that fulfills the pipe marking requirements set ...
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Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) and OSHA Signs
Decoding HMIS and OSHA Signs: Creating Safety in Hazardous Environments In hazardous environments, ...
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Are Your Safety Signs Seen by Everybody?
Our society has become inundated with images of safety signs-on public transportation, in the workplace, in ...
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Understanding the ASME A13.1 Standard for Enhanced Pipe Labeling
Pipe marking quickly communicates essential information to everyone in a facility, improving overall ...
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Canadian TDG Labeling
The Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act requires that containers holding dangerous materials ...
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A Talk with Oregon OSHA
Aaron Corvin is the Department of Consumer and Business Services Oregon OSHA Public Information Officer, ...
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HazCom Plans Crucial in Preventing Employee Exposure
Several workplace chemical exposures have prompted OSHA to remind companies of proper respirator and ...
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OSHA Clarifies Report Requirements
OSHA overhauled record-keeping updates at the start of 2015. This week OSHA clarified rules which require ...
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Inventory Management for Manufacturing 4.0
Industrial professionals need inventory management solutions that can handle the chaos of yesterday and the ...
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Survivor's Guide to Confined Spaces Safety
Working in confined spaces presents unique challenges and hazards that require specialized knowledge and ...
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HazCom Training
OSHA's HazCom rules, sometimes called the Hazard Communication Standard or HazCom 2012, cover requirements ...
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What is OSHA Compliance?
Dangerous working conditions nationwide sparked the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH ...
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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), ...
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The GHS Framework: Labeling & Compliance
Every two years, the UN publishes a new revision of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), a standardized ...
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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 ...
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3 Ways to Improve Ammonia Handling
In refrigeration and HVAC, it's out with old, complex systems and in with new, efficient and sleek ammonia ...
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LNG Demand Calls for Effective Safety Solutions
Demand for liquid natural gas is surging. From liquefaction to transport to electricity generation, LNG is a ...
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Pipe Marking: A Safety Tool Worth Examining
Simple tools like pipe marking can make a difference in efficiency for any facility. Workers, guests, and ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Technology Shoring Up Oil, Gas Efficiency
New technology and its data are helping offshore oil and gas take safety and efficiency to new heights. ...
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Duralabel Creates Resources for Oil and Gas Industries
Create a safer work environment to reduce the likelihood of accidents on any oil and gas industry project ...
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Short Term Exposure Limit
People have long recognized that no substance is absolutely safe. The Swiss physician Paracelsus, who lived ...
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DOT Labels
49 CFR 172.400 specifies that Department of Transportation (DOT) Labels must be used for hazardous materials ...
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UN Revises GHS to Clarify Language
A UN panel has made an update to its Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. ...
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Pipe Marking & Pipe Corrosion Control
The Silver Eagle Refinery explosion released a tidal wave of broken glass. Homes were pushed off their ...
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OSHA and Independent Electrical Contractors Renew Alliance
Partnership aimed at protecting construction workers from electrical hazards. OSHA renewed its alliance with ...
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OSHA and Canada Partner for Chemical Labeling System
Canada and the United States have been working together to align their laws for classifying and labeling ...
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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 ...
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REACH Training
REACH is an acronym for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals. REACH is a ...
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Arc Flash Boundary
NFPA 70E is the major industrial standard for safe electrical work in the United States. It defines three ...
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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 ...
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Modern HVAC Safety and Efficiency Essentials
The heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industry is heating up as demand grows, new ...
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Labeling is Crucial: Safety in Bulk Chemical Handling
Safety in handling bulk chemical unloading is a procedure that requires careful work and optimal ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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What If Your Signs Aren't Working?
How do you know if your safety signs are getting ignored? Conduct a self-audit to see where you can ...
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ASSP: Advancing Safety with Education and Research
The American Society of Safety Professionals has created a new academic and research council. The council ...
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NFPA 704 Hazmat Diamond
NFPA 704 is titled "Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response." NFPA 704 defines a ...
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The Benefits of Pipe Marking
Pipe Marking Benefits Industrial pipe marking is an economical solution to any facility's complex pipe ...
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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 ...
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Improve Safety Inside and Around Storage Tanks
The demand for large industrial storage tanks is increasing. Workplaces can step up safety by improving ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Canada Aligns to GHS
OSHA announced a continued partnership with Health Canada to align U.S. and Canadian regulatory approaches to ...
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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 ...
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BS5609 Compliance and GHS
BS5609 is the British Standard for pressure-sensitive adhesive labels used for marine applications. Also ...
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Avert Chemical Safety Program Failures
Facilities that handle chemicals need to be aware of the potential hazards of each chemical. Part of ...
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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 ...
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7 Important Ways to Flush Out Chemical Safety Problems
Do all your workers understand the hazards of chemicals in your workplace? They should. That way they know ...
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Tips for Better Chemical Safety Management
Workplace chemical safety is all about understanding the risks and following proper protocol. Train and ...
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Spring Cleaning Safety Checklist: Floor Marking
When organizing and cleaning up work spaces this spring, consider changing up floor marking for safety, ...
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Oil Rig Manager Talks Mastering Safety Challenges
It's a safety manager's job to help keep workers informed and well trained. Anyone who works on an oil rig, ...
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The Dangers of Abandoned Pipes
Whether a pipe contains chemicals, water, or nothing, it's important to know if it's hazardous. ANSI/ASME ...
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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 ...
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Improve Quality Management for Global Demands
Technology is assisting in reporting more detailed data than ever before. Businesses can utilize this data to ...
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Updates to OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule
OSHA requires record keeping of severe injuries. This help employers recognize workplace hazards and correct ...
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