Flammable Safety Products – Part 3: Not Just For Business, But Also For Your Home.

Proper handling and storage of flammable and combustible liquids will reduce the risk of fire and injury, not to mention the existence of your business. Though the use of flammable and combustible liquids mostly takes place in the general industry, we often use them at home as well.  Don’t think so?  Well, Have you mowed … Read more

Flammable Safety Products – Part 2: Flammables and Combustibles for General Industry.

Flammability is always a potential safety hazard.  With the increase in the use of non-water based chemicals comes an ever growing exposure to these flammable or combustible materials.  Precautions can be taken to prevent the possible outbreak of fire by storing these chemicals with flammable safety products such as flammable safety cabinets, combustible safety waste … Read more

Flammable Safety Products – Part 1: Smart Business is Being Prepared for Anything.

Here’s some startling facts that will make business owners and employees cringe. 112,000: That, my friends, is how many fires took place in businesses in 2008. $3,800,000,000.00: This was the total amount in business property loss. 1,400: That number equals the amount of people that were injured in these fires. 120: This is the unfortunate … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 5: Don’t Neglect. Protect!

Think back. The first memories of an event usually are recollected by description from sight. Your first day at school. Your first sporting event. The first time driving a car. First date. Hitting a home run, scoring a touchdown or a goal! Child being born. I could go on and on, but you get the … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 4: UV Protective Safety Glasses.

Contrary to popular belief, there are clear safety glasses available that block UV light. Many of the safety glasses available on the market are made of a lightweight plastic known as polycarbonate which will absorb 99% of UV light. There are also many types of tinted safety glass lenses that will prevent the loss of … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 3: Glare Reduction.

Eye strain is another form of injury that relates to the workplace. The strain caused by glare can be extremely damaging to one’s sight. For instance individuals who work in or around constant glare like Conservation Police, Water Authorities, marinas, transport, people in the auto industry, etc., deal with the strain of glare from the … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 2: Prescriptions.

While there are some workplaces and workers that see a regular prescription glasses as being good enough to call eye protection. Regular prescription glasses do not meet impact requirements nor do they supply effective cover. There are prescription safety glasses available that do meet the ANSI standard. The best safety option if you have prescription … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 1: Taken For Granted.

We all take things for granted. In the materials handling and warehouse supplies industry one of these most important things is our eyes. We walk into the workplace, say your good mornings, get to our workstation and walk right by the safety glasses sitting on the workbench and dive into the task at hand. It’s … Read more

Tackling the Big Jobs in Materials Handling – Part 3

Vertical movement is just as important as horizontal movement in many material handling applications. For this purpose, there are a number of aerial lifts that have been created for use either inside or outside of the warehouse. Telescopic boom lifts are remarkable examples of engineering. They have been designed to allow an enormous range of … Read more

Tackling the Big Jobs in Materials Handling – Part 2

Whatever industrial or commercial applications they are used for, increasingly, more than one forklift is required in any business that requires heavy and frequent lifting and moving. This doesn’t come cheap. Your warehouse supplier is well-aware of the need to save money and so can offer used forklifts and leasing alternatives as well as significant … Read more