Has your company cut back due to tough economic times?  Budgets decrease and workloads increase on the remaining employees.  No matter how tough times become, workplaces can’t afford to cut-back on safety precautions.  Safety signs and labels provide awareness and protection for everyone in and around a workplace.  In the article “Safety Signs of the Times” by Steve Stephenson talks about continuing to drive the use of safety signs worldwide to reduce workplace injuries in today’s economy.

OSHA requirements state the sign’s wording must be clear and easy to read and contain adequate and summarized information.  According to OSHA 1910.145 states, “These specifications apply to the design, application, and use of signs or symbols that indicate and, insofar as possible, define specific hazards that could harm workers or the public, or both, or to property damage. These specifications are intended to cover all safety signs except those designed for streets, highways, and railroads. These specifications do not apply to plant bulletin boards or to safety posters.”  Keep in mind if your workplace has more than one language spoken, bilingual safety signs are required.

Cutting back on safety is not an option for SlipNOT® Metal Safety Flooring.  SlipNOT® goes beyond the effort to make sure the workplace is a safe environment from floor to ceiling.  OSHA safety and health standards are posted for employees to reference.  Danger, caution and safety signs/labels are posted in designated areas with accurate descriptions for easy understanding.  SlipNOT® surpasses OSHA not only in their work environment but as well in the product they manufacturer recommended by OSHA.

Stephenson, Steve. “Safety Signs of the Times” EHS Today August 2011: 49-50.

References
United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9794

 

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