Contributor: Mezzanine Safeti-Gates Elevated work platforms are found in almost every industrial facility — fall protection equipment is necessary in all facilities that feature any elevated workspace. OSHA’s fall protection codes require the equipment at 48”, and ANSI standards list 36” as the required height. Dual-gate safety systems are most often the best fall protection solution, but facilities…
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The following FAQs are from a post featured on the New Pig blog: Q. How do I know if my liquids need to be stored in a Flammable Safety Cabinet? Check section 9 of the chemical’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the Flash Point and Boiling Point for each of the liquids at your facility.…
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The planet is getting hotter. NASA data shows “a long-term warming trend due to human activities.”[1] That trend increases the problems associated with environmental heat exposure, particularly among workers who don’t have the luxury of avoiding it. Health problems caused by heat stress can range from mild to severe, and account for dozens of deaths…
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Having eyewash facilities in a workplace where hazardous chemicals are used is a must. So is making sure that an eyewash will deliver the proper flow level and water temperature. While some employers take care to fulfill those two requirements, they may neglect a third, equally important one: ensuring that the water in an eyewash…
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Four important factors when evaluating lift truck equipment for purchase or lease. By: Jim Hess, Contributor Consumer demand for increasingly expedited delivery of purchased goods means warehouses must look to gain process efficiencies wherever they can find them. Lift trucks are often an essential component of business operations, to the extent that many companies do…
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By: Derek Rickard, Contributor Just a few years ago, the average consumer didn’t think much about the supply chain. They’d go shopping in store or online to find what they wanted and deal with occasional frustrations, like out-of-stocks and shipping delays around the holidays. But by and large, access to the products they needed was…
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Don’t overlook your final 100 feet. Contributed by: MHI’s SLAM Industry Group The pandemic served as a massive accelerator of e-commerce operations. When retail stores shuttered, people turned online for their shopping needs. Even as we emerge from the pandemic, however, that genie isn’t going back in the bottle. Americans changed their shopping habits for…
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By: Paul Shu, Contributor In industrial manufacturing environments, facilities regularly store and dispense large quantities of hazardous, flammable and combustible liquids. Given the potential for gas, vapor or dust to collect in these areas, the electronic equipment installed for automation and control must be designed specifically to prevent unintentional ignition of these elements due to…
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By: Maureen Paraventi What is made of steel, able to handle 1,000-pound loads and is an essential fixture in warehouses and distribution centers? Racking, of course. Racking may seem basic – especially when compared to the robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and multitude of forklifts, cranes and shuttle carts found in these facilities.…
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Contributor: MHI’s Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA) Protecting people in their workplace has never been more important than it is today. Material handling and warehousing environments increasingly include many areas in which an employee can become injured if proper protective guarding is not in place. However, employees are not the only assets in an industrial…
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