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Safety Products Inc provides a safety partnership with all of the companies we do business with. In this partnership we supply the occupational safety and work zone equipment you need to keep your employees safe, but we also offer service and support to the products we sell.

Articles by Safety Products Inc. Staff

Emergency Rescue: What Equipment Do You Need?

An emergency rescue is not a bare-hands operation. Find out what equipment your rescue team will need.
Making Sense of Hazard Communication

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard provides uniform labeling for chemical safety hazards. Learn more about it and your obligations as an employer.
Confined Spaces in Construction

Confined spaces on construction sites need to be approached with special care. Find out what you need to know to keep workers safe and stay compliant.
How to Make Sure Your Workplace Is Hurricane Ready

Hurricanes are becoming more larger and more frequent. Is your workplace ready?
Behavior Based Safety: Does It Work?

Behavior Based Safety holds a lot of promise but only if it's done right. Learn about the common missteps that keep companies from benefiting.
The Most Cited OSHA Standards (And What They Mean for All of Us)

OSHA's list of most cited violations is a call to action. Learn more about what we need to do to ensure everyone's safety.
Reducing Silica Risks at the Construction Site

Dust is everywhere on a construction site, and it can be a serious risk. Learn about the risk of silica exposure and what to do about it.
6 Tips for Safer Walking-Working Surfaces

Slips, trips, and falls are some of the most commonly reported workplace injuries. Use these tips to keep your workers safe and on their feet.

Q&A by Safety Products Inc. Staff

When are employers allowed to conduct drug and alcohol tests on their employees?

When it comes to employers conducting drug and alcohol tests on their employees, the specific requirements between states and provinces and between public and private sector organizations can vary. It is up to the individual...
How many showers and eyewash stations do I need in my workplace?

Wherever dangerous materials are used it is vital to provide eyewash stations and drench showers. While most people think about the presence of caustic chemicals as the primary reason for wash stations, there are many other...
When do workers have the right to refuse to work?

According to most occupational health and safety acts in the U.S., Canada and other countries, workers have the right to refuse work when they feel a workplace is unsafe to themselves or to another worker. This includes...
What are some of the misconceptions about heat stress and what should we do to address them?

Working outside during the summer months increases the risk of heat-related illnesses, so it's important to go over how to identify the symptoms of heat-related conditions and how to combat them – or, even better, how to...
What tools should I tether when working at heights?

There’s an easy answer to this question: all of them.Dropped tools cause hundreds of fatalities a year, and the dangers do not exist solely at high-altitude sites like masts and scaffolds, but also on lower heights such as...
What are the safety benefits of a whistleblower program?

Whistleblowers have always been a subject of controversy. A 2011 study, however, found that more than 38 percent of employees witness wrongdoing in the workplace and fail to report it due to the belief that nothing will be...
What type of safety record-keeping and recording should we be doing?

The question of which type of safety records to keep and the best ways to record them is an important one, and the answer is more complex than you might think.Minimum StandardsOSHA mandates certain minimum record-keeping and...