The End of Floor Paint? Whether you’re trying to improve safety in the workplace or implementing the Lean process known as 5S, aisle and floor marking are extremely important to your cause. For years, organizations relied on floor paint to address these needs, mainly because there was nothing else out there. That’s all changed now. The improvements and technologies in floor tape have provided floor paint with it’s first real competition. In fact, most would …
The Visual Workplace 101 Coined by Lean manufacturing experts, the visual workplace is a workplace that places critical information at the point of use, but wait there’s more. A visual workplace is a concept that relies on visual cues around the workplace to reveal critical information to anyone who can see them. Organizations have used wall signs, floor signs, floor tape, labels, placards, displays, and many other creative visual cues to keep employees focused and …
In may not be December 21st yet, but for most parts of the country, winter is in full swing. Which means it’s a great time to re-evaluate some of your preventative safety measures around the workplace. Wet and icy conditions bring with them a much greater chance for slip and fall injuries around the workplace. In order to reduce these risks, you have to have the safety measures in place to prevent them. Many are …
Northwest auto shop turns to floor tape to help improve safety and boost productivity. When you are working with dangerous equipment and heavy machinery, safety is always a concern. Add in customers and the fact that you’re an ongoing training facility and you have yourself a recipe for potential injuries, or worse. The auto repair shop at Portland Community College (PCC), located in the great Northwest, is a prime example of how education and a …