Having evacuation plans in place when emergencies occur is a practice encouraged by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). The NFPA Life Safety Code actually has a requirement that certain kinds of facilities, such as healthcare centers, businesses, and educational facilities, make their evacuation plans public and that they plan drills on a regular basis….
Month: December 2018
Less Is More The Growing Appeal Of Less Than Truckload In Today’s Transportation Network
Shipping is costly. This is a basic fact both businesses and customers are all too aware of. You can still find smart ways of pricing out your shipment and sending them out, no matter how large or small your orders. Less than truckload, or LTL, is widely considered one of the most convenient shipping methods…
Are You Satisfied with Your Business’s Organizational Methods?
The beginning of a new year is a time to get organized, a time to start fresh with a system that will help you be more efficient. With the use of small colored dot stickers, colored printable label sheets, and other kinds of custom adhesive labels you can finally get everything ready for the start…
Taking A Closer Look At How To Become A Hazmat Professional Here In the United States
Hazardous wastes and other such hazardous materials are incredibly common here in the United States. After all, up to three billion tons of them – if not even more than that – are moved over the course of just one year in this one country alone. Much like all cargo (11 billion tons transported from…
Invoice Funding Companies Help Business Meet Their Financial Obligations
This is the time of year when financially things can get tight. End of the month. End of the year. If you are a small business then you likely know the stress of having to pay your company’s own bills when you are waiting for your own customers to pay theirs. Not wanting to risk…
Using Specialty and Calibration Gases
For many uses in companies that manufacture electronics or other products, using very pure gases such as specialty gas is very important for getting the job done, and a gas whose purity is too low cannot be used. For this reason, there is an entire industry based around creating and transporting pure and concentrated gases,…
The Benefits of Using Powder Coating
When it comes to the industrial market, a professional finish on every product is important. A great coating can be the difference between snagging a customer and that customer moving on to another company. Liquid coating is an acceptable option with many of its own benefits, but powder coating is the real MVP of the…
The Art Of Doing It Yourself Why More Americans Are Picking Up Machining As A Hobby
When you’re a beginning hobbyist you can be tempted to quit before you begin. There’s so much to buy and only so much time in the day to get it right. This doesn’t even scratch the surface of proper technique and getting the hang of your new tools! Before you start looking into the best…
Using the Right Protection for Ceramics
Ceramics is a term to describe materials made from non-organic compounds and ingredients such as metals and non metals, and they are often valued for their heat-resistant nature, making them ideal for baking in a kiln or using in other items that produce extreme heat, as they will not easily melt or get discolored due…
Natural Gas Across the United States and the Ability to Dispose Cylinders
With the amount of natural gas used in our nation, both for businesses and homes, there is much to gain from the potential to properly dispose of the containers where these gases are held. Because all gases, even natural, can be a pollutant to the earth, then it is important to make sure that they…