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SAVE EVEN MORE on COVID-19 Safety Essentials Available and in Stock at Saf-T-Gard, and Get Back to Work Worry Free
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With the availability of the COVID-19 vaccines, it is
anticipated that more and more businesses will soon be returning to work. Once
it’s possible to reopen offices, factories and distribution centers, management
teams will undoubtedly face several new challenges as their employees will be
relying on them to get back to work safely.
To that end, companies should consider establishing guidelines
for the use of personal protective equipment if they haven’t already. This is
where Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. can help. We’ve been bringing workers home
safely for more than 85 years with our finest-quality selection of safety
products and personal protective equipment, and we can do the same for you. So
when it comes to your workers’ safety, you can trust that Saf-T-Gard has
everything you need to get back to work worry free with reduced pricing and
available stock on all of the following products:
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We've been bringing workers home safely for more than 85 years, and we can do the same for you!
Click here to shop our selection of COVID-19 Safety Essentials to Keep Your Business Running online, or call customer service at 1-800-548-GARD (4273) today for more information or to place an order or with any additional questions on how we can assist you in your worker safety program.
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Saf-T-Gard® Reflect-A-Gard® RG-2005 Class 2 Hi-Viz Breakaway Safety Vests Now Only $1.00/Each or $50.00/Case of 50 Each |
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Whether you work indoors or outside, high-visibility gear is a
safety requirement for jobs near moving traffic or equipment.
Saf-T-Gard can help keep you seen and safe on the job and save
you as much as 86% on Saf-T-Gard®
Reflect-A-Gard® RG-2005 Class 2 Hi-Viz Breakaway Safety Vests
now through December 31, 2021 or while supplies last!
Additional features and benefits include the following:
- Fluorescent lime polyester mesh fabric offers high visibility
and breathable comfort
- Two (2) horizontal and two (2) vertical 2” reflective stripes
deliver ANSI/ISEA-107 Class 2 Level 2 compliance
- The vest is designed to separate harmlessly from the body in the
event that it gets caught
- The five (5) breakaway points include two (2) on the shoulders,
two (2) on the sides and one (1) in the center
- One (1) inner pocket at left chest for convenient storage and
transportation of work materials
- Hook-and-loop closure provides easy on/off and comfortable,
secure fitting
- Available in sizes Large-5XL
- Sold individually or 50 each/case by size
- ONLY $1.00/EACH OR $50.00/CASE OF 50 EACH BY SIZE
Order today before inventory runs out and see for yourself how
Saf-T-Gard has your visibility needs covered. Click here to shop the Saf-T-Gard® Reflect-A-Gard® RG-2005
Class 2 Hi-Viz Breakaway Safety Vests online, or call customer
service at 1-800-548-GARD (4273) today for more information or to
place an order.
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Vendor Product Spotlight: National Marker Company® ESN539PB Safety Sign: Face Mask Required Even if Vaccinated, Eng/Esp
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With a COVID-19 vaccine now available, new considerations will come
to light within the workplace. Will your workplace require vaccinations? Will
you require visitors/contractors to be vaccinated? How will you communicate and
reinforce your workplace requirements to employees, visitors and
contractors? Be prepared to quickly communicate your facility requirements with
the National
Marker Company® ESN539PB Safety Sign: Face Mask Required Even
If Vaccinated available from Saf-T-Gard.
Additional features and benefits include the following:
- Define your workplace's requirement prior to entry
- Remind workers to take preventative measures against the spread
of germs and disease, including Coronavirus (COVID-19), to avoid getting sick
- Attention-grabbing and easy-to-read messaging
- Bilingual message in both English and Spanish
- Made with long-lasting vinyl material and coated with National
Marker Company's patented Sign Muscle protective liquid laminate for indoor and
outdoor labeling
- Pressure-sensitive adhesive backing is flexible, which allows
for mounting on smooth, curved or irregular surfaces
- Printed in bold, eye-catching colors
- Proudly made in the U.S.A.
- 14" H x 10" W
- Sold individually
Click here to shop the National Marker Company® ESN539PB Safety
Sign: Face Mask Required Even If Vaccinated online, or call
customer service at 1-800-548-GARD
(4273) today for more information or to place an order.
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How to Choose the Right Cut Protection |
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There is more to cut gloves than just choosing the right level
of protection. Below are questions to consider when evaluating available
options:
- What level of cut protection is
needed? Assess the workplace environment and identify any potential
hazards.
- What are the grip
considerations? Is there a dry, oily or dusty environment?
- How much dexterity is needed? Do my
workers require cushion/padding or more free-range?
- What other elements should be
considered? i.e. Thermal protection, touchscreen compatibility,
heat-resistance, etc.
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Saf-T-Gard carries a wide range of Ansell®
cut-resistant gloves in many different materials, including Dyneema® and Dyneema®
blends, HPPE, nylon blends, Kevlar® blends and polyethylene, and many different
coatings, including foam nitrile, nitrile, polyurethane and water-based
polyurethane.
Click here to shop them online, or
call customer service at 1-800-548-GARD
(4273) today for more information or to place an order.
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Vendor Product Spotlight: Allegro® 8" Axial AC Plastic Mini-Pak Blowers |
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This new all-in-one blower with ducting is the lightest and shortest in the industry! The Allegro® 8"
Axial AC Plastic Mini-Pak Blowers compact design
stores ducting inside the blower housing for an all-in-one unit for ease of
operation, transportation, and storage! Available with either 15’ or 25’ of ducting. A separate 12″ duct (not included)
can be attached to the intake side of the blower to draw air.
Additional features and benefits include the following:
- Made of durable, lightweight, corrosion-, UV- and
chemical-resistant polyethylene material
- Super quiet in "safety orange" housing
- Carrier handle molded into blower and canister housing
- Steel powder-coated grill
- All World motor is 1/3 hp, 1.5A-0.7 A (50 Hz)/1.9A-1.0A (60 Hz)
- Polypropylene nine-blade fan
- High output blower’s compact design stores ducting inside the
blower housing for an all-in-one unit for ease of operation, transportation and
storage
- Available with either 15’ (9532-15) or 25’ (9532-25) of ducting
- Sold individually
Click
here to shop the Allegro® 8" Axial AC Plastic
Mini-Pak Blowers online,
or call customer service at 1-800-548-GARD (4273) today for more information or to place an order.
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What are EHS Professionals Doing to Prevent Heat Stress?
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Heat-related illness accounted for 815 worker fatalities and more than 66,000 injuries in the United States between 1992 and 2017. And with
average heat indexes perennially rising, it’s never been more crucial for
employers to establish comprehensive heat stress prevention plans to keep
workers safe.
What Exactly are Heat-Related
Illnesses?
Heat stress occurs when
the body fails to control its internal temperature, allowing it to exceed 99.7°
F (37.6° C). While that can result in a variety of side effects, the most
common heat-related illnesses (HRIs) are heat rash, heat cramps, heat
exhaustion and heat stroke.
What’s Being Done to Prevent
Heat Stress on the Worksite?
While OSHA has not established any federal heat illness
prevention standards, there are general guidelines about hydration, shift/break
length and how to identify heat stress symptoms. But these guidelines are only
as good as their awareness, which is why Ergodyne® teamed up with EHS Daily
Advisor to better understand if and how employers are incorporating heat
illness prevention into overall workplace safety.
Heat Stress Prevention
To get a pulse on the industry’s approach to heat stress
prevention, Ergodyne® worked with EHS Daily Advisor to survey 452 environmental,
health and safety professionals—86% of whom indicated working in the heat as a
requirement of their job. Of that 86% over a quarter recorded at least one
heat-related illness in the past 5 years.
Considering heat-related illness is 100% preventable with
adequate hydration, rest, shade, cooling PPE and sunscreen, even one incident
is one too many. The results of this survey illuminate what work still needs to
be done to implement more widespread heat stress awareness and prevention
measures on the jobsite.
Saf-T-Gard
supplies a comprehensive selection of Ergodyne® heat stress products, including
cooling towels, neck shades, cooling vests, cooling hard hat pads, cooling
bandanas, dew rags and tents. Click here to shop them online, or
call customer service at 1-800-548-GARD
(4273) today for more information or to place an order.
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Watch the FREE Honeywell Hearing Conservation 101 Webinar ON DEMAND
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Join Marc Kirsch, Honeywell’s Hearing Product Manager, as he
reviews the basics of noise-induced hearing loss and walks you through
different types of hearing protective devices. This 101-level course will
showcase a few reasons why noise-induced hearing loss is the most common
occupational injury in the United States. We’ll also take you through exchange
rates and time-weighted averages and how that relates to proper fit testing and
new smart hearing technology and make sure you have an answer to the pressing
questions around making hearing conservation more proactive! Click here to register, and watch
the FREE webinar ON DEMAND today!
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And the Winner of the FREE SureWerx Pioneer® 5408AU Heated Safety Bomber Jacket Is...
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Our congratulations go out to Steven C. from New Berlin, WI, who is the lucky winner of the FREE SureWerx
Pioneer® 5408AU Heated Safety Bomber Jacket promotional contest Saf-T-Gard ran through March 31, 2021.
More than 150 people entered the contest, and as Saf-T-Gard's way of saying thank you, all entrants will receive a follow-up e-mail from us with an exclusive offer and instructions for redeeming 25% off the SureWerx Pioneer® 5408AU Heated Safety Bomber Jacket if purchased within the next 60 days.
Click here to shop the SureWerx Pioneer® 5408AU Heated Safety Bomber Jacket online, or call customer service at 1-800-548-GARD (4273) today for more information or to place an order.
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| Counterfeit Respirators |
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Since the fall 2020, healthcare workers have been reporting to
HPAE concerns over highly-suspicious, ill-fitting, misshapen, sometimes torn
and, often, odd-smelling “3M™” masks they are being given by their employers
while providing care for patients during a pandemic outbreak. Workers have
reported to their employers that it is difficult to get the proper seal with these
masks to ensure they are fully protected. As it turns out, the nation is
inundated with fake respirator masks.
Click here to download a guide
developed by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees Union on how to tell
whether the masks you’ve been provided are potentially counterfeit.
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Join Us for Safe+Sound Week 2021
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Mark your calendars! Safe
+ Sound Week will be August 9–15.
Safe +
Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the
successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and
ideas on how to keep America's workers safe. Successful safety and health
programs can proactively identify and manage workplace hazards before they
cause injury or illness, improving sustainability and the bottom line.
Participating in Safe + Sound Week can help get your program started, energize
an existing one, or provide a chance to recognize your safety successes. All
organizations looking for an opportunity to recognize their commitment to safety
are welcome to participate.
Last year, more than 3,400 businesses helped to
raise awareness about workers' health and safety! Show your commitment to
safety and health by hosting your own event, attending another organization’s
event, or sharing information on a variety of safety and health topics.
Download the save the date graphic
and share it on social media using #SafeAndSoundAtAWork.
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| Saf-T-Gard Catalog |
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The time for better safety is now!
Click here to request a FREE copy of our current full-line Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. catalog today, and learn how to better GARD yourself with Saf-T-Gard.
Featuring more than 3,900 different line items from more than 100 different brands and fourteen (14) different product categories, this catalog is an excellent resource and provides a wealth of information to help keep you safe and productive for even the most rigorous applications!
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| Closeout Corner - Don't Miss These Great Deals |
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Saf-T-Gard is making it easier than ever to save big on your favorite safety items with the "Closeout Corner" featured monthly in the Saf-T-Gardian
e-Newsletter.
Click here to view the reduced pricing on all of your must-have items to take advantage of this limited-time pricing and inventory.
Be sure to check back next month for even more products and savings!
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Visit with Saf-T-Gard Virtually
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Hazards exist in every workplace. Common examples include slips,
trips, falls, exposure to loud noises, working from heights, vibrations and
unguarded machinery. The best way to protect your employees is to recognize the
hazards that exist on the job, and control them by utilizing the appropriate
personal protective equipment (PPE) for the application.
This is where Saf-T-Gard can
help! We've been bringing workers home safely since 1936 with our finest
industrial safety products and PPE, and we can do the same for you. Stop by our virtual booth at the following trade show to check out our
comprehensive selection of safety products and services that directly address
every workplace safety hazard.
Wisconsin Safety Council Annual Conference - Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (CST),
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (CST),
Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (CST),
Thursday, April 22, 2021 from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. (CST) - Richard Rivkin’s Presentation: “A Shocking Need for Electrical Safety,
Inspection & Testing”
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| Safety Tips |
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1. DESIGNER HEAD PROTECTION - Protective headgear is available in
full brim hats, peak brim caps and low-hazard bump caps
2. DESIGNER HEARING PROTECTION - Earplugs are available in many
different materials and shapes, and earmuffs are available with different
shapes and features, both stand-alone and as cap-mounted attachments to safety
caps and hats
3. DESIGNER RESPIRATORS - Half-mask air-purifying respirators
are available either maintenance-free or with replaceable filters and
cartridges, and full facepiece respirators are available with air-purifying
cartridges or as components in a supplied-air system
4. DESIGNER EYEWEAR - Protective eyewear (safety glasses) are available
in a wide variety of frame colors, sizes and shapes and lens tints, sizes and
shapes to fit nearly any size and shape face
5. DESIGNER GLOVES - Many different materials, designs, sizes, shapes,
textures and linings are available to virtually customize your glove selection to
the application
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| Q&A |
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Question - Do employers have to pay for lineman belts and hooks when used to
comply with an OSHA standard?
Answer - Yes. Lineman belts and hooks provide protection to employees from
falls while climbing and/or performing work. This equipment is PPE, and employers
must pay for it when the equipment is used to comply with an OSHA standard.
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| Saf-T-Gard Spotlight |
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Saf-T-Gard is thrilled to annouce the addition of Terry Horan as the newest member of the Saf-T-Gard family!
Terry joins the Saf-T-Gard sales team in an outside sales role as a Strategic Account Executive covering the western suburbs of Chicago.
Terry brings with him almost 20 years of experience in industrial distribuion while working for Grainger Industrial Supply and Optimas O.E. Solutions. During his career, he has held many different positions within sales, sales management, operations and customer experience.
Terry's offical first day at Saf-T-Gard was March 29th. Please join us in welcoming Terry to Saf-T-Gard.
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What are the requirements to give workers a choice of hearing protection
devices?
OSHA regulations, 29 CFR 1910.95(i)(3),
states: "Employees shall be given the opportunity to select their hearing
protectors from a variety of suitable hearing protectors provided by the
employer." In this instance, OSHA did not intend to specify the number of
types or variety of hearing protectors from which employees may make their
selection. Instead OSHA included this performance language recognizing that
there be several reasons why employees should be allowed to select from a
variety of hearing protectors.
Plant conditions such as dust,
temperature, and humidity can cause one type of protector to be more suitable
than another. For example, earplugs can be more comfortable in a hot, humid
environment, than earmuffs. Also, individual ear canals come in all shapes and
sizes. For people with unusually-shaped ear canals, fitting may be difficult,
and commonly-used insert protectors may be very uncomfortable.
In general, employers are advised to
give workers a choice between at least one type of earplug and one type of
muff since individuals may be more comfortable in one type of protection than
in the other. However, the number of different hearing protectors required to
constitute an adequate variety is simply the number needed to supply each
employee that requires a hearing protector a suitable one. The term
"suitable hearing protectors" as used in the provision means that the protectors are comfortable to wear and offer sufficient attenuation
to prevent hearing loss.
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| As I See It |
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It is April 2021, and as vaccinations increase and
(optimistically) the pandemic starts to recede, we see businesses reopening and
planning for renewed growth. So we would like to remind you that you have
choices.
Head-to-toe you have choices. In head protection, for example,
outdoor workers have more choices than ever. Keep cool and safe with vented
caps that certainly still comply with ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 as required by OSHA. And,
since UV light can degrade the safety hat and cap material over time, 3M™
products with UVicator™ sensors indicate when it is time to replace
the product. Some safety caps even have integrated eye protection.
Hearing protection? So many choices! Earmuff choices include
over-the-head, behind-the-neck, and cap-mounted. Earplug choices include
reusable and single-use disposable in different materials and shapes. Plus for
critical operations like food processing, metal-detectable earplugs are
available and all earplugs can be supplied with a safety cord. And you can
dispense earplugs wherever in the plant they are needed with magnetic mounting
brackets.
Unfortunately, the pandemic has raised the visibility of
respiratory protection and we have choices and solutions there, too. We have
stocked up on major brand (3M™, Honeywell, Moldex®) N95 filtering
facepiece (disposable) respirators so industrial buyers can get prompt delivery
on recognized name brands from us. But there are so many more choices for
respiratory protection to protect workers against specific hazards.
It
really takes a safety specialist (not the guy in the orange apron or an
impersonal website named after a jungle in South America) to help industrial
buyers navigate through all of the choices.
How
do we know this? Because we are Saf-T-Gard International - Bringing
Workers Home Safely Since 1936.
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