Workplace safety resources
For facility owners and EHS teams: OSHA sign rules, ANSI Z535.2 content and site-specific signage.
Best Practice Safety Signs with ANSI Z535.2
How can you effectively develop safety signs for your workplace that are in line with today’s best practices? Once again, the ANSI Z535 series of standards has you covered! ANSI Z535.2…
Confined Space Safety Signs
Many workers die each year in confined spaces, overcome by the lack of oxygen or by the presence of toxic vapors that can exist in these enclosed environments. As a facility owner, your…
Egress Safety Systems
Seconds and minutes matter when people need to escape from your building. Whether it’s a fire, earthquake, or other crisis situation, every second counts. Clearly communicating proper…
Electrical Enclosure Safety Signs
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) 79 standard requires enclosures that do not clearly show that they contain electrical devices to be marked with a safety sign in accordance…
Electrical Lockout and Tagout Safety Signs
The OSHA lockout/tagout (loto) standard in wide use today is important to protecting workers from stored hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and physical energy that has the potential to…
Emergency Shower Safety Signs
Emergency shower signs help employees to find this important equipment in emergency situations when they are exposed to chemicals or harmful substances. Emergency showers are a type of…
Escape Plan Safety Signs
When a facility is in a crisis situation – such as during a fire, earthquake, or terrorist attack – time is of the essence. Not only is it essential for building occupants to be able to…
Eyewash Station Safety Signs
Emergency eyewash signs help employees to find this important equipment when accidental exposure to harmful chemicals occurs. Time is of the essence when a person needs to use an eyewash…
Fire Extinguisher Signs
In the event of a fire, there’s not a moment to lose when you must locate extinguishers. If the use of fire extinguishers is part of your fire safety plan, best practices in safety…
Fire Hose Signs
In the event of a fire, there’s not a moment to lose when authorized personnel must locate fire hoses. If the use of fire hoses is part of your fire safety plan, best practices in safety…
First Aid & Emergency Equipment Signs
When first aid emergencies occur, there’s not a moment to lose to locate the right medical equipment and personnel. Safety equipment like stretchers, first aid stations and automated…
Industrial Facility Forklift Pathmarking
One of the very first facility safety sign projects Wholesale Customize Labels worked on was for a company that had two deaths as the result of forklift accidents, just prior to our…
ISO 45001: What It Means for Workplace Safety
There’s a critical need for organizations – regardless of size, industry or location – to improve their safety performance. Every day, 6,300 people lose their lives globally due to…
Keeping Workers Safe: Understanding the ANSI Z535.5 Standard
In fast-paced environments like construction or manufacturing, temporary hazards are a constant threat to worker safety. From electrical malfunctions to falling objects, these dangers…
Machine Safety and Risk Assessment
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OSHA's Update to its Safety Sign Regulations
For years, OSHA's regulations for workplace safety signs have been based on outdated formats that were not aligned with the latest safety sign, color and tag standards. Up until September…
Personal Protective Equipment Signs
When employers require their workers to use personal protective equipment (PPE), safety signs should be used to reinforce that training, reminding workers of safe workplace practices.
Premises Liability and the "Duty to Warn"
For U.S. companies, a major connection is being drawn between their liability exposure and their safety sign system. Courts are now finding that those responsible for safety must provide…
Premises Liability and the "Failure to Plan"
A confluence of recent events is creating the beginnings of a significant liability issue for building owners, premises owners and employers. The “failure to plan” is one of the newest…
Proper Content of a Safety Sign
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Safety Data Sheet Station Location Signs
When hazardous chemicals exist in your facility, you’re required by OSHA to have a hazard communication program that identifies the location of your safety data sheets (SDS). (These were…
Today's Best Practice Safety Signs
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Understanding OSHA & GHS
To better protect workers from hazardous chemicals, OSHA has adopted the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The hazardous chemicals that come into…