The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been talking about revising the regulations for its on-site consultation service and its Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) for some time now, and it seems that it has finally come to a head.  Apparently, this month is the finalization of the discussion so we’ll be getting the final rulings very soon. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of Read More

Hospital "H" Signs Let’s face it: nobody wants to get hospitalized. Also, nobody wants a loved one ending up in a hospital as a patient either. It is usually a traumatic and stressful experience that no one ever hopes to get into. As overwhelming and unsettling this occurrence may be, it is sometimes necessary and unavoidable. Locating the Hospital with Ease One of Read More

Each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases its list of top 10 most frequently cited violations. Compiled from various inspections that were carried out in the previous fiscal year, these compilations serve two purposes. Firstly they serve to inform both employers and employees about the most common requirement violations. Secondly, to alert both parties to the quality of and adherence to the safety measures Read More

Safety cones meet crashworthy standards. What do you know about safety cones? Apart from the usual notion that they are used as a traffic control device, you may be surprised with the numerous ways that you can use them. Extremely durable, portable, brightly colored, and undoubtedly a great attention catcher, these safety cones or traffic cones are your perfect partner in Read More

The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or MUTCD is a document issued by the Federal Highway Administration that details the standards by which traffic control devices such as traffic signs, road markings and various signaling devices are designed, installed and used. Standards include font sizes, colors, shapes, reflectivity and other factors affecting how road markings can be perceived by motorists. At the start of Read More

Right before Mother’s Day, Seton partnered Roses for Autism©, a local nonprofit organization, to purchase Mother’s Day bouquets and contribute to a great cause. Roses for Autism is located on the historic, family-owned Pinchbeck Farm in Guilford, Connecticut. There they grow roses, daisies, and lilies year-round in a greenhouse. The proceeds benefit the farm’s unique Career Training Program for adults with Autism. Did you know that the unemployment rate Read More

Like it or not, the reason why one way streets exist is to improve the flow of traffic in congested areas. The best way to communicate to drivers is to post one way signs so they know the rules of these roads. Traffic is typically lighter on one way streets because drivers don’t have to worry about oncoming traffic. However, these roads aren’t always popular because they force Read More

The North American Occupational Safety and Health Week is an event spanning three countries across the North American continent, namely Canada, the US and Mexico. Now in its 17th year, the goal is to raise workplace safety awareness in the public, government, and work industry sector in all participating countries. Informing Read More

An oil rig somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. On April 20, 2010, 11 workers were killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, which also sent millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Following this disastrous event, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decided to determine how dangerous offshore drilling Read More

Labels are the unsung heroes of the business world. They make everything from inventory checks to easy item identification possible at a glance. They also keep people safe from harm by marking particularly dangerous devices and can even provide information on when the item was last serviced.  What’s not to love about them, right? Well, as anyone who’s had to do Read More