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Steel-toe or composite-toe work shoes: Which should you choose?
Noel E. Dugenia ManufacturingSteel-toed work shoes are more or less the industry standard when it comes to foot protection. These help prevent injuries to the toes in the event a heavy object falls on or rolls over them. In fact, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety requires employers to ensure their workers are equipped with foot protection equipment if there is a risk of injury to the feet during the course of performing a task. Steel-toed safety shoes fall under this category.
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Remanufacturing offers big benefits to UK cooling industry
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingThe European refrigeration industry in recent years has made good progress in improving its environmental credentials. The rapid uptake by major supermarkets of carbon dioxide refrigeration systems is an obvious example. The increasing use of heat recovery and energy-efficient control protocols, as well as a more systematic approach to leak reduction have also had a beneficial effect on the industry's carbon footprint.
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Marketing when you’re busy gets the phone ringing when you’re…
Fred Berns MarketingToo many green industry companies use warmer weather and crowded calendars as reasons to put marketing on hold. Bad idea. As spring approaches, many owners of lawn and landscape firms, garden centers, nurseries and other firms have a lot on their minds other than promoting their services. But busy times are the best times to think about slow ones.
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The importance of properly reporting counterfeits
Tom Grace Facilities & GroundsThe Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) and Eaton teamed up in 2013 to determine the current state of counterfeit awareness among IEC members in a joint survey. The results of this survey showed where the industry has gotten smarter about electrical counterfeits, but it also identified areas where the industry can step up and help prevent these unsafe lookalikes from causing harm to people and property.
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The environmental benefits of LED lighting
Piyush Bakshi Waste Management & EnvironmentalLight bulbs that use LED technology not only bring down your energy bills but are also more environmentally friendly when compared to incandescent bulbs and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). Both the manufacture and use of LED bulbs causes less damage to the environment than the other two alternatives.
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3 common plumbing issues and how you can avoid them
Mike Polizzi Facilities & GroundsIt's the New Year, and you have made a resolution to expect the unexpected this year. Each morning, you wake up to an upbeat song that fires you up for the day. You're Rocky, preparing for the big fight against Apollo. "Eye of the Tiger" plays in the background, and you think through your strategy for the day, hoping nothing goes wrong once you set foot in the building and face the rush of customers.
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Garden centers need to think outside the (big) box
Fred Berns Facilities & GroundsWhat does it take to outmaneuver and outsmart bigger competitors with deeper pockets? Independent garden centers are discovering it takes a combination of innovative products and services along with offbeat events.
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Why be efficient and productive in a maintenance organization?
Denny Hydrick Facilities & GroundsWhen your team is manufacturing widgets, it is a must to be efficient and productive, isn't it? The more widgets we make, the more sales are up. The more sales are up, the more the company makes. The more the company makes, then better the chances of long-term employment for you.
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Policing the regulations: Cooling industry questions enforcement
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingLaws designed with the fine motives of reducing emissions, reducing energy, etc., are all well and good, but if nothing is done to police them, then they will fall short of their aims. In the U.K., certainly, there is a feeling from within the cooling industry that the regulators must make an example of those who willfully flout the law on matters such as F-Gas.
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Energy cost savings: 9 steps any organization can use
Oscar Brandser Facilities & GroundsOrganizations wanting to reduce energy costs can accomplish sustainable savings using a clear strategy and plan. Building a foundation for an energy management plan is the first step in developing a sustainable energy management plan.
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