Jan 2022

Sometimes, cleaning dumpsters and trash cans isn’t enough to keep your workplace odor-free. Even with a freshly rinsed plastic dumpster, bacteria and decomposing organic matter can stick around and create stubborn and unpleasant smells. That leads to poor air quality, indoors or out, which can have a real impact on worker comfort — and productivity. It’s no fun to work in a facility that smells like a landfill, and when your waste receptacles start to offend employee noses, it’s time to escalate cleaning protocols.

Look around your electrical warehouse and you’ll start to notice the small, round ETL logo on all sorts of products, from Cat 5, Cat 5e, and Cat 6 cabling to fiber optics components. If you haven’t looked closely into ETL credentials, it can be hard to tell how exactly they set one product apart from another. If you’ve ever wondered about the specifics of ETL-verified cable, this post is for you. Here’s a quick introduction to ETL verification for electrical products.

Food production plants could — and should — be safer for workers. In 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 2.9 nonfatal workplace injuries per 100 full-time workers across all U.S. industries. In the food manufacturing sector, injury rates stood at 5.1 per 100 employees, significantly above the average.