Safety News and Tips

We’ll be exhibiting at the 2024 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo® (OSC24®) March 27-28. Stop by booth 544 to meet with our Stauffer safety experts and learn how we can help you. OSC24® is the nation’s largest free occupational safety conference. It offers five types of free continuing education over 150 educational sessions. With 13 educational tracks, you can tailor your experience to meet your needs.

Ladder Risk Assessments are extremely important to ensure the safety of all workers. LineDrive and their team of experts have partnered with Stauffer Glove and Safety to offer free comprehensive safety training and assessments ensuring ladders are OSHA-compliant. 

Ladders are essential tools for anyone working at heights, whether for home repairs or for professional purposes. However, using a ladder that is not in good condition can be extremely dangerous, even fatal.

Stauffer Glove & Safety can help! Get training on ladder safety such as proper setup and usage, best practice assessments, climbing safety, and more!

Those who work in the food industry know how crucial it is to have the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure their own safety as well as the safety of other workers. From long work hours and varying temperature conditions to slippery surfaces, it is extremely important that food processing workers have reliable footwear.  ...

Stauffer Glove & Safety was recently named one of the top distributors by MDM (Modern Distribution Management).

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Stauffer Trackman safety gloves recently helped a long-time client improve employee safety by offering workers higher quality, better-fitting work gloves.

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Stauffer Glove & Safety recently won distributor of the year at the Affiliated Distributor summit. ...

PPE Vending Machines Save Aluminum Company $500K Per Year.

Over the past 3+ years, Stauffer Safety has implemented a PPE vending machine program with the client, delivering over $500K in savings per year across 8 extrusion sites. The success of the program at their largest US location in Pennsylvania, successfully demonstrated the value of PPE vending.

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Stauffer Trackman safety gloves recently helped a long-time power generation client improve employee safety by offering them higher quality, better-fitting gloves.

Low Quality and Poor Fit Create Compliance Challenges

The client’s safety team noticed that workers had been struggling more and more with ill-fitting, uncomfortable, and low-quality safety gloves. Driven by a commitment to keep employees safe, they reached out to Stauffer to find a better alternative. They had worked with Stauffer in the past to help develop new safety products and knew the supplier could help.

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 320 of the 1,008 construction fatalities recorded in 2018 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries....

If you aren’t familiar with the National Safety Stand-Down, it is a voluntary event to set aside time for employers to discuss safety with employees. In the construction industry, the term “safety stand-down” describes various activities that pause normal work to focus on a particular safety issue. For example, some businesses may use stand-downs to discuss specific hazards present on-site as an intervention, but the OSHA campaign uses the stand-down to spotlight fall hazard...

There are so many different gloves available on the market today that it can be difficult to determine which type is best for your particular application. The automotive industry, in particular, has unique needs when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE). Stauffer put together this quick and easy guide to show you exactly what to look for in PPE automotive gloves and how to determine which are the best gloves for auto mechanics.

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Sustainable PPE is PPE in which it either has physical or chemical properties that offer adequate protection to the end user while also being eco-friendly. Sustainable PPE is a great alternative to traditional PPE for business who are environmentally conscious but still want to achieve their ultimate goal of protecting the end user. Stauffer offers a broad range of sustainable PPE and is happy to provide you with the knowledge you need to choose the right gear....

Face coverings provide a simple barrier to assist in stopping a person's respiratory droplets from traveling through the air and potentially onto others. Following simple guidlines can help slow the spread! Check out our pandemic do's and don'ts!

ANSI Z359.14 is a 2015 standard for Self-Retracting Lifelines (SRL's) in Fall Protection. Lifelines are vital additions to fall protection equipiment. Prior to this standard, SRL's were one broad category, but now they have been split into three groups: Standard SRL, SRL-R (Rescue), and SRL-LE (Leading Edge). 

But what is a leading edge, and what dangers do they present to the worker?

With spring on the horizon, the effects of a wet winter will begin to show on our roadways. This means roadwork and workzones. What are the elements of a safe work zone? How can you best navigate a work zone as a driver? Check out our newest blog!

The summertime season brings with it a host of new challenges when it comes to safely equipping your employees. From additional considerations due to temperature and UV levels, coupled with the urge to remove ones PPE due to discomfort or heat, the summer season can be difficult.

UV Protection

It’s vital to emphasize the importance of sunblock application. On a summer day, the UV level easily rises above 7, when a fair skinned person could burn in under 20 minutes....

As Americans get ready to celebrate our Independence Day, fireworks will be going on left and right. Check out this blog for safety tips for lighting up your 4th of July!...

With winter in full swing and spring on its way, the roads are icy, wet, and dangerous. Check out our tips for staying safe while driving through winter weather!