Safety management in various fields is an interest of mine. The industrial field tends to have more accidents than most other types of job sites, so I’ve spent a lot of time learning about industrial accidents. How do they happen? Why do they happen? How do they affect employees, business owners, and clients? How do they impact the overall success of an industrial business? Some of the answers to these questions can be found in this blog. I started it to share the information that I’ve been collecting with people that are in my field of interest. If you work or own a business in the industrial field, knowing how to prevent accidents at work should be important to you. The information here can help you learn how to be more proactive in preventing them.
Preventing Accidents at Work
3 Cool Tool And Hardware Storage Tips
Henry Ellis
Are you a home handyman who loves do it yourself projects? If so, there's a definite possibility that your garage or workshop is cluttered with all the new finds that you pick up while browsing the local hardware store or a place like McFadden-Dale Industrial Hardware. If you're not careful, that clutter can quickly get out of control, making it tough for you to find what you need when you're working on a home improvement project. Some tool and hardware organization can greatly boost your productivity. Take a look at some great ideas for clearing out the clutter and making access to your tools and hardware more convenient.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
It's the little things – like nails, screws, nuts, bolts and washers – that can drive you crazy when you're looking for the right piece of hardware for the job. If you store them in a toolbox, these little parts will end up jumbled together, no matter how carefully you try to separate them. The only way to find the little pieces that you need with ease is to put them into completely separate containers.
Many people use baby food jars for this task, but those can fill up fast, and they shatter when the break. Use empty plastic peanut butter jars instead. You'll have far more storage room and much less risk of getting cut by a glass sliver. To save space, screw the lids of the jars to the underside of a shelf – then you can just screw the jar onto the lid and unscrew it when you need something. One more tip: add a packet or two of silica gel to each jar. Silica gel is a drying agent that absorbs moisture and helps prevent rust.
Magnetize Your Tools
Tired of never being able to find the tools that you need? Make sure that your wrenches and drill bits are always within easy reach by creating a magnetic tool holder to be attached to the bottom of a shelf or cabinet. All that you need is some sheet metal, a bar magnet, a few screws, and your tools.
Just make an outline of your magnet on the steel sheet, then cut off the corners of the resulting grid. Fold the sheet metal around the magnet, and bend the two end tabs back to create a bracket. With the magnet inside, screw the bracket into the underside of a shelf or cabinet, and then use it to hang small tools. If you need more room, just add more brackets, using the same procedure.
Use Ceiling Storage
Why not make use of all of that empty space above your head? You can create a simple ceiling storage system using large plastic totes. You can make a sliding track out of plywood and two by fours. Just measure the top of the totes and the tote rims to ensure that your track is the right size. Then you can create the tracks by screwing the plywood to the top and bottom of the two by fours.
Use a stud finder to locate your ceiling joists and mark them – you'll want to be certain that your lines fall on joist centers. Screw your carriage tracks into place, measuring to be sure that they're spaced correctly to fit the tote, then slide an empty tote into them to test the fit. If the tote fits, you can fill it up and place it in your new ceiling storage section. Try making your tracks long enough to accommodate two totes each. This is a great place to store wood pieces, metal scraps, and tools that you don't get to use that often.
A little creativity goes a long way when it comes to organizing your tools and hardware. Once you're a little more organized, you'll have enough room for a hardware store shopping spree.
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