The 5-Minute Guide to OSHA Machine Guard Standards

We get a lot of questions about machine guards for stationary equipment, particularly regarding Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standard CFR1910.212. OSHA publishes its standards online, yet there were over 6,000 occupational a...

4 Types of Metal for Custom Metal Fabrication

Custom metal fabrication is both a specialized and varied profession. On the one hand, a custom metal fabricator is always doing custom jobs, which have to be manufactured to meet what are often strict tolerances required by the client. On the other ...

Heavy & Custom Metal Ductwork Fabrication

Metal ducts at industrial facilities come in all shapes and sizes but they can be divided into two main types. On the one hand, there are the massive ducts that complement processing equipment. These ducts work to provide boilers with air so they can...

OSHA Rules for Fixed Ladders Simplified

If you’ve ever needed or fabricated a fixed ladder for an industrial site, you know that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has an extensive set of rules governing what you can and can’t do with this particular type of industria...

7 Accessories for Custom Bulk Storage Bins and Tanks

If you produce or make use of bulk materials, you need storage. Bins are generally used to house solid materials ranging from feed and grain to ore, rock, and sand to the plastic pellets used in rubber factories. Liquids such as oil and gas or even m...

3 Reasons Industrial Ducts, Chutes & Troughs Are Custom Jobs

The materials of industry and commerce have to move. Whether they are raw materials, building materials, agricultural materials, or industrial waste materials, they must move rapidly and consistently — not just across highways and railways and waterw...