4 Top Ways to Give Back As a Team
Here at Lift Your TableⓇ folding table risers, we believe in giving back. In fact, one of the reasons we selected our office is that it’s close to our local high school. We look forward to mentoring young people who aspire to own their own businesses.
9 Super Ways To Keep Your Mutts Safe for National Mutt Day!
You know we love our mutts. Bunny, Hope, and Oakley are our favorite mutts, of course. But everyone’s mutt is the best mutt, that’s just science. Earlier in the year we wrote about why it’s so great to adopt pets from a shelter instead of buying them. You make a huge difference in a dog’s life, and non-purebreds are usually cheaper. Not only to bring home, but later in life too since they often don’t exhibit the inherited diseases that you might find in purebreds. And an adopted dog can be an incredibly happy one! We like to celebrate National Mutt Day on July 31 with tips on keeping our beloved pets safe. Now that it’s summer, we mutt owners have to think about heat, fires, and traveling safely with our pets. Heat/summer safety Ensure your pets don’t have access to dangerous chemicals like antifreeze and grill cleaner. Keep [...]
Keep Retail Workers Safe Too
When people think about safety in retail, they’re often thinking about people in the “front of the house”, whether it be for customers or employees. You’ve been in stores where the mats are put out when there’s lots of snow, when the sidewalks are de-iced, when someone’s mopping the floor to prevent slips, trips, and falls. But workers in the back of the house, behind the glitzy storefront, are at risk of injury too. Don’t think you need to focus on safety? In 2016 the Bureau Of Labor report found that retail workers have a higher incidence of injury and illness than construction workers do! The more incidents you have, the higher your worker’s comp costs will be. Not to mention the cost of hiring replacement workers. Injuries in retail Common injuries include falling items, lifting or over-exertion, repetitive stress, and machine-related issues. Falling items Some warehouse shelves are [...]
9 Top Strategies To Simplify Your Busy Life
Modern life is fast-moving and complicated. Make no mistake, there are a lot of companies that benefit financially from our overly complex lives! But the human brain didn’t develop in our always-on culture and fast-moving environment. Making things slower and simpler makes it easier for human beings to enjoy life. But how exactly do you go about it? For National Simplicity Day on July 12, we’ve got some great ways to simplify. In the most simple terms (see what we did there?) it all comes down to engineering the environment and building habits to rely on. Fewer decisions, fewer ways for things to go wrong, and the easier it is on everyone. Engineering safety at work There’s no reason for safety to be optional, as it so often is. Take the motorcycle as an example. When it’s raining, they’re very hard for other drivers to see on the road. [...]
7 Ways to Stay Safe in the Heat (And Party Responsibly)
While the July 4th weekend has come and gone, that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of summer fun between now and Labor Day. Make sure everyone has a great season without any mishaps or injuries! 1. Watch the fireworks Where we live, fireworks go on all summer long! If you’ve got community fireworks, the best way to enjoy them is probably to pull up a chair and enjoy them from afar. Want to blast off your own (assuming you live in a place where it’s legal)? Take it one item at a time, always outside, and with plenty of space around it. Think social distancing from your fireworks too. Pets don’t love the noise that fireworks make. Remember their hearing is much better than ours, so those fireworks are VERY loud to them. If you let them run around outside for the party, let them run around inside [...]
4 Fast Strategies to Stay Safe at Work
June is National Safety month, and we love helping our readers, prospects, and clients stay safe at work! Here are some quick strategies to keep you safe and healthy. 1. Work ergonomically This is the big one, and it applies no matter what kind of work you do or where you do it. If you work at a computer, make sure the screen is at the right height whether you’re sitting or standing. (Need help lifting your folding table surface to the right height when you’re standing? We got you covered.) Laptops are not ergonomic, so add monitors, keyboards, and mice. The traditional rollerball mouse may not be great for you, so look into some other options that keep your wrists straight and your elbows close to your body when you’re using them. If you’re standing, make sure the work surface is at the right height so your elbows [...]
