When you were young, you may have tried to impress your friends with daredevil antics, like climbing onto trees and rooftops, jumping down from as high as you could, dangling from the edge of buildings. That’s because too often young people think they’re invincible, but adults no better.
And if you work on dangerous job sites, there’s nothing less impressive than treating safety like a game. Serious workers have families that depend on them, and workers or managers who refuse to put safety first endanger everyone on the team (not to mention the financial consequences of an accident on the job).
That’s why it’s crucial to ensure your team always has two things:

• Access to the latest high-quality lifting products and rigging hardware
• Recent OSHA fall protection training, crane training,

Are you the purchasing agents, buyer, director of procurement, or packaging engineer for a company looking for new and exciting flexible plastic products? Perhaps your company produces a new type of gel to be used by athletes all across the world, but you aren’t sure what sort of packaging to put it in. Or maybe your product already has a container, but you aren’t with the plastic shrink sleeves on the outside. If you find yourself in these situations, you’re in luck. Below is some information on three of the most popular and creative flexible plastic packaging available today:

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Electronic bill payment is currently a common service offered as part of online banking. It allows a depositor to send money from his or her bank account to a creditor, such as a utility company. However, this is only possible if the creditor or vendor is equipped with an electronic billing system.

Outsource billing services provide for various aspects of the process, such as invoice printing services, electronic billing, statement processing, and more. What are the benefits of outsource billing services? First, one can be certain that statements, invoices, notices and other communications are delivered securely and quickly. Second, company records are organized in a convenient archival system, accessible via the internet. Third, it saves money.

Outsourced billing saves money by cutting back on per

We all want to get ahead in our business, as we should. People now are moving from position to position, company to company more often than ever. Company loyalty is now more than ever a thing of the past — it’s rare to find younger individuals who have been at one company for over five or eight years. On one hand, it’s understandable — you want to go where the better paying positions and higher ranking jobs are. On the other hand, it can be extremely frustrating for companies who want to cultivate a long standing relationship with their employees and have them rise within the company. Too much turnover can also be quite costly — according to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average cost can be about 30% of the first year’s potential earnings of hiring that person. Ouch! So how do you minimize the r

We’ve all tried to be as green as possible. Recycling, grey water systems, car sharing – these measures go a long way towards reducing one’s ecological footprint in life. But what about in death?

The average burial is anything but green. Between the casket, which is made the paints and chemicals, and the ecological effects of the deceased’s remains themselves, the toll on the environment is profound. In the United States alone, 827,060 gallons of embalming fluid are buried every year. Just imagine the effect this has on groundwater reservoirs and animal life! Furthermore, Americans bury at least one million tons worth of steel in the form of caskets. These steel caskets do not biodegrade. Do you want permanent pollution to be your legacy after you pass?

There is a greener way to enter the afterli

In some parts of the country, aging urban sewer systems are creating havoc for repair teams. Surprisingly, some large cities still have combined sewer systems, and even the mildest rainstorm can cause sewer backups and dangerous waste runoff into the public water supply. Sewer and drain replacement can be much more challenging in urban areas due to heavy pedestrian traffic; traditional sewer line repairs involve heavy digging, disrupting everyday shopping and commuting routines for people in the area.

Newer “trenchless” sewer pipe inspection and repair technology could find its target audience in local and state governments looking to update aging urban

If you think about it, it’s really office supplies – d ring binders, laser inkjet labels, numbered dividers, small binder rings and spiral bound graph paper notebooks – that make the world go around. At any rate, they do a lot of the heavy lifting, keeping schools, homes and offices organized and running smoothly. And where would the world of e-commerce be without wholesale bubble envelopes?

People may not spend a whole lot of time thinking about office supplies, but they will definitely notice their absence, as office managers and teachers well know. Which is why it’s great t