Sunday, January 16, 2011

Preparing With Construction Safety Supplies

Before you go into any type of industrial, construction, or manufacturing work area, make sure you have the right safety supplies. From head to foot protection, construction safety supplies address and are designed to protect workers from all potential hazards. Objects can fall, hands can get punctured, and electrical hazards may be at head and foot level. Not coming prepared with the right construction safety supplies, however, may be the difference between safety and an injury.

Many workplaces have hazards that can cause head injuries, particularly falling objects and particles of all sizes. To prevent such head injuries, hard hats are recommended for workers in manufacturing plants to construction sites. Different types of hard hats are sold, however. Some provide lateral protection, others protect the top of the head only, and some even have electrical hazard protection. When you purchase a hard hat, make sure it addresses all potential hazards in your workplace.


Flying particles pose another hazard for eyes, as do chemical splashes. Workers in manufacturing, industrial, construction, and laboratory workplaces all need some kind of eye protection. Safety glasses are common, but stronger protection through safety goggles may be needed. Such construction safety supplies keep particles and liquids from reaching and damaging your eyes.

Workers in nearly all construction, manufacturing, and industrial jobs use their hands. From carrying containers of chemicals to packages, workers need hand protection to prevent a wide range of injuries: punctures, lacerations, abrasions, and chemical burns. Work gloves, in this case, are appropriate construction safety supplies for keeping hands safe and reducing injuries in the workplace.

Falling objects are also hazards for feet, as are electrical hazards and slippery surfaces. Workers in construction, manufacturing, industrial, chemical handling, and even package handling fields need appropriate foot protection. Work boots address all common hazards. Some are built with electrical hazard protection, while others have a steel toe and metatarsal guard for shielding the fine foot bones. Others for chemical handling workplaces have slip-resistant surfaces.

While many construction supplies address common bodily injuries, fall equipment keeps workers safe when working above ground. Workers in these conditions need a harness and a lanyard, which will keep an individual in place if he or she slips.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Top 8 Ideas For Construction Zone Party Supplies, Games and Decorations

 Here's some tips for construction supplies:

1. Bring on the Builders for your next Construction Zone birthday party! Invite your child's friends to your child's birthday party with themed invitations. Or create your own by using bright yellow card stock, cutting each one into the shape of a truck, coloring in the windows and wheels and writing all the fun party details inside.

2. To prepare your party room, place a themed banner in your entry way to greet your guests. Hang plenty of bright red and yellow balloons and ribbons from the walls and ceilings.

3. To decorate your construction Zone party table, use a bright yellow table cover and use a Red Police Light or an 8" Traffic Light as an eye-catching centerpiece. Round out your table with truck cups, plates and napkins for your building enthusiasts!

4. As your guests arrive, hand each one a construction zone yellow (or pink for girls) hard hat.

5. Hammering Contest. Place nails or push pins in a board and see who can hammer them into the board in the least time. If you don't want to use real hammers, you can substitute 28" Inflatable Hammers (from Zippa) and use wooden pegs or another softer item instead of nails. Give the winners (or all the participants) 3" Construction Trucks or Tool Clickers.

6. For a great game, play "Builders and Bulldozers". Set up at least 5-10 hula hoops and fill them with balls and jacks and beanbags, etc... Split all the children into two teams. Assign one group the "Builders" and one group the "Bulldozers". Say, "One, two, three, Go!" and the bulldozers start taking things out of the hoops. Then the builders will pick up the same objects and put them back inside the hoops. The Bulldozers and Builders simultaneously take things out and put things into of the hoop. After a couple of minutes, say, "Stop!" If there are more things out of the hoops then in, the bulldozers win. If there are more things in the hoops then out, the builders win. Give all the children toy construction trucks as prizes for playing the game.

7. Roll out the truck pinata! Fill your truck pinata with a 5- lb. candy mix, Bob the Builder tattoos, Truck blowouts, Tool Clickers, Kooky Chew Treats, and a Pinata Toy Assortment. Use a Pinata Bat and Blindfold and let each child take three tries to break the pinata.

8. Make sure to have Construction Zone Loot Bags ready after the pinata breaks for your guests to fill with toys and candy!