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By Douglas Black on 2020-12-16 10:06:21 -

Workplace safety has always been important, and in that sense, Covid has not changed anything.

But the how of workplace safety has changed.  PPE have become an important aspect of every office, as have physical barriers and distancing.

More and more jurisdictions across our country are placing the responsibility for Covid cases on the employer, and there are well over 1200 lawsuits claiming that employees contracted the virus at work.  Whether that's true or not and whether you as the employer took measures to make your workers safe from the pandemic may well become very important.

We have some good solutions for workplace safety and will be happy to share the ideas with you and your team.  Of course, the decision about whether to use our ideas is always yours, but doesn't it make sense to learn about some of your options?

Please feel free to give us a call.

Stay safe.

 

Chair opportunity

By Douglas Black on 2020-12-02 11:14:15 -

This is a difficult time, but it also brings opportunity.

One of my suppliers is offering their Model 176 chair as a close out (while supplies last) for the ridiculous $196.00, LANDED (+tax) at your dock (assembly required).

I don’t know if you are considering any changes, but this is about $100 less than they are normally, so it’s a great opportunity.  See the photo below.

If you are interested, please let me know soon, as they are closing them out and when they are gone, well, they will be gone.

Stay well,

Doug

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Keeping the Workplace Safe

By Douglas Black on 2020-11-30 09:54:14 -

We are all being effected by the Covid pandemic.  Yes, Thank you, Captain Obvious.

That said, we also need to be back to work.  Working from home is fine for some things (we can help with keeping the home workplace safe, as well), but sometimes we need to get into the office environment.

The State of California and some other jurisdictions have passed laws making the employer responsible for the spread of Covid at their workplace.  The California rules place the burden of showing the transmission was not from the work environment.  Proving a negative is always difficult, but there are some things you can do to protect your business.e

One of them can be helped using the Turing Temperature Monitoring System.  It can scan for temperature, mask compliance, facial recognition, and log this information, to create a history for each employee as well as the company overall.

If protecting your business this way makes some sense to you, please feel free to give me a call.

Keeping the Workplace Safe

By Douglas Black on 2020-11-30 09:53:30 -

We are all being effected by the Covid pandemic.  Yes, Thank you, Captain Obvious.

That said, we also need to be back to work.  Working from home is fine for some things (we can help with keeping the home workplace safe, as well), but sometimes we need to get into the office environment.

The State of California and some other jurisdictions have passed laws making the employer responsible for the spread of Covid at their workplace.  The California rules place the burden of showing the transmission was not from the work environment.  Proving a negative is always difficult, but there are some things you can do to protect your business.e

One of them can be helped using the Turing Temperature Monitoring System.  It can scan for temperature, mask compliance, facial recognition, and log this information, to create a history for each employee as well as the company overall.

If protecting your business this way makes some sense to you, please feel free to give me a call.

Keeping the Workplace Safe

By Douglas Black on 2020-11-30 09:53:02 -

We are all being effected by the Covid pandemic.  Yes, Thank you, Captain Obvious.

That said, we also need to be back to work.  Working from home is fine for some things (we can help with keeping the home workplace safe, as well), but sometimes we need to get into the office environment.

The State of California and some other jurisdictions have passed laws making the employer responsible for the spread of Covid at their workplace.  The California rules place the burden of showing the transmission was not from the work environment.  Proving a negative is always difficult, but there are some things you can do to protect your business.e

One of them can be helped using the Turing Temperature Monitoring System.  It can scan for temperature, mask compliance, facial recognition, and log this information, to create a history for each employee as well as the company overall.

If protecting your business this way makes some sense to you, please feel free to give me a call.

REOPENING YOUR BUSINESS?

By Douglas Black on 2020-11-11 18:34:27 -

We all want to get back to something that resembles normal.  That probably means different things to some people, so my definition is allowing employees to regularly return to their place of work and be able to do their jobs and stay reasonably safe.

It doesn't seem that should be so tough, but dealing with Covid and the fact that there's no real way to tell if someone has just been infected, it does create some challenges.  I know, "Thank you Captain Obvious", right?

Well, I don't have a perfect solution, but I think we have come up with the best available, for now at least.

We are able to offer our clients a touch-free, system that scans for temperature in less than a second, recognizes each employee by their face, records the time the temp was taken and allows the employer to do "Contact tracing" if called upon.

As I said, it might not be perfect, but we are confident it will be a game-changer for many small and mid-size ( and even large) businesses.

Reach out to us by phone, or email or carrier pigeon and we'll give you all the information to determine if this is the right fit for you.

Stay safe, folks!

PPE?

By Douglas Black on 2020-10-21 17:45:16 -

Wellness shields are a part of office life today. 

Sometimes this is permanent, sometimes not necessarily.  Our client wanted this be a temporary  solution, so we designed this simple bracket.  We raised the "panel height" from 50" to 72" without losing the open feel of the office.

This was not expensive, it just required a little planning and ingenunity.

Give us a call and we'll create a solution for you.

Wellness sheild

 

Living and Working with the Pandemic

By Douglas Black on 2020-10-20 11:02:14 -

I imagine that all of us are a bit tired of dealing with the prolonged pandemic safety measures.  I know I am, but I also recognize this is a disease that should be respected.

Admittedly, there are a good number of people for whom Covid is a bit like falling off a log.  Just not that big a deal.  But there are others, lots of them,  where Covid is life-threatening and difficult to recover.  We all know people who have had it and while some are just fine, others have lasting effects, damaged lungs, limited capacity, etc.

All that said, it only makes sense for us to assume we could be in the group that is not a "Log-faller".  

For that reason, Indoff has acquired a good supply of PPE materials, which we have in stock and readily available.  I won't be putting it on this website (I'm being optimistic that Covid will be a non-issue soon), but if this would be helpful to you please feel free to call me or reach out by email.  

We all have to be patient, and continue to do the simple things to stay safe.  If I may be of service, please feel free to call.

Stay safe!

Ergonomics, again?

By Douglas Black on 2020-10-19 17:58:02 -

Ergonomics is a subject that has been covered, discussed, analyzed, and lectured on for so long and so often, it seems that no one needs to hear it again.

And yet, I go into offices every week where the workspace is not just cluttered, but downright unhealthy.

Office safety and comfort is a bit like eating your 5 servings of fruit and vegies every day.  Reasonably simple and everyone agrees they are good,  but not necessarily easy.

Like getting the 5, the office just takes a bit of planning.  

Allowing enough space for people to work, walkways that meet ADA requirements as well as comply with fire ordinances, and getting things the right height, make life, not to mention productivity much better.

If you would like to discuss your office ergonomics/safety, please feel free to give us a call.

205

By Douglas Black on 2020-03-23 11:26:31 -

Simple Synchro-tilt Control 2-way Height Adjustable Arms Black Mesh Back Air Grid Mesh Seat 3” Thick High Resilient Molded Foam Seat makes the 205 chair an excellent option for working from home.

Working in your home office (even if it's your dining room) can still cause repetitive stress discomfort, and a proper chair can help protect you from the injury and associated pain.