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05
Aug
10

Flu Protection – Stay off the Sick Bed!

Believe it or not, my friends, it’s already August. Before you know it fall will be here in full force, and that means winter will soon be bearing down upon us as well. Winter stinks, let’s face it, but it stinks even more when you’re stuck on the sick bed, which is why flu prevention is always so important. Time spent protecting yourself against the flu is always time well spent. Flu protection—make it a top priority this fall and winter.

The first thing you need to know about flu prevention is that there are several different ways to protect oneself from the flu. In order to increase your chance of not getting the flu, you should do all of the following:

Use hand sanitizer! Flu protection begins with hand sanitizer. Using hand sanitizer is one of the easiest ways to prevent an attack from the flu-bug. Simply squeeze a bit unto your hands every few hours to effectively kill any germs and bacteria that might be settling down for a stay on your skin. You can even get large Purell hand-sanitizer dispensers.

Use gloves! If you’re working in an area in which germs and more likely to be spread, such as elementary schools, hospitals or casinos, you should definitely use disposable gloves to protect yourself against the flu! You won’t regret it!

Use flu masks! If there is an outbreak of flu in your neighborhood, wearing a flu mask is not such a bad idea. Doing so will help to protect you against the dangerous bacteria and germs floating around in the air, dangerous germs and bacteria that like entering your body through the nose and mouth.

So those are some tips on flu prevention. Don’t forget, no one wants to see you sick in bed this fall and winter, so start protecting yourself against the flu today!

19
May
10

The Rubbermaid Cooler – Coolers for the Jobsite

Buying a Rubbermaid cooler is a great way to reduce your chances of experiencing dehydration at work. The heat of summer can be unforgiving, but with a new Rubbermaid cooler you and your coworkers will feel refreshed and energized all day long. Available in three different sizes, Rubbermaid coolers are inexpensive, durable and easily moved from one jobsite to the next.

Rubbermaid Cooler

When you’re out shopping for something, no matter what it is, you always want to make sure that you buy from a dependable company, right? Well, I dare say you’d be hard-pressed to find a more dependable company than Rubbermaid. For over 70 years Rubbermaid has been making high quality and innovative products, and it just so happens that the Rubbermaid cooler is one of their most popular items.

After you’ve settled on a great company such as Rubbermaid, the next thing you’ll be thinking about during your shopping experience is, of course, price. Rubbermaid coolers are, despite their durability and usefulness, rather economical. The smallest Rubbermaid cooler, for example, can be had for as little as $34.99. And the biggest Rubbermaid cooler goes for just $67.99. With prices like that attached to them, it’s no wonder that Rubbermaid coolers are so popular.

When you work in construction, you’re constantly moving from one jobsite to the next, which means everything that you buy for work has to be extremely portable. There’s no point in buying something that can’t go with you to each and every location. Rubbermaid coolers are very portable. You can throw them in the back of your pick up truck with no problem at all. Just make sure to drink all the water or Gatorade in them first, or you could end up with quite a mess on your hands.

Finally, buying a Rubbermaid cooler is such a good idea because of how durable they are. They can really take a beating! I once owned a Rubbermaid cooler for some fifteen or sixteen years, and it never leaked once; it never let me down once; not once! Rubbermaid coolers are the cream of the crop when it comes to coolers for the jobsite. Trust me, I’ve been working on jobsites for so long my knees are shot and my hands ache all day long. Get a Rubbermaid cooler today!

19
May
10

Hard Hats – Protect Your Head

Cowboy Hard Hat

There are many different types of hard hats available today. Some hard hats are designed to look like cowboy hats. Other hard hats can feature the logos of sports teams or various national flags. These days workers can even customize their hard hats, allowing them to give their work wear a personal touch, something we all long for. Whichever type of hard hat you choose to go with, it’s imperative that you protect your head.

Personally, I’m partial to the cowboy hard hats. There’s nothing quite like strutting onto a construction site for the first time wearing a cowboy hard hat. If you’ve just joined a work-hardened crew of men that eat their lunches with greasy hands and have names like Sal and Joe, wearing a cowboy hard hat is a surefire way to earn their respect.

Along with cowboy hard hats, those featuring patriotic designs are great. After all, few things in this world are more striking than Old Glory, and anyone with red, white and blue blood pumping through their veins would do well to wear something along the lines of this American Stars and Stripes Hard Hat.

Bengals Hard Hat

On the other hand, if you happen to be of the Mexican or Canadian persuasion, hard hats featuring the Mexican flag and the Canadian Maple Leaf are also available.

Finally, if there’s one thing a man can say about any other man, it’s that he loves sports. That’s why NFL hard hats are so popular throughout the good old U.S. of A. However, fans of the Cincinnati Bengals should proceed with some degree of caution when wearing a hard hat featuring those rather feminine Bengal stripes.

08
Apr
10

Doo-Hats – “Cool” is the Word

If you happen to be searching for a way to stay cool and look cool at the same time, there’s really only one way to go about it, and that’s by wearing a doo-hat. Doo-hats have been known to instantly lend a certain air of coolness to anyone that wears one.

First of all, having sweat in your eyes is decidedly not cool. Surveys have in fact suggested that, along with scores of other things, women do not find men with sweat in their eyes attractive. So what’s the solution, you ask? A doo-hat, of course! Doo-hats are great at keeping sweat out of a worker’s eyes, which will not only lead to women finding him attractive, but to improved vision as well. Improved vision will in turn lead to a safer work environment.

Secondly, being hot is not cool either. Luckily, simply soaking a doo-hat in ice-cold water and then wringing it out before wrapping it around your head can actually provide a bit of relief on those extra hot days. Make sure, however, that you do not make the mistake of using one of your coworker’s drinking water to soak your doo-hat. Doing so could provoke a confrontation that could turn dangerous.

Finally, doo-hats quite simply look cool, especially when they feature great patriotic designs, such as those from Rawhyde Frontier. Rawhyde Frontier probably makes the greatest selection of doo-hats in the world today, and you can get your very own at DiscountSafetyGear.com. If you’re not very cool, please don’t waste anymore time!

29
Mar
10

The Cooling Vest – Stay Cool, Stay Safe

Miracool Cooling Vest

Miracool Cooling Vest

Anyone that’s ever done any kind of work in the outdoors knows that during the summer things can get a bit crazy. Depending on which part of the country you live in, temperatures can exceed 100 degrees, making working outside not only uncomfortable, but also dangerous. Of course, staying hydrated is always key during such times, but keeping you body heat under control with a good cooling vest is also a great idea, as it may help protect against heat stroke.

Cooling vests are made by a number of well known and trusted companies, including Miracool and Occunomix. The Reflexite cooling vest from Occunomix helps to maintain a body temperature of 65 degrees by means of cooling packs which are chilled. Once these cooling packs are ready to be used, they can do their job from two to three hours. This cooling vest will never get as cold as ice, which can indeed be a problem with other cooling vests. The only drawback to this vest is the fact that its cooling packs are sold separately.

Miracool’s hi-viz orange cooling vest is also a great product. Unlike the cooling vest offered by Occunomix, this one does not make use of any cooling packs, but rather needs to be soaked for 10 to 20 minutes in cold water. Once this soaking has taken place, the vest can be used effectively for several days. Best of all, you can re-soak this vest thousands of times without having to worry about buying a new one. This cooling vest is also perfect for those individuals working on road crews due to the fact that it’s hi-viz orange in color.

Don’t put yourself at risk this summer by working in overly hot conditions without the aid of a good cooling vest. Your health should be your number one concern. If you wind up getting hit with heat stroke or some other condition related to the overheating of the body, you’ll probably end up missing a good deal of work, which means less food on the table back at home. Don’t take the chance!! Get your cooling vest today!!

11
May
09

Top 500 Internet Retailer

Online Stores, Inc. Ranked Among America’s Top 500 Internet Retailers

New Stanton, PA May 12, 2009 – Online Stores, Inc. announced today that they have again been included amongst America’s top 500 internet retailers in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. 2009 will be Online Stores, Inc.’s third year on the prestigious list; the company has received the award annually since 2007.

See the full press release here




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