CREATING A SAFER WORKPLACE

KEEPING YOUR WORKFORCE SAFE

Now more than ever, safety is at the forefront of every organization by requiring the urgent implementation of many new policies and procedures. As a safety professional, you’re faced with new challenges when it comes to creating a safe, healthy and productive workplace.

• How do employees and visitors enter your facility?• What does the new workstation look like?• How can you regulate common areas?• What do employees need to do when leaving work?

Adjusting to the new normal is both important and challenging. Fortunately, you don’t need to tackle it alone. At MSC, we’re here to help you navigate updated procedures with our solutions, resources and services. Our safety team and supplier partners will work with you not only to select the best products, but to build your programs and policies when it comes to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Facility Safety, Environment Health and Safety (EHS) programs and application specific safety needs. For more resources, products, solutions and services available to update your safety program, visit mscdirect.com/safety or contact your MSC Sales Associate.

ENTERING THE FACILITY

ARRIVING READY

COMMUNICATE WITH CLARITY

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• Employees and visitors should arrive wearing a face mask and be informed of procedures.

• Signage outside of your facility should com-municate these procedures, such as wearing a face mask when entering and staying home if they do not feel well.

• Provide instruction on proper put on and take off method of PPE. For example, avoid touching the front exterior of the face mask by handling it with the ear loops when putting it on, wearing it and removing it.

• Use stanchions to physically guide the entry process and create directional paths for entry and exit with floor tape and floor signage.

• To avoid any confusion, use signage to clearly communicate the steps of the process required for entry.

• If possible, provide separate points of entry and exit to prevent congregating during high-traffic times of day, such as shift changes.

• In many ways, adjusting to new policy is a cultural shift. A large part of building successful safety protocols is about clearly defining routes and directional signage.

• Provide a simple set of questions regarding exposure to COVID-19, travel restrictions, and current wellness.

• When possible, share a digital or physical form in advance to expedite the question-naire process.

• If administering your questionnaire in a format that requires a shared device or pens, ensure it is disinfected between each use.

• Ensure the person administering the ques-tionnaire knows the proper procedures based on responses provided.

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• Consider using an FDA compliant pass/fail touch-less thermal imaging device that allows your team to maintain social distancing by operating from six feet away from the person being tested.

• To get the most accurate reading possible, ensure the person administering the temperature check is properly trained on how to use their screening device and your policies. For example, if you opt to maintain temperature records, they must be confidential.

• As a reminder, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a fever as a temperature of 100.4°F or greater.

APPROVAL

SANITIZE

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• Employees and visitors who pass both the questionnaire and temperature check can receive a wristband to indicate approval into the facility. Wristbands can be dated or color coded to reduce the chance of missed screening.

• Empower the person administering your questionnaire and temperature check to turn visitors and employees away if they do not meet criteria. Allow your policies to make approval a clear decision with no room for ambiguity or exceptions.

• Make the sanitization process easier and safer with touchless devices. Eliminating contact with shared surfaces is considered an “Engi- neering Control” by OSHA, and is the first line of defense against workplace hazards.

• Consider one convenient location to deliver entry / exit rules as well as all needed disposable PPE products like disposable masks, gloves, ear plugs and hand sanitizer.

FOLLOWSIGNAGE8STEP

• Use floor tape to create corridors and floor signage, such as one-way traffic markers and six-foot separation reminders, to control the flow of your team and maintain social distancing.

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• Ensure easy access to disposable ear loop masks, ear plugs, and eyewear easy for employees and visitors who do not already have this PPE.

• As an alternative to a Wellness Station, visitors can be provided disposable safety packs, which include a disposable ear loop mask, a pair of disposable gloves, and sanitizing wipes.

• Proper PPE is OSHA’s last line of defense against workplace hazards that cannot be eliminated or controlled.

AT THEWORKSTATION

RETHINK THE WORKSTATION

NEW PPE FOR THE DAY

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• Use floor tape, signage and plexiglass dividers to enforce social distancing at the workstation or on the production line.

• For commonly used tools, consider providing each employee with their own to avoid tool sharing. If not able to do so, sanitize tools between shifts and employee changeovers.

• MSC’s full line of safety resources, services, solutions and products makes it easy to improve individual workstations to align with OSHA and EHS guidelines.

• In addition to standard task-specific PPE, em- ployers may want to consider adding face shields, eyewear and gloves to their requirements.

• For employees who wear a face shield, it’s recommended that safety glasses and face masks are still worn.

• Consider using machine washable ear loop face masks rather than disposable masks. For many customers, it’s more cost effective to offer five reusable masks per week than allowing em-ployees to use 3 to 5 disposable masks per day.

• Many of MSC’s reusable masks are two-ply, moisture wicking, and are anti-microbial and TAA compliant.

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• A social distancing policy that is clearly communicated and reinforced through signage and floor marking is one example of an administrative and work practice control, which is OSHA’s second line of defense against workplace hazards.

• To make social distancing easier, deploy additional shifts in order to reduce the number of employees in your facility at any given time. Stagger the start and end times of shifts to eliminate bottlenecks or congregating during a shift changeover.

IN COMMON AREAS

PROMOTE NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING

• Limit contact in locations like bathrooms and breakrooms by leveraging touchless devices, such as soap dispensers, sanitizer dispensers, air dryers, hands-free door pulls and individual towel dispensers.

• Avoid communal options in breakrooms, such as coffee pots. Instead, offer individually packaged items in an easy-to-grab location.

• Common areas are a great opportunity to communicate new procedures and policies. Use signage in common areas to reinforce your commitment to creating a safe environment.

• Place a MSC Wellness Station in breakrooms to provide both clear communication around your policies as well as access to sanitizer and PPE.

• Use signage, such as room occupancy limits, to help maintain social distancing. Remove chairs and tables to enforce these limits.

• Tabletop barriers can be placed on tables in breakrooms to further enforce social distancing.

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FREQUENT DISINFECTING AND PERSONAL HYGIENE

• Encourage employees to frequently disinfect personal items, such as cell phones.

• Remind employees to thoroughly wash or sanitize their hands frequently throughout the day, especially before breaks where they’ll be using their hands to eat or drink.

• Increase frequency of cleaning and volume of cleaning supplies. Consider providing each member of your team with a disinfecting spray bottle and wipes to use throughout the facility.

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LEAVINGWORK

DISINFECT AND SANITIZE

EXIT SAFELY

ARRIVING AT HOME

• Employees should thoroughly wash their hands when arriving at home, especially before interacting with personal items and family.

• Machine washable face masks should be washed after a day of use.

• Provide employees with one mask for each day of the workweek if you opt to provide reusable masks.

• Employees should remove and disinfect all job-specific PPE.

• Require employees to disinfect their workstation and tools between all shifts and frequently throughout the day.

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• Use designated exits and one-way signage to reduce cross traffic at shift changes.

• Employees should keep masks on when exiting and, to prevent the mask from touching their personal items, place it in a plastic bag after removing it.

• We recommend training your team on best practices for handling face masks. Most notably, avoid touching the front exterior of the mask when removing or applying it by handling masks with the ear loops.

FIND THE BEST PRODUCTS

For more information on product recommendations for your site-specific needs, please log on to mscdirect.com or speak with your MSC Associate.

MSC Part # Product Description SupplierProduct Type

Products for the Facility

Plastic Pedestrian Barrier Set X2, Red and White Diagonal Stripe

Procell Intense AA Battery, 24 Pack

Procell Intense C Battery, 12 Pack

Procell Intense D Battery, 12 Pack

Procell D Battery, 12 Pack

Procell C Battery, 12 Pack

Procell AA Battery, 24 Pack

Procell 9V Battery, 12 Pack

3M™ TB Quat Disinfectant Ready-To-Use Cleaner, 1 Quart Bottle

Industrial First Aid Kit, 100 Piece, 10 Person

Industrial First Aid Kit, 1,100 Piece, 100 Person

Vinyl Floor and Egress Tape, Yellow, 1 Roll

Floor & Egress Tape, Black and Yellow, 1 Roll

Fruit Punch, Sugar Free, Qwik Stiks, 1 Pack of 50 Sticks

Lemon-Lime, Sugar Free, Qwik Stiks, 1 Pack of 50 Sticks

WypAll® X60 Dry Shop Towel/Industrial Wipes 1 Roll of 1100 Sheets

WypAll® Dry Shop Towel/Industrial Disposable Wipes 1 Pop-Up Box, 125 Sheets

WypAll® L40 1/4 Fold, 12 Pack of 56 Sheets

WypAll® X60 1/4 Fold, White, 12 Packs of 76 Sheets

Handheld Printer/Industrial Label Maker

Lens Cleaning Towelettes, Pack of 100

USB HAZ-LO® Headlamp, Lithium-Ion Battery Included

ENDURO PRO HAZ-LO® Headlamp

PROTAC® HL-X USB/PROTAC® HL-X Flashlight

PROTAC® HL 5-X USB/PROTAC® HL 5-X Flashlight

Stinger Switchblade® LED Light Bar

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19694900

19694942

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00186494

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00186510

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65364697

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68773753

02014033

09340472

82554916

86284569

37696408

89374268

10619880

18003947

31144314

46132353

38963377

Banner Stakes

Duracell

Duracell

Duracell

Duracell

Duracell

Duracell

Duracell

3M

Medique

Medique

3M

3M

Sqwincher

Sqwincher

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark

SPC/BRADY

PRO-SAFE

Streamlight

Streamlight

Streamlight

Streamlight

Streamlight

Barrier

Batteries

Batteries

Batteries

Batteries

Batteries

Batteries

Batteries

Disinfectant

First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit

Floor Tape

Floor Tape

Hydration

Hydration

Janitorial

Janitorial

Janitorial

Janitorial

Label Maker

Janitorial

Headlamp

Headlamp

Flashlight

Flashlight

Flashlight

MSC Part # Product Description SupplierProduct Type

Dualie® 3AA Flashlight

White LED Bulb, 21 Lumens, Mini Flashlight

Group Lockout Boxes, Portable or Wall Mount

Anti-Fatigue Modular Matting, 18” Long x 18” Wide x 7/8” Thick

Anti-Fatigue Modular Matting, 10-Piece 18” Long x 18” Wide x 7/8” Thick

Dry Environment Heavy-Duty Anti-Fatigue Matting, 5’ Long x 3’ Wide x 15/16” Thick

4’ x 6’ Protect-O Screen HD Portable Safety Screen

10 Gallon Oily Waste Can

Red Safety Can with 1” Nozzle, Type 2, 5 Gallon

2 Door, 2 Shelf Yellow Steel Safety Cabinet for Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Yellow “Please Practice 6 Feet Social Distancing” Floor Sign

Green “One Way” Floor Sign

Red “Do Not Enter” Floor Sign

Yellow and Black Arrow Floor Sign

3’ x 6’ PPE Wellness Station Board

Sorbent Pad Roll Camo, Universal Mat, 1 Roll

Seek Scan Thermal Imaging Scanner for Skin Temperature

DeWalt Tripod to Prop Seek Scan

Hand Sanitizer Dispenser, Earplug Dispenser, Glove Dispenser, Mask Dispenser Compatible with Wellness Station Board

Hand Sanitizer Dispenser, Earplug Dispenser, Mask Dispenser Compatible with Wellness Station Board

Aloe Hand Sanitizer with Pump Top, 1 Gallon Bottle

Hand Sanitizer 1 Quart Bottle, Pack of 12

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94962693

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89848097

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20055778

13346481

17931700

00922377

19430354

98080500

94690450

94690468

94930203

14996912

Streamlight

Energizer

Brady

Wearwell

Wearwell

Wearwell

Steiner

Justrite

Justrite

Justrite

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

SPC Brady

Seek Thermal

DeWalt

MSC Suggested

MSC Suggested

MSC Suggested

MSC Suggested

Flashlight

Flashlight

Lockout Box

Matting

Matting

Matting

Partition

Safety Storage

Safety Storage

Safety Storage

Signage

Signage

Signage

Signage

Signage

Sorbent Pad

Temperature Screening

Tripod

PPE Dispensers

PPE Dispensers

Hand Sanitizer

Hand Sanitizer

MSC Part # Product Description SupplierProduct Type

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Film Laminate General Purpose Coveralls, Pack of 25, Size 2XL

Nylon Washable Face Masks, Pack of 10, Size L/XL

Bamboo Rayon Washable Ear Loop Face Masks, Pack of 10, Size Universal

Blue Non-FDA Disposable Ear Loop Masks, Pack of 100

79872669

10090728

90293200

90296013

Dupont

MSC Suggested

MSC Suggested

MSC Suggested

Disposable Clothing

Earloop Mask

Earloop Mask

Earloop Mask

3M™ SecureFit™ Protective Eyewear 400 Series, 1 Pair

Nemesis Safety Glasses, Black Frame/Clear Lens, Antifog, 1 Pair

12591806

59828996

3M

Kimberly-Clark

Eye Protection

Eye Protection

3M™ SecureFit™ Protective Eyewear 400 Series, 1 Pair

Nemesis Safety Glasses, Black Frame/Clear Lens, Antifog, 1 Pair

UV Protection Clear Polycarbonate Face Shield

Palm Coated Nitrile HPPE Cut-Resistant Knit Gloves, 1 Pair, Gray/ Black Size L

3/4 Coated Nitrile HPPE Cut-Resistant Knit Gloves, 1 Pair, Black Size L

Nitrile Seamless Nylon Knit Gloves, 1 Pair, White/Gray Size L

Hagane Coil® Nitrile Cut-Resistant Gloves, 1 Pair, Black/Blue Size L

Kimtech Sterling Nitrile Gloves, Size M and 9.5” mil, 200 gloves/box

Cut Resistant Gloves, Palm & Fingers Coated, 1 Pair, Size L, Salt and Pepper

PRO-SAFE Disposable Gloves, Size M, 100/box

PRO-SAFE Disposable Gloves, Size L, 100/box

PRO-SAFE Disposable Gloves, Size XL, 100/box

3M™ Full Brim Hard Hat

White V-Gard Hard Hat

Plastic Face Shield Frame Compatible with MSA Hard Hats

Disposable Orange Corded Earplugs, 200 Pairs

Disposable Orange Uncorded Earplugs, 200 Pairs

3M™ PELTOR™ WS™ LiteCom Plus Headset

Disposable, Uncorded, Contoured Green Earplugs, 200 Pairs

High Visibility Vest

Hi-Viz Orange ATA Cut Resistant Sleeve

Unisex Size 14 Black Flite Boots

Unisex Size 11 Blue Flite Boots

Disposable Safety Pack, includes: Surgical Mask (1); Non-Latex Gloves (1 pr); Sanitizing Wipes (2)

12591806

59828996

77638328

32563157

32563165

51551018

94962883

89341309

69598803

2040210

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85966398

68992361

98713845

77624005

00743534

00743500

17015108

68041268

43548023

31508872

45996345

45996394

94920071

3M

Kimberly-Clark

MSA Safety

Ansell

Ansell

MCR Safety

SHOWA

Kimberly-Clark

PIP

PRO-SAFE

PRO-SAFE

PRO-SAFE

3M

MSA SAFETY

MSA SAFETY

PRO-SAFE

PRO-SAFE

3M

Moldex

Occunomix

PRO-SAFE

Tingley

Tingley

Honeywell

Eye Protection

Eye Protection

Face Shield

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Hand Protection

Head Protection

Head Protection

Head Protection

Hearing Protection

Hearing Protection

Hearing Protection

Hearing Protection

Protective Clothing

Protective Clothing Protective Footwear Protective Footwear Safety Pack

MSC Part # Product Description SupplierProduct Type

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