ICE for Industry in 2008

ICE has more uses than those attributed to cell phones as most of you have now come to know.

Because of the world we live in and the increased vigilance about safety on job sites, using ICE as a safety tool for the workplace makes perfect sense.

Learn more about how you can use ICE as a workplace safety tool - one that you can develop yourself as well and not be committed or have to rely on a single vendor for your supplies!


Learn also about the International Non-Language Based E.123 Standard that ICE4SAFETY is assisting the United Nations to promote across the world.

Click on the PowerPoint Slide above to access the website and view the presentations!

ICE & Worker Safety - Helmet Tags Simplified!

Once again, ICE4SAFETY has managed to come up with a simple and straightforward solution to getting workers to use ICE.

No need to spend $5-10 (or more) for each worker to outfit their helmets with ICE Cards and ICE Stickers.

We calculated the cost at 25 Cents Each!

To make it even simpler ICE4SAFETY has created a pictorial tool box talk to demonstrate how to complete the process in six steps. We used durable and flexible business card sized packing protectors that are removable and reusable as well.

Here's another tip....you can use these inside your vehicle glove box, bicycle cargo bag or travel luggage as well! If your company or community wants to use this approach...set aside $25 for 1000 of these pouches.

C'mon, does it get any easier than this? DIY Rules!

ICE and Workplace Safety

ICE has proven to be quite an attention grabber when it comes to safety - and for good reason. The particular design employed by ICE4SAFETY is one that was not designed on a whim. The three colors used by the design are there for a reason.

Three color schemes improve visibility and recognition significantly. (Did you fail to see the FedEx truck going down the road - not likely.)

Costs for printing three color schemes are higher and worth it if it improves recognition - cuttings costs with safety usually means someone loses - but people continue to do it because they think they are saving money.

If you are of the mindset that you need to camouflage your safety presence for some arcane reason, then don't consider this symbol for safety!

There is NO mistaking the high visibility ICE symbol used here. It was designed by people in the safety business.

ICE4SAFETY along with a number of other safety organizations and private companies has approached OSHA to introduce the concept of ICE into the workplace because it uniquely compliments the workplace requirements for Emergency Action Planning (EAP) as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.38(a) for General Industry and 29 CFR 1926.35 for the Construction Industry.

You can review some of the initial documents and ideas created for this Alliance with OSHA at the ICE Website . A slide show has been created for your convenience and it will be updated as the project evolves.

The basic premise behind the workplace safety initiative is that workers and employers to have a high profile- easily understood and representative symbol that can be employed on any job site or workplace representing what to do in an emergency. There is no reason why such a widely recognized symbol in everyday life should not be utilized to help industry more easily comply with federal workplace safety rules. Simple.