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Who knew there actually are names for fireworks patterns?
I discovered this at How Stuff Works. Then I made a screen video using their nifty guide and embellished the video with … well, you’ll see. It involves the products listed below, each available at newpig.com.
Have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day. Happy Birthday, America!
PIG® DRAINBLOCKER® Drain Cover
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If I stayed up late, late, this would have come to my attention sooner, but …
Craig Ferguson needs a PIG® Leak Diverter.
Then he’ll be ready the next time there’s a hole in his ceiling and it’s pouring outside during taping. No need to bring out the rain gear nor fear kicking the bucket. The Leak Diverter will channel the leak away to a drain or container out of sight, and the audience will never even know that the Late Late Show set isn’t as weather-tight as Letterman’s.
So Craig—have your people call our people! Our order line is 1-800-HOT-HOGS® (468-4647). Toll-free from California and less glamorous states as well.
(You’ll understand my headline by the end of this post)
For anyone who enjoys a good storm … Interesting story on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition today.
Two scientists from Penn State recently returned from a real “Twister”-type research trip. It was one of the biggest tornado studies ever conducted.
You’ll find info on the project here. The photo tab has some incredible shots of what they saw. Such as this:
You can listen to the NPR story here. You’ll hear baseball-sized hail hitting the research van. Talk about striking audio … (get it?)
They mention the dents the van suffered, and just to see if we sell anything that helps with dents, I searched “dent” at newpig.com.
I didn’t see anything for dented vans, but we do have Light Pole Protectors—tough plastic shells for covering up dented (or scuffed or chipped, etc.) light pole bases. They might come in handy in tornado country.
Today in the Atlanta airport, a Pigger snapped this picture of a PIG® Leak Diverter Bucket Kit helping keep the floor dry in a crucial spot: at the bottom of an escalator.
Waitaminnit, Atlanta Aiport?! This could be the very same PIG® Leak Diverter Bucket Kit that another Pigger saw being rushed into action during a layover, as chronicled in an earlier post.
Looks like it’s channeling a leak from a duct …
Work hard, Mr. Bucket Kit. Make us proud. You’re probably the most blogged-about Leak Diverter of all time.
I just came across a forum discussion that raised the question: “What’s the shelf life for a 55-gallon drum of oil?”
I’ll ask my pals in New Pig Tech Services about that, but I wanted to note that we got a mention in the discussion, in a reply from Wis Bang: “New Pig sells bibs for the tops & containment stands too.”
Thanks for the shout-out, Wis Bang!
I always like hearing what a user calls a PIG® product when the name is different from what we call it, because what matters it what happens in the field, not in Tipton.
A bib for the top of a drum is one of our PIG® Barrel Top Absorbent Mats, made to catch leaks and drips from drum pumps. It’s a temporary cover that helps you avoid cleanup time—yes, a bib.
A containment stand for a drum is one of our PIG® Spill Containment Pallets in polyethylene or steel. A Spill Containment Pallet is essentially a strong, durable box with a grated top; in case of a leak or drip from a drum, it catches the liquid and saves cleanup time. Its use helps workplaces meet regulations such as 40 CFR 112.7 for SPCC requirements and 40 CFR 264.175 for containment of hazardous liquids.
What’s a Containment Pallet when it’s not catching liquids? Just as Wis Bang says, it’s a stand. Ideally, none of your oil drums will ever spring a leak, and each of your Containment Pallets will always be a stand.
We’d love to hear other everyday names for PIG® products. Comment on this post or email me. Thanks!
The folks over at The Last Straw have had it with juice box messes. Click here to check out their innovative solution: the first squirt-proof straw!
I personally think this is pure genius. I mean, even I have trouble getting a straw into a certain silver-pouched juice drink without spraying juice all over the place. Imagine how much more frustrating it is for little ones with little hands. Or for poor Sparky. (Oy, those hooves!)
At the same time, that’s a small-scale version of the frustration of overfilling a storage drum. Cleaning a little juice off your shirt is one thing. Cleaning up potentially-dangerous drum contents is quite another. Our solution is the PIG® Overfill Preventer. Like the Last Straw, it stops spills before they start. Plus, it’s easy to add to a PIG® Burpless® Drum Funnel.
Good luck to the Stribling family and all the people at The Last Straw working on bringing this spill solution to every home. I’m sure you’ll soon be making everyone’s favorite boxed and bagged beverages cleaner, safer and more enjoyable.
Image © Ivonne Wierink – Fotolia.com
Researchers are making progress in mimicking the super-strong adhesives produced by snails and slugs.
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Here’s an alternative to power-washing for cleaning concrete. Very interesting and apparently green.
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This new company turns mushroom roots into foam-based material for packaging, insulation and more.
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Trench collapses just as worker exits at the urging of OSHA inspector.
I know some microfiber cleaning products that might be feeling a little jealous right about now.
Here’s a concept cleaning product that has nanofibers and cleans floors by itself!
Aww, they’re cute! They crawl around, you have to be careful not to step on them, they need changing from time to time … I want one!
Imagine one in little jammies made of PIG® Absorbent Mat! Set it loose where there’s an oil sheen, turn on the video camera and show it to everyone you meet! You’d be so proud!
Not that the items below wouldn’t also make you proud. They’re just older. It’s different.
WypAll® Microfiber Cloths with Microban® Protection -- heavy-duty, 24 towels
WypAll® Microfiber Cloths with Microban® Protection -- medium-duty, 24 wipers
WypAll® Microfiber Cloths with Microban® Protection -- light-duty, 24 wipers
Check out this story about a forgotten refrigerator and the mayhem it creates.
Twenty-eight people were sickened and seven taken to the hospital! People are vomiting all over the place, 325 people evacuated from the building and the hazmat team is called in!
The story is ridiculous, right? But at the same time, the ridiculous can prompt an OSHA inspection. OSHA 1904.39 states “Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee from a work-related incident or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees as a result of a work-related incident, you must orally report the fatality/multiple hospitalization by telephone or in person to… OSHA”
I don’t know if these employees were hospitalized, but they may have been. If so, you can be almost certain that an OSHA inspector will be knocking on the door.
Don’t let a cleaning situation turn into an inspection with potential fines. Keep your employees safe. Know your facility and know the chemicals you have on hand. This will save everybody a lot of trouble … as well as from losing their lunch.
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Kellogg will donate an entire day of cereal production to fight hunger. Could you do the equivalent? Or maybe you already do?
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Self-healing, bending concrete!
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Maintenance crisis now referred to as a perfect storm hitting the skilled workforce. The factors are:
An aging workforce
A compromised education system
The lack of technical apprenticeships
