One of the easiest tips is keeping your hands clean. So to help you out, C-Line has created free downloadable signs that you can use to remind people to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer.

A recent article in The Chicago Tribune about unhealthy habits spoke about the importance of clean hands to help prevent colds and the flu. Studies showed that only about one-sixth of people wash their hands correctly, using water and soap and washing for at least 15 seconds. The remaining  83% either don’t use soap, don’t wash for the recommended 15 seconds or don’t even wash their hands at all after using the bathroom. For more information, read the newspaper article explaining the facts on hand washing.

Don’t have your customers, clients, students and employees fall into the group that doesn’t properly wash their hands. Free professional-looking signs are available to remind people to wash their hands or use hand sanitizer.

The free sign reminds people that simply washing their hands is one easy way to help guard against the flu.

Telling people to use hand sanitizer reminds them that clean hands are the start to a great defense against the flu.

Or, remind them to wash their hands in a fun and friendly way.

The cartoon-like sign is a great way to remind children about the importance of washing their hands.

And you know what would be the best to way to get the message out? Putting the sign into an antimicrobial protected display pocket for easy posting. These polypropylene pockets attach to walls, doors and more with removable peel & stick tape and are designed to hold 8 1/2 x 11 signs.

Stitched Shop Ticket Holders

Stitched Shop Ticket Holders feature an eyelet or hanging strap for convenient placement anywhere, ideal for automotive industry.

Shop ticket holders are perfect for automotive shops, manufacturing facilities, and more, with their heavyweight construction. They were also one of the first products added to the line once the company expanded their offering in 1953. You can keep work orders, production schedules, inventory cards, keys and more all in one place with these pockets, while keeping the contents clean. The eyelet or hanging strap at the top of the vinyl holder also makes it convenient for hanging anywhere it is needed.

Magnetic Shop Ticket Holders

With magnetic shop ticket holders, you can keep instruction manuals, industrial maintenance logs and more attached to the machines in your factory.

Magnetic shop ticket holders stick to any metal surface. They are perfect for keeping maintenance logs or instructions stuck to the actual machinery. The smaller holder is great to put on warehouse racking, to help identify products, case configurations, anything to help your business run more efficiently by keeping materials at your finger tips. For instance, a common use of magnetic holders is to post routine maintenance schedules on the machine, where an employee can easily initial that the maintenance check has been done as scheduled.

Breakaway Neck Lanyards

The breakaway neck lanyard features two releases in case the lanyard is pulled or caught in a machine.

Breakaway neck lanyards help to keep your business safe and secure. The breakaway clip on the lanyards instantly unsnaps if pulled or caught in a machine. The safety lanyards also provide the prominent display of badges and ID’s to ensure no uninvited visitors go unnoticed.

C-Line’s products have many uses in industrial settings beyond the office. How do you use your C-Line product? Comment below.

Antimicrobial Protected Sheet Protectors

Heavyweight antimicrobial protected sheet protectors have built-in Microban antimicrobial protection, which provides the benefits of the Microban protection featured in the video. And as always with sheet protectors, no sheet punching is necessary and the archival quality polypropylene means no photocopy transfer.

Antimicrobial Protected Project Folders

Heavyweight antimicrobial protected project folders feature the advantages of Microban antimicrobial protection, which is built-in to the folder material. Open on two sides with a thumb cut front for easy access, the project folders provide easy organization of your projects and tasks, while helping to prevent the growth of stain causing bacteria, yeasts, molds, and fungi on the folder.

Do like I did and order yourself a box of antimicrobial protected sheet protectors, antimicrobial protected project folders, and any other office product you use on a regular basis that is available in an antimicrobial protected version. And don’t forget to order a giant container of disinfectant cleaning wipes, too!

When milestones occur, it tends to make people become reflective on the past. This year, C-Line is celebrating its 60th birthday and I guess it makes me reflect on all the innovations the company has produced.

It still boggles my mind to think that the ever-popular, iconic “Hello My Name Is” badge started with C-Line in 1959.  Can you imagine the world today without it? Ok, so maybe you can, but how many seminars, meetings, conventions, etc.  have you been to where you’ve filled out this badge and stuck it to your shirt.  It has made event planning a little easier over the years.

Also, C-Line was the first to introduce  the polypropylene top loading sheet protector to the office products industry. The material and paper loading orientation is now the industry standard. Would sheet protectors be as commonplace today if they were still made out of Mylar® or required all papers to be three-hole punched prior to use? I didn’t think so either.

And as the years have gone on, the company has continued their enhancements to the sheet protector with the introduction of the industry’s first antimicrobial protected sheet protector (2004) and biodegradable sheet protector (2008).

New for the 60th year, C-Line has made their 2009 catalog available electronically through the company website, in addition to continuing to offer a traditional printed catalog. This marks the first-time C-Line has made their entire catalog readily available to website users. You can easily browse and search the entire catalog, as well as print or email pages as needed. I’ll blog more about that later!

Happy 60th Birthday C-Line!

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