Grainger KnowHow® delivers equipment guides, business operations tips and safety information, explores industry trends and introduces people who get the job done.

EDITOR'S PICKS

A family who runs a glassblowing company poses for a picture.

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

How It's Done: Glassblowing

Have you ever wanted to know more about the fine art of glassblowing? This talented family of artisans is happy to show you how it's done.

11/14/22

An acoustic guitar in the process of being built.

INSPIRATION

INSPIRATION

How It's Done: Making a Guitar

12/19/21

Bead roller production in progress

INSPIRATION

INSPIRATION

How It's Done: Making a Bead Roller

11/18/22

Blacksmith turning a knife in his workshop

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

Everyday Heroes: Blacksmith

4/13/20

Entry sign to a Christmas tree farm.

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

Everyday Heroes: Christmas Tree Farm

7/15/22

MOST RECENT

Safety Management

How To Identify and Prevent Dropped Object Hazards

When working at heights, dropped tools can pose significant safety hazards.

11/17/23

Safety Management

Hands-On Safety: The Ultimate Hand Tool Safety Quiz

Are your tool practices handy or risky? Find out with our hand tool safety quiz.

11/16/23

Safety Management

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Working at Elevated Heights?

Try out this 10-question quiz about regulations and best practices for working safely at elevated heights.

10/27/23

Warehousing

Lift, Push, Pull and Store: Strategies for Moving Everything Safely

Moving stuff around safely is essential in the warehouse. Get tips for handling materials and inventory safely, along with some product suggestions to help get it done right.

11/29/23

Building Maintenance

Getting It Organized: Strategies and Tools for Your Workspace

In the workplace and on the jobsite, efficiency isn't just a goal – it's a necessity. Here are some strategies for bringing order to different areas of the workplace.

11/28/23

Building Maintenance

Are You Using Too Much Road Salt?

While road salt is helpful for drivers and pedestrians, it can harm the environment and degrade infrastructure.

11/17/23

Equipment

Increase Lighting Efficiency with LED Drivers and Fluorescent Ballasts

Get the basics on LED drivers and fluorescent ballasts and see how the right choices can measurably improve your lighting system's efficiency.

12/04/23

Equipment

Built to Last: Navigating Workbench Options

You don’t sit behind an office desk all day – but you still need a work surface.

11/17/23

Equipment

Choosing the Right Two-Way Radios for Business and Emergencies

Two-way radios help provide seamless team communication in emergencies, natural disasters or remote areas. Use this guide to find the right one for your needs.

11/17/23

Industry Trends Articles

Can High-Tech Training Improve Safety Outcomes?

With immersive technologies, people can identify hazards and interact with them in way that’s much more like real life.

12/04/23

Industry Trends Articles

Hot Desking and Other Ergonomic Trends for Office and Hybrid Workers

Learn more about the pros and cons of hot desking and the ergonomic trends changing how we work.

05/03/23

Industry Trends Articles

The Future of EHS: Total Wellness, ESG and Technology

Learn more about emerging trends in workplace safety and health from two Grainger safety leaders.

03/22/23

Case Study: Overcoming a Critical Inventory Shortage with Grainger's Support

When an inventory shortage nearly brought a small industrial manufacturer's production to a halt, learn how Grainger provided a creative parts-sourcing solution to help keep its business running.

11/27/23

Inspiration

How It's Done: Making a Bead Roller

Learn how bead rollers are made and used to create a variety of custom metalwork with Paul Mittler, president of Mittler Brothers Machine and Tool in Wright City, Missouri.

10/10/23

White Paper: Achieving Fire-Rated Life Safety Code Compliance in Healthcare

Learn about an innovative approach to helping protect patients, staff and facilities from fire dangers in a healthcare setting, one that also helps organizations stay compliant.

10/06/23

BREAK ROOM

Cold glass of beer.

BREAK ROOM

BREAK ROOM

How it's Done: Running a Brewery

Have you ever dreamed of owning your own brewery? See how this team came together to build a brewery and learn about what it takes to keep it running.

1/3/23

BREAK ROOM

BREAK ROOM

It's All About Getting the Job Done

You deserve a break. So sit back and watch this relaxing video of someone else doing the work for a change.

11/15/22

VIDEO

The world's largest refracting telescope

INSPIRATION

INSPIRATION

Restoring the World's Largest Refracting Telescope

Read about the $20 million renovation effort that brought the world's largest refracting telescope back to life.

9/13/23