Today marks the beginning of Road Safety Week, a flagship event created by road safety charity Break, which runs from the 23-29 of November. This year's theme is 'Drive less, live more', the aim of which is to help prevent injuries and fatalities on the road, while also causing people to think about their overall car use.
To give you a better understanding of why this event is so important for health and safety in the UK, here are some facts which were released by break today:
- Five deaths, and 64 serious injuries happen daily on UK roads
- Air pollution is estimated to kill 52,000 people in the UK each year
- In a survey of a 1,000 driving adults, 85% believed we should reduce overall car use
- Road casualties in the UK went up by 4% last year.
- One in three non-cyclists said they would be more willing to cycle their commute if routes were safer
It's clear that driving has a serious impact on the heath and well-being of the UK as a whole, due in part to driving-related pollution and immobility,as well as fatalities and injuries caused by human error. In order to help promote Road Safety Week, Label Source would like to advise all of our customers to use and display the correct road safety signs at all times! Our full range of signs and barriers can be found here.
Remember, accurate and clear road safety signs can reduce the chances of an accident, by warning divers of hazards and speed restrictions!
To see the full list of statistics published by Brake, click here, or take a look at their interactive resource.
We would also encourage you to share this post on Twitter and Facebook, using the hatshtags #RoadSafetyWeek and #drivelesslivemore
For sites with high levels of hazardous substances and dangerous chemicals, the new Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations came into force on 1st June 2015. This is the introduction of the European Directive known as Seveso 111 in the UK. The main change involves the move from the CHIP (Chemicals – Hazard Information and Packaging to Supply) classification to the new CLP (Classification Labelling and Packaging) standards, which introduces the GHS (Globally Harmonised System).
The reclassification involves converting the substance inventories from the old to the new classification, as well as involving new additions such as pyrophoric solids and liquids, and flammable aerosols. These cover petrochemical, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, nuclear and explosives for on-shore sites.
In addition, all COMAH sites must make certain information about their sites and hazards in an electronic format for public access. This should include prevention policies, emergency plans, and methods of warning the public in the event of a major incident.
Label Source supplies a comprehensive range of GHS signs and GHS tapes, as well as hazard warning signs for chemicals and dangerous substances, which can assist in your risk assessment and training requirements. These signs can form an important component in the prevention of major accidents, and in limiting the effects if any such incident occurs.
Here at Label Source, we pride ourselves on delivering functinonal and efficent labelling solutions for the workplace. Our Asset Tags and Seral Numbering Lables are perfect for use with portable electrical items, and can be used to provide warranty details, guarentee information and proof of ownership.
Our numbered labels come in a range of different designs and materials, which include:
- Assetmark - These come in self-adhesive vinyl and are used for more general purposes
- Assetmark Plus - These labels are made from polyester and are designed for higher operating tempratures (perfect for laptops that sometimes overheat)
- Assetmark Foil - These aluminium foil lables are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use
- Assetmark Destructible - Ideal for anti-theft puropses, these labels fracture on attempted removal
- Assetmark Tamper Evident - Similar to the destructable labels but more advanced, these leave behind a security pattern when removed.
As well as offering universal, durable asset lables, we also offer the option of customisation. Our design team can create a label that is tailored to your needs, while also sporting your company name and/or logo. If our variety of sizes does not include what you are looking for, we can also offer a range of bespoke size options to suit your requirements.
Email design@labelsource.co.uk for more information, or call 0800 3761694 (from the UK) / 0442920 865212 (Outside of UK)
Many of our labels are supplied for marking enclosures or cabinets housing control or automation equipment for industrial, electrical, traffic control, street lighting, security or telecommunications purposes. These custom produced labels include branding of company logos, rating plates to identify make and model, operating instructions, asset or inventory control, or for safety (such as electrical voltage symbols).
The cabinets or junction boxes can be for indoor or outdoor use and the specification of such labels should reflect the differing applications.
Adhesives have to be chosen to suit the enclosure fabric, which can vary from plastics, fibreglass to metal (such as aluminium, galvanized stainless steel). Also, surface finishes can vary from low energy, to stippled or contoured. Another option is to provide metal labels with drill holes for screwing or riveting to housings.
Operating conditions can vary from clean hygiene environments, where surfaces need to be regularly be treated for contaminants), to marine conditions with high salt or chlorine content, harsh climatic conditions (high precipitation, high winds, dry dust, UV resistance, or low/high temperatures), or aggressive chemical atmospheres. Therefore, the choice of materials and protective laminates can be critical to enable the labels to suit the application.
So, no matter if these are free standing, or wall mounted, for internal or external location, we can work with you to provide a labelling marker solution. To discuss your label needs contact us by e-mail sales@labelsource.co.uk or call us on 0800 3761693 (Freephone in the UK), or + 44 (0) 1443 842769 (outside UK).
For many years, Label Source has supplied a diverse selection of labels, signs and tags for healthcare equipment and devices for medical, bioscience and clinical applications.
They include labels for function, safety and electrical (PAT) testing, calibration, validation, and asset management. Many are used for preventive maintenance, and servicing to provide safe and effective utilisation of healthcare patient monitoring equipment, including; infusion pumps; dialysis machines; x-ray equipment; PACS (MRI, CT scanners, ultrasound etc.); blood pressure monitors; ECG machines; capnography products; spirometers; pulse oximeters; cardiac and vital sign monitors; defibrillators; microscopes; powered wheelchairs; and treadmills.
Customers include NHS hospitals, private hospitals, care homes, dental practices, GP surgeries, clinics, laboratories and clinical research facilities for applications including monitoring, diagnostic and therapy equipment for medical electronics and electrical engineering or biomedical engineering.
Some of these labels include standard label ranges such as write and seal labels and calibration labels. Others are designed to customer specification and comply with user applications, and can combine a diverse range of information including customer details, contact information, use and safety instructions, and in the case of inventory management incorporating serial numbers or barcodes. Labels can be created to provide scratch and chemical (swab) resistant, and adhesion on many surfaces including low energy plastics and stippled finishes.
For further information contact us by e-mail at sales@labelsource.co.uk or by telephone using 0800 3761693 (Freephone) or +44 (0) 1443 842769.
