Electricity can kill! If hazards from electricity in the workplace are not clearly displayed, accidents can occur and some may even lead to death, as well as causing damage to property. People working within certain industries can be exposed to electricity more than others, and these are the people who are more likely to have an accident, especially if they are not informed of the dangers, and take the necessary precautions. However, virtually all companies have exposure to electricity to some extent, particularly with computers and printers.

It was reported that well over 100 accidents a year in the UK are due to electric shocks, with 89 serious injuries and 6 fatalities (in 2010/2011). Exposure to live electrical equipment can cause respiratory failure, heart attacks, electrical burn injuries and seizures. Other physical injuries can be caused by tripping over trailing wires or leads.

If there is any potential hazards in the workplace then count on us for your electrical safety signs. Our signs and labels will help identify the dangers, clearly informing and warning staff or building users of the potential risks from electricity. Our labels and signs inform workers of the voltage of the appliance (whether high or low voltage), live wires and terminals, electrical cables (overhead or underground), safety connections, isolation and safety devices, electrical arcing, and inspection labels, amongst others. An electric shock notice is also available to help inform workers of the actions needed to be taken in the event of injuries from contact with powered equipment, with recommended treatment guides including resuscitation, location of first aid equipment and emergency contact details.

So if you come into contact with electrical supply equipment, such as switchgear or busbars, cables or conductors, caution should be taken to make sure that the power source is disconnected. All cables, plugs, sockets and isolators should be maintained and checked regularly by competent personnel.

Make sure your workplace remains safe from electrical hazards, with our range of signs and labels providing a constant visual reminder of the need to take care when in contact with electrical equipment. 

Get all your signs, labels and nameplates ordered before the mad Christmas postage rush! Here at Label Source we want to please all our customers by getting their products out on time, so don’t leave it too late!

Winter has arrived, and the weather is getting colder. It is that time of year where the cold and the flu are easy to catch, and the wet and windy weather conditions can cause more potential accidents. Get your warning, safety and hygiene signs in to make sure you and your colleagues are fit and healthy this Christmas and New Year.

Label Source provides a range of warning signs, to help identify wet surfaces or slippery floor. We provide a range bathroom signs informing and reminding people to wash their hands, or to use the hand sanitiser.

Order your signs today and get them before Christmas to start the New Year happy and healthy.  

Personal protection safety products are required under a wide range of health and safety regulations and guidelines. The objective is to create a safe working environment, and to prevent, wherever possible, accidents to the workforce. Our signs for the mandatory use of such safety equipment, includes protection to the body, head, eyes, ears, hands and feet, and emphasise the need to use the equipment as instructed.

Here at Label Source we want to ensure that you are kept safe when operating equipment at work, or if working in potentially dangerous environments, such as working at heights, confined spaces or in explosive atmospheres, to name but a few.

Our range of body protection mandatory safety signs promote the use of specialist clothing as protection from contact with chemicals, electricity, damage from hot or cold temperatures, or for reasons of hygiene. These signs act as a reminder to staff to wear the provided protective clothing, such as high visibility jackets, life jackets, lab coats and aprons.

Label Source also provides a range of signs informing people to wear head protection. These signs are used to inform and remind workers to wear helmets, hair nets and hard hats, protecting them against injury from falling objects, overhead obstacles, or hair entanglement.

Our range of foot and hand protection are available to inform workers to wear hand and foot protection, preventing any hazards including wet conditions, slippery surfaces, cuts and punctures, chemical spillages, electric shocks, infections, and contamination. This range includes signs reminding people to wear gloves, disposable gloves, boots, and anti-statics footwear.

Our final range of personal protection is to ensure the safety from eye and ear damage. Eye protection signs are used to inform and remind workers to wear protection against any potential hazards including, spillages, dust, radiation and gas and vapour release. This range covers, face shields, opaque eye protection, welding mask, glasses and googles. Ear protection, protects workers from loud or excessive noises such as use of machinery, transport or explosions. These signs remind workers to wear ear protection for your safety.

For our wide range of personal protection safety signs click here. Ensure that all your workers are kept safe by displaying these signs in and around the workplace. 

If you need to identify the risks and dangers in operating workplace machinery, to comply with your duty of care, then look no further. Label Source has developed a comprehensive range of health and safety signs and labels, to clearly warn workers of potential risks in operating on, or near, industrial plant, tooling, and machines, or when cleaning, oiling, servicing or during maintenance.

These safety signs and labels create awareness of risks of accidents or injuries from dangerous machinery use. These can include pinch or nip, punch, cut, wrap, crush or entanglement injuries, or accidents from sparks, and flying or falling objects. Injuries can be sustained to head, eyes, body, hands or feet, and can range in severity from minor cuts, scrapes and grazes to broken limbs, loss of eyesight, amputations, asphyxiation and even death.

Much industrial equipment and conveyors have a range of moving parts, including pulley drives, cogwheels, gears and sprockets, rotating cutters or blades, and a variety of exposed screws, keys and bolts, which can cause damage on contact with skin, or entanglement with clothing, jewellery and long hair.

Our signs clearly warn of these dangers, with associated prohibition activities (such as removal of safety guards), the use of necessary personal protective equipment (gloves, glasses, face shields, protective footwear etc.) when operating such machinery, and safety aids, such as eye wash, first aid and emergency showers.

All these health and safety signs and labels comply with the latest standards (ISO EN 7010) for graphics, colours and layouts, and to the Safety Signs and Signals Regulations 1996. These can assist in complying with the Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1974, the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998.

Barcode labels can be used for a number of different purposes, including product identification, stock control, asset tracking, traceability and warranty guarantee requirements. There are different barcodes used for different applications and requirements:

Code 39 barcode:

This is considered as a self-checking barcode, eliminating the need to check character calculations. This barcode is widely used, mainly in industrial, government and defence applications. These barcodes can be decoded with virtually any barcode reader. Code 39 barcode symbol consist of symbols representing numbers 0-9, upper class letters A-Z.

Code 128 barcode:

The 128 barcode encodes text and numbers and is used for several implementations, such as shipping and electronics. The 128 barcode contains 106 printing patterns, each having different meanings, depending on characters.

Interleave 2 of 5 barcode:

This barcode is used mainly for warehouse and distribution. This barcode is used to encode pairs of numbers into self-checking, high- destiny barcode format. Every two digits on the barcode are interleaved with each other, creating a single symbol.

EAN13 – EAN8 barcodes:

These barcode labels are commonly used for products within retail stores, such as food, clothes, books etc. The difference between these two labels is the amount of digits each barcode holds. The last digits on the EAN13 barcodes normally represent a country code. Both of these barcodes support a supplemental two or five digit number, to be used on the main barcode symbol.

For more information on our barcodes labels please do not hesitate to ask.