The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently conducted a month-long inspection programme to take a closer look at health and safety on Britain's construction sites. Its findings? 40% of the 1,748 construction sites visited failed the HSE's spot-checks. Worse still, 20% of the sites visited were so dreadfully non-compliant that the HSE was forced to pursue formal enforcement action against them - that's almost 350 sites in dire violation of basic health and safety laws!

Clearly, this country's construction industry needs to make more of an effort to protect its workers. Building sites can be very dangerous places, with all kinds of accidents just waiting to happen. Height safety was the area most commonly found lacking by the HSE's investigation, with workers repeatedly failing to take the measures necessary to prevent dangerous falls - this is particularly shameful, as height hazards tend to be very obvious and relatively easy to put right.

If you work on or are responsible for a construction site, you share in the responsibility to improve this dismal showing. Keep your eyes peeled for potential hazards, and if you see anything that you wouldn't want the HSE to see, act immediately! Health and safety regulations aren't there to cause headaches - they're there to save lives, and when all it takes is a safety sign or a strip of warning tape, there really is no excuse for letting your H&S standards slide.

Stock Control Labels are a simple and effective way of labelling your stock. Stock control labels are used for organisation and categorisation, as well as a wide range of other functions in warehouses and storage units. Our range of stock control labels come in a variety of colours and styles, with different text too - so you can rest assured that if you want to organise your warehouse or storage unit, all you'll need is a couple of clicks at Label Source and you'll be well on your way to perfectly organised stock in no time! 

Bin number label

There are stock control labels for assisting stock checks, inspections and dispatch or distrubution - as well as many other functions. No matter which sort of stock control label you're seeking, Label Source are guaranteed to be able to help - and for a competitive price too! 

Equipment number label

All our stock control labels are constructed from self-adhesive vinyl which allows easy application and a durable finish, meaning your stock control labels will withstand the test of time in almost any given environment. Our stock control labels come in rolls of 250 and are exceptionally well priced. 

Weigh counted label

The typical uses for our stock control labels include goods handling, re-ordering stock, stock replenishment, audits and stock takes, rotation, dispatch and distribution and inward inspection. They can also be used to identify products which are fault, expired or in need of quarantine. Indeed - we really do have a stock control label for everything! 

Rejected label

If you can't find what you're looking for here, then Label Source will always be more than happy to help. Give us a call on 0800 3761 693 and one of our experts will help find a solution that works for you. Alternatively, you can contact us by e-mail at info@labelsource.co.uk and we will help source the stock control labels that you need. 

Blank label

If within your workplace there are slippery or uneven surfaces, to comply with health and safety regulations you will need to get your hands on some professional and high-quality anti-slip tape. Anti-slip tape comes in a variety of colours and styles, and is a thick sticky tape which comes with a coarse & textured surface. The rough and textured surface provides added grip for any of these slippery or uneven surfaces within the workplace. 

Anti-slip tape, black and yellow chevron 

Slip-resistant tape can help minimise the risk of slips, trips or falls and is an extremely important health and safety measure to highlight any potential hazards for yourself, your work force and of course the general public too.

Anti-slip tape, clear 

Our professional and high-quality anti-slip tape is made from durable, waterproof film which is resin-bonded with mineral grains for an even tougher grip - no matter which colour or style anti-slip tape you opt for, they're all designed using the same technology. All of our anti-slip tapes are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and the durable film material makes the tape extremely durable; able to cope with pedestrian and even light vehicle traffic. Our tapes perform consistently well in any wet conditions - even with any oil or grease spillages. 

Anti-slip tape, red

Anti-slip tape is primarily used in the following areas:

• Steps/staircases
• Ramps
• Split/uneven floors
• Slippery surfaces 

Our range of anti-slip tapes can provide fantastic health and safety benefits to your business, dramatically reducing the risk of slips, trips and falls. If you have any questions about our range of anti-slip tapes, please don't hesitate to give us a call on 0800 3761 693.

Last week, BBC News reported on a proposal from the Sentencing Council that could see businesses in England and Wales hit with £20 million fines in cases of corporate manslaughter. If approved, this proposal will allow for signficantly harsher penalties on corporations whose negligence leads to a person's death.

In a nutshell, this means that companies could soon be paying a far higher price for fatal health and safety violations. This would make basic H&S measures more crucial than ever - many injuries and, yes, even deaths could have been prevented by such mundane things as safety labels and hazard warning signs. If the maximum fine is raised to £20,000,000 then corporations will be keener than ever to comply with regulations and provide a truly safe environment for their employees and the general public.

Really, though, the money shouldn't enter into it. If it takes a multi-million pound fine to make companies care about protecting human lives, we need to start asking some serious questions about those companies. The potential for fatal injury should be more than enough to spur business owners into action, and so while the BBC News report does indeed give companies an additional incentive to take health and safety seriously, we at Label Source would like to think that it will make no difference to responsible companies, who will always see the loss of life as a far graver penalty than any financial punishment.

Here at Label Source we have a range of underground warning tapes and pipeline tapes available in a variety of colours and for a variety of scenarios. Many, however, are unaware of what exactly underground warning tape actually is, so we've decided to write a quick blog post to let you know exactly what our pipeline tapes are, what they're used for and how they can benefit you. 

1. What is underground warning tape?

Underground warning tape is a pipeline tape that will mark buried or sub-surface cables, mains, ducts, sewers and of course pipelines. The underground warning tape is usually fluorescent in colour with large, bold text for easy readability and should be installed near the surface to provide early warning of any utility location, including those for gas, electricity, telecommunications and water services. Our pipeline take is manufactured from 50 micron virgin grade low-density polyethlene and contains no PVC. All our underground warning tapes comply with a number of standards, including:

• BS3012
• BS2782
• BS381C

2. What is it used for?

Underground warning tapes are designed to highlight any cables with are buried or sub-surface to raise awareness and help reduce any risk of hazards. They will prevent damage and injury during work and excavation and will warn passers by of exact utility location. Our underground warning tapes can be used to label and identify any of the following:

• Buried electrical mains
• Fire mains
• Gas pipelines
• Street lighting cables
• CCTV lines
• Underground TV/telephone wires 
• Fibre optic cables
• Road ducts 
• Traffic signal wires 

3. How can it help me?

Pipeline cables will not only help you identify the exact location of your work from previous days, it will provide awareness of the electrical cables submerged beneath the ground to any passers by, minimising the risk of tripping. Underground warning tapes also comply with health and safety standards, which will protect yourself, your workers and any general public who come across your products. 

Make sure you identify any of your underground cables with our underground warning tape. For any help call Label Source on 0800 3761 693 today.