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GHS Regulation Labels
Since ancient times, international trade has made rare and exotic items and commodities available throughout the world. Wealthy and important members of various cultures have enjoyed works of art, furnishings, and food and drink from the furthest corners of the globe. Such items were delivered by intrepid traders, who would spend weeks or months at a time travelling with their valuable cargoes. It’s no wonder only the richest members of societies could afford foreign goods! But in the last century, the same advancements which have opened up international travel to the masses have made it possible for any of us to purchase items made thousands of miles away and have them delivered to our homes within hours, and all for less that the cost of a days’ food. This astronomical escalation in international trade has changed the world forever, and in the process has thrown up unexpected challenges. For example, there are over 6,000 languages in the world, and for many dealing with information in a tongue which is foreign to them can be a daily occurrence. The potential for misunderstandings is high, and if the products being transported are hazardous, the results could be life-threatening. It quickly became apparent that a way of clearly communicating the dangers of certain goods without the use of a common language was needed. In response to this need, the United Nations codified the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (abbreviated to GHS) beginning in 1992. Since symbols are more efficient than words for conveying simple information, the GHS Regulation Labels used to represent the various classifications of chemicals take the form of simple pictograms. The goal is that these symbols should be quickly and easily recognisable by handling personnel anywhere in the world. Hence, to be able to obtain and correctly use the appropriate GHS regulation stickers for your product is important for anyone working in the field of transporting or shipping chemical products. In many lands, the use of GHS stickers is required by law. Label Bar are a company providing a wide assortment of workplace labelling and signage including PAT testing labels, health and safety signs, and a full range of GHS hazard labels for national and international shipping. Getting the right GHS labels for your product doesn’t have to be difficult thanks to our easy to use ordering system. And if you’re stuck, we can give you help in matching each chemical classification with the correct GHS regulation sticker. Each GHS sticker is made of self adhesive polyolefin, which means it will prove highly durable and resist moisture and mild chemical damage. After all, the purpose of a GHS hazard sticker is to warn of potential chemical hazards! By posting the appropriate GHS regulation label on every consignment, your goods can be handled safely anywhere in the world without threatening the wellbeing of personnel and the general public. For more information on GHS hazard stickers or any other types of labels, feel free to contact us. Read Full Story -
PAT Test Labels
If you’re shopping online for PAT labels, you’ve come to the right place – Label Bar have what we believe to be the finest selection of high quality PAT test related stickers and other workplace labels available, with a range of options to ensure you can find just the product you’re looking for. PAT testing is still considered the gold standard when it comes to demonstrating your company’s commitment to health and safety in the office and around its appliances. While not specifically required by UK law, following the guidelines for establishing a PAT testing procedure will mean you carry out many of thee required safety measures as a matter of course. PAT testing labels will help you to keep a record of compliance with the scheme, and are an easily recognised sign to casual observers that your firm takes its responsibilities seriously. What information should be displayed on PAT stickers? That’s really up to you, although there are a few items of information which are pretty much essential if the scheme is to work properly. The first is the date that the item was inspected. It will be assumed that the appliance passed its inspection on that day, unless a specific ‘Failed’ sticker is used. Obviously, if the product is found to be significantly faulty or damaged, it should not be used at all until it has been repaired and re-tested. The date on the PAT test label informs the user of when the item was last inspected. If that date was several years ago, it may give rise to concern that the condition of the appliance may have deteriorated in the meantime, so don’t forget to have PAT inspections performed regularly! The other essential piece of information on a PAT test sticker is the identity of the inspector. If your firm takes care of its PAT testing in-house, this may be as simple as someone’s initials. On the other hand, if you are an electrical engineer who carries out periodic PAT testing for a range of clients, why not promote your services with our personalised PAT test labels? We can send you stickers with your company name and logo, along with your contact details, at very competitive prices. There are many other options for your PAT test stickers. Appliances with no flat surfaces will benefit from cable wrap PAT labels, while equipment used outdoors and in harsh environments can be affixed with PAT testing stickers printed on heavy duty, high-grade adhesive material. If you want to combine your asset tracking program with your PAT testing schedule (a move which has allowed many large companies to vastly simplify their record keeping operations), there are PAT testing stickers labels which incorporate barcodes and unique identifier numbers. As you can see, it isn’t hard to fine the perfect PAT testing sticker for any application when you work with Label Bar, so get in touch with our team today and find out more about our products and the services we can offer your business. Read Full Story -
Barcode Labels
Such is the proliferation of electrical and electronic devices in our working lives that even the smallest of private companies may have dozens of appliances in their offices, on the shop floor, in the warehouse, in company vehicles, or carried by individual colleagues wherever they go. Such devices usually include mobile ‘phones, laptop computers, printers and photocopiers, display screens and monitors, and other business equipment. There may also be barcode scanners, GPS locators, handling equipment, production machinery, power tools, and the like. And there will almost certainly be mundane products such as vacuum cleaners, hand driers, and other run-of-the-mill appliances which all play a small part in, we could say, keeping the mill running. If you are a maintenance engineer for a large company, you may be responsible for many thousands of such items of various types, spread over several sites. When a device is reported as faulty, how do you track down the unit in question for examination and repair? The easy way to keep abreast of your company’s inventory of electrical assets is by using asset ID barcode labels from Label Bar. We believe our expertise in the field of PAT test and barcode label printing is unsurpassed, and the range and quality of the products available from our online store is the very best on the market. Our barcode stickers will make it easy for you to monitor the status of every appliance on your company’s premises, for the purposes of routine maintenance, activity monitoring, and security. As is the case with all barcode systems, the hub of the process is a database which stores all the relevant information for each device in your firm’s inventory. A unique numerical identifier relates each appliance to a particular barcode. The barcode label is then firmly affixed to the device, and can therefore be easily distinguished from any similar products throughout the site or elsewhere. Whenever a device must be identified – say, if it has developed a fault and requires repair – the barcode can be scanned by a normal barcode reader, and a message is sent to the database along with the action required. The database can then be set up to issue a report to maintenance personnel requesting action. Since the report contains the unique identification of the unit, there is no need for imprecise notes such as ‘the second hand drier in the gent’s washroom on the third floor of the back warehouse at the Park Road depot’. The engineer will have all the information they need, along with the service history for the device in question, the supplier’s details, and any other data held on file. When they reach the location, they can confirm that they are in the right place using their own barcode scanner. Databases can also issue alerts when routine inspections are due. Our electrical safety test stickers not only identify a unit, but also allow test results to be logged. Label Bar supply the barcode labels UK businesses need to streamline their operations. Read Full Story -
PAT Test Labels
The concept of PAT testing is not one which has been contrived by a committee in an office to satisfy arbitrary standards laid down by an officious bureaucracy. Instead, it is a control process which has grown up from the practical considerations of promoting the personal safety of personnel in a work environment. As a result, conventions surrounding the practice are refreshingly open, and this is reflected in the wide range of PAT testing stickers and related products available from Label Bar. For the protection of UK workers, some level of accountability must be maintained when it comes to the condition and suitability of office appliances. On the other hand, it would be easy to take things to far by demanding extensive testing and record keeping for every device on the premises. In allowing UK organizations to largely police themselves, government bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive have shown reasonableness leading to a culture which is effective without becoming demanding, either of government resources or the businesses themselves. So while PAT testing remains discretional, some form of monitoring is highly encouraged. When it comes to sourcing PAT labels online, the Label Bar website has all the products you’ll need in a convenient and easy-to-use format. Ordering personalised PAT labels with your details and company logo is a doddle, and adds a new level of professionalism to this ubiquitous form of stationary. Who would have thought you could use PAT testing labels to promote your brand? Of course, the basic form of the PAT test sticker is retained in all these designs. Two critical pieces of information – the identity of the inspector and the date the test was conducted – have been the raison d’être for PAT test labels ever since the first portable appliance tests were introduced in UK government buildings in the 1970s. Now, you can buy a PAT testing sticker with spaces for device fuse rating, retest date, and more. Your PAT test label can incorporate a resource ID tag, complete with serial number or identification barcode. In addition to adding new fields of information, innovations in the production of PAT stickers have included a wide range of colours for different types of device, sizes to suit appliances large and small, and tougher materials which resist the frequent handling of the office environment. Additionally, there are many options when it comes to affixing the tag to the device. That’s right, when it comes to PAT testing stickers labels are just one way to go. Label Bar also stock plug top stickers, cable wrap tags and self-tie labels too. PAT testing, and its related stationary, is a modern success story. UK workers are now safer than they’ve ever been, and it hasn’t taken harsh legislation to achieve this progress. We have all spotted PAT test stickers peeping from beneath telephones and photocopiers in business premises and public buildings. And each time an inspection is conducted, it makes the workplace environment that little bit safer for all of us. Read Full Story -
Electric Labels
Electrical safety test stickers are connected with compliance to law and legislation, required by all employers to implement and act on. How so? The two most important pieces of legislation and law connected with all aspects of health and safety are the health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Other laws that are pertinent only to specific avenues of work such as handling electrical systems and managing electrical systems also exist to ensure a level of standards in any type of working environment. This is called the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. These pieces of legislation also apply to schools and colleges. Care homes are also affected by health and safety law and legislation, as are hotels and restaurants. In fact, all work environments are affected to some degree with this legislation. But whether you are required by law in any premises, or not, to carry out and maintain agreed standards and practice, health and safety should be a concern of all who live in this world. As an example of electrical safety and following health and safety law, a care home or residential home may require regular testing of any portable devices used such as chargers, kettles or hairdryers to confirm they are safe for use and given a suitable electrical safety label, and if not, to then recognise the need for this equipment to be discarded, updated and replaced. This process is known as PAT testing. As with any aspect of health and safety, the tests and examination process are only going to be as good as the records that are then kept to make sure that staff and members of the general public know how to act and behave. Therefore, signs and stickers are also involved in keeping up with legislation and safety standards. Labelbar.co.uk know all of the required electrical safety inspection stickers that are used as part of an agreed format to specify which electrical items to be aware of and how to handle them. This is also necessary when working in other areas of electrics and important to the electrical technician. For example, when someone arrives on site at a substation, they need to know exactly what they are dealing with before they are exposed to the system itself. Electrical safety labels and Electrical safety stickers such as ‘Danger, isolate before opening’ and ‘Warning, more than one supply’ helps the electrician know how to make an environment safe before he begins work. When there are multiple supplies of electrical current to a system then a clear indication can be put in the form of the correct electrical safety sticker to let everyone know where the supplies are coming from and where to switch them off from, so they don’t leave themselves exposed to any remaining voltage. Label Bar have equipment tested for electrical safety labels available on their website. For more information, please click on the links. Read Full Story -
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At Label Bar, we understand and value the importance of adhering to health and safety regulations when you run a business or work in an institution. With hazardous machinery, chemicals, substances and environmental positionings, there a number of risks you may be exposed to. With the right labelling, you can immediately and clearly communicate to those on the premises what kind of danger they may be at risk from, and where to take extra care. Today, we will take a look at the range of GHS regulation labels we offer to aid you in doing this. What are GHS regulation labels? The GHS hazard labels are part of a universally applicable set of environmental, physical, and health and safety regulations. They are implemented by the United Nations’ Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, allowing the risks posed by substances and chemicals to be understood regardless of the country you are working in. By harmonising GHS regulation stickers, goods are also able to move more freely. Why do you need them? As of 2015, the previous design of orange and black hazard stickers was phased out and changed to a red diamond with a white shape in the middle. This allows the sign to be more easily spotted and read, and your company may not be working according to regulation guidelines if you have not implemented this switch yet. Failing to do so puts your business and those around you at risk, not just from the uncommunicated hazards posed by the chemicals you are using, but from the legal repercussions of failing to comply with this law. What do we offer? Our range of GHS stickers will ensure that anyone handling chemicals on your premises will see immediately what risks are carried by that substance. Our GHS labels come in smaller and larger sizes, making them suitable for anything ranging from test tubes to boxed packages of chemicals. Each of our stickers covers a specific health and safety hazard. We provide stickers that inform on the following risks; flammable labels; oxidising labels; irritant labels; explosive labels; corrosive labels; environmental hazard labels; toxic labels; compressed gas labels; and health hazard labels. The bold and recognisable images in the centre of the images easily communicate the risk to anyone who reads them, while the red and white contrasting background is a clear warning signal. Simply peel the back, and attach the selected sticker on the surface of the chemicals you are using. We appreciate the importance of obtaining the correct GHS stickers quickly, so you can begin to safely use chemicals on the premises and to distribute them through sales as soon as possible. For this reason, at Label Bar we offer free delivery within the UK, and a 24-hour dispatch service. Get in touch If you require help in identifying which GHS hazard labels you require, do not hesitate to get in touch. You can contact us by sending us an email at Sales@LabelBar.co.uk, or by phoning us on 01325 525 675. Alternatively, you can fill out our easy to use contact form on our website. Read Full Story -
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Every once in a while, an idea comes along which is so simple and effective, you wonder why you didn’t think of it years ago. Who among us has not experienced the frustration of trying to untangle the spaghetti of power leads, flexes and other wires which seems to spontaneously accumulate behind electrical appliances? Or, how many times have you reached to unplug a table lamp, only to see the television go blank? Or perhaps you return to a puddle on the floor in front of the freezer, when you thought you unplugged the kettle? In the workplace, getting plugs mixed up can have even more serious consequences. None of us would want to cut off a colleague’s computer when they were dealing with important data. Even more pertinently, cutting off the supply to a piece of machinery at the wrong time could cause it to malfunction, representing a health and safety risk. Also, in a work environment where the maintenance of the electrical systems within the building may be shared between several individuals of even companies, inadvertently pulling the wrong plug could lead to a very serious hazard. Plug labels are the simple solution to all these problems. Just as equipment labels on workplace appliances instruct us on safe use of the product, similarly electrical plug labels can prevent each of us from making a simple mistake with serious consequences. The simple solutions are often the best, and in this case the solution is extremely affordable too. Label Bar are an online retailer of labels and stickers of all kinds, including PAT testing labels, health and safety signage, packing and shipping labels, and plug top marking labels. While many of the products we supply are to allow employers to meet their legal responsibilities, or are specifically designed for use in the workplace, stickers for plug tops work just as well in the home or anywhere else where appliances run off the mains electrical supply. How would you use your labels for plug tops? Marking the plug of your desktop PC would hopefully prevent anyone from disconnecting it while you are working on an important document. Meanwhile, fixing one to your laptop lead will stop it from being removed by mistake. One very specific application for plug top marking stickers is to notify electrical engineers, or anyone else conducting maintenance, of the properties of the plug and the device it’s connected to. That’s why we produce amp plug top marking labels which are marked with different ampages to signify the rating of the fuse which is fitted within the plug. Amp plug top labels can help an electrical engineer to find a problem quickly in the case of a power failure. They also remove any chance of someone accidently fitting an appliance with the wrong fuse. Other plug top labels which fall into this category include double insulator labels, earth symbol labels and clean power supply labels. All of these stickers can help electricians working on your facilities and make life more convenient for your workforce. Read Full Story -
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Gas powered heating systems are an efficient and convenient way to warm our homes and business premises and provide hot water. But like any other energy source, gas – whether from the mains supply or bottled storage – can be dangerous if it is not used correctly, or if equipment like space heaters and water boilers are inadequately maintained. Gas Safety Labels supplied by Label Bar advise on the correct usage of an appliance, and can be used to keep an accurate record of servicing and repairs. One of the most popular products among our gas appliance stickers are Gas Appliance Service Records which provide a constant record of the routine maintenance carried out on each device. When the date of the last service can be clearly seen, it is easy to determine when the next one is due. If a stored appliance has not had attention recently, it would be wise to at least have it inspected before putting it back into service. Each of these gas stickers also has a space for the name of the person who carried out the inspection, in the interests of transparency. Remember, gas is invisible, and leaks from faulty equipment can be both toxic and flammable. We also have prohibition gas appliance labels for companies operating a LOTO system, and for engineers inspecting such appliances. Other gas labels advise users on the correct operation of appliances, or on what conditions must be maintained to prevent hazards from arising. Informational and instructional gas stickers are often the best way to educate colleagues who work around gas equipment, so that they can adopt safe working practices. In addition to gas safety labels, label bar also supply labels relating to PAT testing, health and safety, electrical systems, and for many other applications. There can be few more effective ways to impart necessary information in the workplace or elsewhere than a carefully placed sign. If you can’t find the sign or label you are looking for on our site, please contact us and we will be happy to help. Notes Regarding the Gas Safe Register The gas safe register is the official body which monitors the activities of gas engineers and gas engineering companies for competence and compliance with relevant legislation, such as the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 and building regulations. All such engineers and companies are required by law to be registered with this body. There are several documents which are used by gas engineers and the Gas Safe Register in the performance of their functions, such as Gas Safety Certificates and Gas Safety Records. As these are official documents, they are only for the use of qualified persons. We therefore cannot supply ‘Gas Safe Stickers’, ‘Gas Safe Labels’, or any other documentation which would appear to be from an official body. All the gas appliance labels supplied by label bar are those appropriate for use by the owners and occupiers of premises, or by gas engineers IN ADDITION TO the official documentation. Read Full Story -
Hazardous Warning Labels
Here at Label Bar, we have a rainbow of different hazardous warning labels, with each different colour representing a particular type of hazard, with colours including orange, green, red, blue, yellow, and black and white. Prices start from £6.95 for a pack of 6, and money can be saved when bought in bulk up to 500 labels. Each are made with self-adhesive properties, from a thick and extremely hardwearing polyolefin, measuring at 100mmm x 100mm in a diamond shape. Read on to find out more about the specific types of hazardous warning labels. Orange Our range of orange hazardous warning labels include two designs warning about something that is explosive. One of these specifies a classification number of 1.2, which signifies projection, but not mass explosion. The letter ‘C’ represents a propellant, and together it stands for rocket motors and propelling charges. Green The green hazardous warning labels represent gas, including text for compressed gas, non-flammable compressed gas, and non-flammable gas. With a class reading of 2 or 2.2, these identify a non-flammable gas. There are six options available either with or without the relevant text. Red Our most extensive range is the red hazardous warning labels, which either consist of a full red background or a red and white background. The numbers included are both 2 and 3, for flammable gas, flammable liquid and other flammable or highly flammable substances. The red and white striped labels are for flammable solids at a rating of 4.1, and there are also those with a rating of 4/4.2 to signify spontaneously combustible substances with the top half of the diamond white and the bottom half red. Blue The blue hazardous warning labels signify substances with a level 4/4.3 that are dangerous when wet. There are five different designs with options either with or without text, alongside the usual flame/fire symbol that is depicted in many of the hazardous warning labels. Yellow Yellow hazardous warning labels match with a level 5/5.2 with text reading the following: oxidising, oxidiser, oxidising agent, or organic peroxide. There is also one label which consists of a yellow top half and a red bottom half, using a different flame symbol from the others options. Black and White Finally, the plain black and white hazardous warning labels signify poison or toxic substances. Most depict the skull and crossbones, with a rating of either 2, 6, 6.1, or 7. Some don’t have text, and others state the warning of poison, toxic, as well as two different options showing infectious substance or a partly-yellow radioactive warning. Additionally, there are level 8 warnings of corrosive substances, and those that warn about hazards to the environment, or miscellaneous level 9 warnings. Contact Us If you would like to discover out more about our range of hazardous warning labels, or any other products, please get in contact with us via our web contact form, or by emailing us at Sales@LabelBar.co.uk. You can also speak to us directly by calling us on 01325 525 675. We would be happy to help you with any questions you may have for us. Read Full Story
