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Tips & Advice

Asset Labels 30/08/2016

You’ll Love Our Affordable Asset Labels

At Label Bar, we offer high-quality and practical asset labels for affordable prices. We are proud to be one of the United Kingdom’s most popular asset label supplier. When you place your trust in our established and reputable company today, you’ll be able to order your preferred asset labels online. Our quick and convenient online shopping system is designed to making online shopping a total breeze! The stickers that we offer feature adhesive backings and they are made from materials which won’t tear. Our durable labels are available in different... Read More

PAT Testing Labels 17/08/2016

4 Reasons Why You Need PAT Testing Labels

PAT Testing Labels are often taken for granted by many people in the manufacturing trade, however they are vital in determining how safe a product is to use. PAT (Portable appliance testing) tests are used on products that look fine to the naked eye, however there could be a fault within the internal components of the device. Below, we will highlight why PAT Testing Labels are so important and should be a necessity in the field of electronic equipment. Customisation These PAT Testing Labels come as a clean slate, with... Read More

Asset Labels 19/07/2016

Using Asset Labels & Tags

The Importance of Using Asset Labels and Tags Within Your Company Managing the inventory and assets of a company is no simple operation.  Requiring a great deal of planning and careful tracking, many companies lose assets as a matter of course.  While some businesses will eat the cost, others have found ways to track every non-fixed asset they have control over.  What makes it all possible are asset labels & tags. Below we go into detail about asset labels & tags.  Along with describing what they are, we will go... Read More

Paints 10/08/2015
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10 Most Dangerous Products in Your Home

We would all like to think we were safe in our own homes, but the truth is many of us aren’t quite as safe as we might think we are. Every year, hundreds of thousands of accidents happen in the home, and while many are the result of trips, falls – and the like – typical hazards we are all aware of, our homes in fact contain far more hazards, and are much more dangerous than might first appear. Dangers in the home lurk everywhere and take different forms. We... Read More

Digger 28/07/2015

Plant & Equipment Maintenance: Label Bar Top Tips

All machinery at some point will require some maintenance. The importance of maintenance & correct operation is amplified when working with large pieces of expensive machinery, which can easily cause injury if damaged or used incorrectly. Taking this approach also helps avoid expensive and unnecessary breakdowns and repairs whilst retaining the value of your equipment if and when you come to sell it. Below we give some of our top tips for keeping your machinery tip top. Stay on top of large machinery training processes Many pieces of equipment have... Read More

Gas bottles. 07/07/2015
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Five Gas Bottle Safety Tips

Compressed gas bottles are a common sight in many workplaces. In industry and the medical environments, their portability is useful and convenient, and in many cases essential. All gas bottles are designed and manufactured to an approved standard. They are constructed to contain specific gases and to withstand normal, everyday use. Accordingly, each bottle is thoroughly inspected before release for use. Thereafter, gas bottles are periodically examined to ensure their continued safety. In addition, gas bottles should always be checked over if they have sustained mechanical damage, are dented, or... Read More

26/02/2015
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The Importance of Visual Inspection when PAT testing

Visual inspection is an important function carried out during portable appliance testing (PAT) in order to ensure personal safety in the workplace. As a consequence, visual inspection should only be carried out by a qualified tester, someone trained in PAT testing, and who has gained a recognised certificate of competence. Industry is often a harsh environment. Damage to equipment can occur at any time and often unnoticed, even minutes after an annual inspection. Many electrical appliance defects are identified by a quick visual inspection, but not all. Other types of... Read More

dangerous electrics 04/02/2015
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What are the risks of overloading sockets?

What are the risks from overloading a socket? Well, for a start, it’s dangerous, and can cause fires – and is therefore extremely harmful to ones health, even fatal. Overloading a socket can destroy complete homes and a lifetime’s possessions; causes financial hardship, incurred costs, disrupts lives completely. The simple act of overloading a socket can be costly, and yet can so easily be avoided. Many lives and even more injuries can be prevented by the simplest of precautions. There are a reported 20,000 fires in the home each year... Read More

18/12/2014

How to save Electricity

The best and obvious way to reduce electricity bills is by cutting down consumption – and that isn’t as difficult as you might imagine; saving energy isn’t difficult to organise or necessarily involve great expense – the next step is to stop wasting what we do use. A typical household can save between £45 and £80 a year simply by remembering to switch off electrical appliances usually left on permanent standby – remember to switch lights off when not needed, and you can add to that saving substantially. Here we... Read More