A few days ago, the Financial Times reported that the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted more than three times as many companies for health and safety offences in the year ending 31 March 2016 as in the preceding year. During that period, the HSE took a total of 46 company directors and managers to court over safety breaches (most involving the injury or death of an employee), whereas the total for the year before was just 15.

So does this mean that the UK's health and safety standards are slipping? Possibly - we did learn a few months ago that UK workplace deaths are on the rise. However, this latest stat is probably indicative of a more positive trend: companies who violate health and safety rules are increasingly likely to be prosecuted and brought to justice. The Financial Times article contains the following quote from Chris Morrison, the UK Head of Safety, Health & Environment at international law firm Clyde & Co:

"The data confirms what we have been seeing in practice, with the HSE displaying an incrased zeal to prosecure the most senior individuals. By making senior management responsible for the health and safety failings of their business and their staff, the increased enforcement is a serious boardroom issue."

And that, we feel, is a very good thing. Prosecuting and putting pressure on the people at the very top of businesses with poor safety records will force those company heads to make H&S a priority throughout the whole organisation, rather than just a concern for the people on the factory floor. Recent changes to UK law enable the HSE to issue fines exceeding £20 million in some cases, so hopefully we are now approaching a point where all company owners realise that taking a relaxed approach to workplace health and safety simply isn't worth the risk.

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 When it comes to organising your warehouse or store room, you're going to need a simple yet efficient process in place, in order to provide the best possible service for your customers. This means putting a clear, monitored system of shelf identification in place, which allows goods to be stored neatly and identified quickly. 

Here at Label Source, we provide a great selection of warehouse and shipping labels for safe storage and handling, which includes a huge variety of warehouse rack labels and shelf marking solutions. From numbers and symbols to plain, customisable labels, our range provides a solution for almost any workplace storage area, no matter how big or small your demand may be.

One of the most beneficial aspects of our range, is the fact that we are able to supply a selection of magnetic labelling systems as well as self-adhesive solutions. These offer several advantages to the user, the first of which is their adaptability. If you decide to reorganise your racking arrangement, or sell out of a certain product, a magnetic label can be removed or transferred to another area with ease, making it particularly useful for storage areas that see a regular turnover of stock. The magnetic labels are also of advantageous for keeping your storage area neatly ordered, by providing a system which allows you to remove markers without leaving a residue. This is particularly useful for those who rent their racking systems, as it prevents unsightly marks and damage to the shelves. 

Some of the most popular warehouse rack labels in our range include:

Multi Purpose Letter and Number Labels

(Available in 0-9 and A-Z, for a flexible and easy to comprehend visual identification system)

To see our full range of our warehouse rack labels, click here!

All sorts of organisations in all sorts of different industries use asset tags to mark, identify, and track valuable assets like tools, machinery, and electronic devices. The most crucial component of an asset tag is the serial number (or barcode) - every asset tag has a different one, making tagged items uniquely identifiable and distinguishing them from similar products.

However, many business owners choose to further enhance the identifiability of their asset tags (and, by extension, their assets) by adding their company logo to each label, like this:

Ordering asset tags with your company logo on them will:

• Immediately identify assets as belonging to your business
• Make it easier for lost assets to be returned to you
• Improve brand recognition and strengthen brand identity

Here at Label Source, we have an expert team of label designers who are more than capable of creating great-looking asset tags for your business. To order, simply follow these steps: 

• Go to our main Asset Tags page and select the type of tag you're interested in (e.g. foil, tamper-evident, jumbo-sized).

• Next, click on the layout / design you wish to use for your customised asset tags (be sure to pick one that includes a logo).

• Select colour(s), upload your logo, and add any additional artwork instructions using the fields provided.

• Add your asset tags to your online shopping basket and, once you've finished shopping, proceed to our secure checkout page to complete your order.

Alternatively, call 0800 3761 693 or email sales@labelsource.co.uk and we'll be happy to help you through the asset tag creation process.