Where can a non-adhesive hazard tape be used?

When we say 'hazard tape', you probably think of self-adhesive tapes, which are mainly used for floor marking purposes. However, we do sell another type of hazard tape here at Label Source: our non-adhesive barrier tape, suitable for a wide variety of applications and available in many different designs.

Here are some of the ways in which our non-adhesive hazard tapes are most commonly utilised:
 

Caution - Men Working Below

Barrier tape is a common sight in the construction industry. This particular product is designed to warn of underground sites - manholes, dug-up roads, et cetera - but we also stock a variety of non-adhesive hazard tapes for overground construction sites.

Police - Do Not Cross

Police forces and other authorities often use non-adhesive hazard tape to cordon off crime scenes and prevent unauthorised personnel from accessing the site in question.

Security Line - Do Not Cross

A non-policial equivalent of the above. Where the police tape is used to restrict access to crime scenes, this non-adhesive hazard tape can be used for more informal purposes: for example, a security line can be used for crowd control purposes at sporting matches and promotional events.

All of these non adhesive hazard tape products (and many more) can be found in our Printed Barrier Tape section. We also sell plain barrier tapes and chevron barrier tapes.

The Carrick Times - a weekly newspaper covering the town of Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland - ran a story last month that rather struck a chord with the team here at Label Source. The report stated that walkers had been ignoring safety signs that were put in place by the local council to keep people away from a dangerous coastal path that had recently seen a series of rockfalls:

"Signage has been erected to warn the public of the danger and barrier fencing has been installed to physically prevent public access...the path currently represents a very real and present danger"

It is hard to know what goes on in the mind of somebody who ignores warning signs and wanders into such a hazardous area. Standardised safety signs are designed to be as visible as possible, and so - unless the Carrickfergus council are positioning them out of sight - we can only assume that people are wilfully flouting the restrictions and hopping the barrier that would otherwise keep them out of harm's way.

This, sadly, is not the first we've heard of people ignoring safety signs and putting themselves at risk. We as a nation seem to think that health and safety is something we can afford to disregard, but measures like this are designed to keep you safe (whether from rockfalls or other hazards).

It's even worse when you realise that people in other parts of the world are going out of their way to get signs like these put in. Consider the story of the Australian woman whose granddaughter stepped on a venomous stonefish on the shore of a local river; ever since this incident, she has been battling to get a safety sign placed near the river, but the local authorities have so far been of very little help, it seems.

Clearly, we should be thankful for the health and safety laws that get safety signs where they need to be in the UK. Ignoring those signs is foolish and potentially very dangerous - if you've ever walked straight past a hazard warning without taking any notice, make sure it doesn't happen again!

If you work with computers or a range of electronic devices of any kind, then you'll appreciate that occasionally trying to sort, organise and manage all of your cables can be a pretty daunting task indeed! 

For many businesses, cable management is an essential maintenance task to meet health and safety procedures, and for many others it is a welcome organisational tool. Here at Label Source, we have an extensive range of cable management products to appropriately label and manage all of your cables - be it for health and safety purposes, or purely to organise and manage your electrical cables. 

Here are the various types of cable management products available to offer at Label Source: 

1. Cable Marking Wrap Labels 

Cable marking wrap labels can be used for inspection, testing, boltage marking and general health and safety, and are suitable for use with electrical cables, power leads and wiring.

2. Safety Cable Wrap Labels

Safety cable wrap labels are suitable for a variety of electrical appliances, including wiring and power leads, pipework, hoses, tubing and ducting. Our self adhesive markers have a printed section with a clear tail that can wrap around itself to protect the printed section. 

Appliance tested cable wrap label

3. Wire Markers

Our wire marker labels are flexible, self-adhesive polypropylene and are available as individual numbers and letters. These wire markers are suitable for labelling electrical wiring, cables and power leads, and can be purchased in two sizes. 

Cable and wire markers 0

4. Cable Protection Tape 

Cable protection tape is used for a variety of things, including securing loose cabling and preventing injury from trips and falls over trailing wires.

5. Cable Marking Labels

Cable marking labels are write on colour coded blocks which are self-laminated and available in 5 colours. Use these labels to mark cables, wires and electrical leads. 

Cable marking label, 64mm x 48mm

6. Cable Marking Labels (Laser Printable)

Our cable marking labels are supplied in A4 sheet format and can be printed by most laser printers, used through copier machines or even hand written. 

Cable wrap, 21mm x 10mm

7. Cable Tags 

Our cable tags are designed to identify high voltages and electrical hazards. They can also be used to carry out safety checks by electrical inspectors. They are supplied in packs of 50.

To appropriately manage your electrical cables today, grab some of our high-quality cable management products. If you need any help making your order please don't hesitate to contact us on 0800 3761 693.

We have had an excellent 2014, and would like to thank everyone who has contributed to that.  We hope 2015 will be even better! Order your products now, to start the New Year off, ensuring you are following the safety regulations by making sure all signs, labels, tapes and tags are displayed clearly in your workplace.

We want to ensure that your company is abiding by the regulations, take a look at our website where we can help with any regulations which you may need in your workplace. You can also contact our sales office: 

On 08003761693 in the UK

or +441443842769 for International calls outside of the UK

or email us on sales@labelsource.co.uk

Start your New Year off to good start by displaying your safety signs and labels in and around the workplace to ensure that your workers are safe.

We often hear of companies who have been taken to court over health and safety violations. Some organisations have been fined thousands of pounds because they didn't use the proper safety signs, or because a certain piece of equipment wasn't being used properly.

Sadly, though, accidents can't always be prevented, and the unthinkable does sometimes happen even in safety-compliant workplaces. Take, for example, the sad story of Nigel Chester: the 46-year-old safety inspector was visiting a Premier Foods factory in Nottinghamshire when he stepped through a 'door to nowhere' and suffered a 13ft fall, resulting in severe head injuries that eventually proved fatal.

Unusually for this type of case, though, the company was eventually judged to be free from blame, and Chester's tragic death ruled an accident. Why? Because the door (installed a decade ago during the construction of a gantry that was eventually deemed unnecessary) was locked and marked with an appropriate warning sign. Nigel Chester had unlocked the door using a master key, and he presumably didn't notice the sign, which read "Danger. Keep this door locked. Four metre fall to the floor if opened."

While this sign was sadly not enough to save the life of Mr Chester, it was enough to convince a jury that his death had been an accident, and it seems that the company will not be penalised. We are not suggesting that this should be any consolation to Mr Chester's family, nor indeed to the factory workers who witnessed the incident, but one must wonder how much sooner an accident like this would have occurred had the sign not been in place.

If there are any unmarked hazards in your workplace, be sure to label them with the correct safety signs as a matter of urgency. It's the law, and it could well save lives.

Source: Daily Mail