There are certain workplaces and environments that present heightened risks to employees, which means that further health and safety measures must also be provided, in order to reduce the chances of workplace emergencies.
For workers who are at risk of being exposed to harmful substances and chemicals, it is absolutely essential that effective chemical safety signs are in use, in order to ensure that the associated hazards are reduced as much as possible. At Label Source, we provide a fantastic range of chemical safety signs and labels, which includes:
Chemical Hazard Warnings
These signs point out potential hazards causes by coming into contact with dangerous substances, such as acids, chemical irritants and more.
Diamond Warning Labels
These labels aid the safe storage and transport of dangerous substances, such as flammable materials, explosives, compression gasses and more.
Hazchem Panels
These sign panels are used on vehicles which transport dangerous chemicals and harmful materials - a legal requirement in the United kingdom. These can be customised to include details such as emergency action codes, substance information, and a range of other essential details.
To see our full range of Chemcial Safety Signs and Labels, click here!
As an employer, it is your duty to ensure that employees receive immediate care, if they are involved in an accident or fall ill at work. The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 state that employers should provide adequate tools and knowledge in the workplace, for an efficient response in the case of an employee illness or injury. This includes having first aid equipment which suits the risks of your working environment, and having enough staff who are first aid trained, in order to cope in a medical emergency. For businesses who deal directly with members of the public, this requirement is also extended to their needs, should complications from an illness or accident occur.
In order to provide the best level of protection, you should consider a number of factors, from the size of your organisation and working conditions, to the individual needs of your staff members. You should also ensure that these measures are properly highlighted to staff and other members of the public, in order to ensure that they are easily accessible in the event of an emergency.
Here are some essential first aid signs, warnings and instructions that should be displayed in your workplace:
First Aid Box
A first aid box is a basic requirement for any workplace, and should be easily spotted and located by anyone who needs it.
Defibrillator Safety Sign
Defibrillators are becoming more and more common in workplaces, particularly at organisations with public access or with particularly heightened risks. These pieces of medical equipment can provide life-saving attention when used by trained members of staff, and should be properly displayed for rapid attention to the medical emergency in question.
First Aiders List
This sign allows those with first aid training to be identified quickly in the case of a medical emergency, which is particularly useful for larger organisations.
For more medical safety and information signs, click here!
If you have a requirement for waterproof labels and plan to print your own labels using a laser printer, then Label Source has an extensive range of suitable products. Our polyester A4 sheets (size 297mm x 210mm) are available in a wide range of label sizes (from 5mm x 15mm to 297mm x 210mm) in our most popular colour of white. Also, other colours of polyester are supplied, such as yellow, clear, and silver. They are 58 micron thick, with a receptive top coat to facilitate good print quality from laser printer toner, and a clear acrylic permanent bond adhesive.
So if your requirement is to mark an item which may be stored outside, open to the elements, or that may be used indoors, where there is a possibility of coming into contact with moisture, these could be the items that meet your needs.
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We're always talking about workplace health and safety on this blog, but most of the news stories we look at concern physical injuries: severed fingers, broken bones, that sort of thing.
However, stats suggest that the greatest threat to the health and safety of Britain's workers is not rotating blades, slippery surfaces, unprotected edges, or anything like that.
According to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which surveyed roughly one thousand health and safety representatives across the UK, the main concern for this country's H&S officials in 2016 was... stress! More...
Last week, we looked at the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash that has been in the news recently and asked what could be learned from the accident that resulted in a number of serious injuries and a multi-million pound fine for park owners Merlin Entertainments.
Probably the single most important takeaway from this mess concerns the importance of risk assessments. Paul Paxton, the lawyer who represented the injured parties in court, criticised Merlin's "catastrophic failure to assess risk" in a statement to the press, and it's hard not to agree with him; you can't help but wonder if the accident at Alton Towers could have been prevented with a more thorough assessment of possible dangers beforehand.
Of course, risk assessments are crucially important in any line of work - just because you're not working with rollercoasters and thrill rides doesn't mean that people can't get hurt on your premises! We at Label Source stock a range of risk assessment kits that will help you to carry out a thorough assessment of all the possible hazards in your workplace. Available kits include:
Click here to see our full collection of risk assessment kits.
