To ensure that equipment, some vehicles, rolling stock and industrial plant is in good operating condition, it is important that these are lubricated, greased or oiled at regular intervals. This is to prevent malfunctions or breakdowns in mechanical equipment utilising ball bearings in universal or ball joints. This can include loader arms and winches, hydraulic pistons, and drive shaft joints.
Label Source has a range of products to identify points that require lubrication for routine maintenance, with others that can record the last and next maintenance period for lubrication.
Label Source supply an extensive range of labels for use in recording maintenance of equipment, plant and machinery, which are relevant for whichever type of maintenance system adopted. The ranges include our maintenance labels, maintenance tags, aluminium foil labels, write and seal labels, and equipment status labels and tags. Also, many others are produced to customer specification to include company information and inspection criteria.
So as part of your maintenance regime use these label and tag products to assist in safe maintenance practices for your workers and the environment, to provide lower process downtime through equipment failures, more efficient use of resources, and enhanced product quality.
We've told you before about the gruesome accidents that can occur when somebody is working on a machine and somebdoy else switches the machine on. Limbs and even lives have been lost because people sometimes don't think before activating potentially hazardous equipment.
Fortunately, there is a way to prevent accidents like this: maintenance tags! Service personnel can attach these semi-rigid plastic tags to the machines they're working on, letting everybody else know that those machines are not to be used until further notice.
Proper use of these labels can quite literally be a lifesaver. Far too many maintenance personnel have been killed by the machines they work on, and a number of these deaths might have been prevented if the maintenance work had been more clearly signposted. If, for example, you went home tonight and saw a 'Do Not Start - Men Working on Machine' tag on your oven, would you switch it on?
We sell a range of maintenance tags here at Label Source; each one gives clear instructions (e.g. 'Do Not Operate', 'Do Not Open Valve'), and some are designed to warn of more specific hazards, such as high voltages, poisonous gas, and asbestos dust.
Click here to see our full range of maintenance tags - they could save somebody's life!
Falls from heights remains the most common cause of workplace fatalities in the UK, with 39 deaths in 2013-14, which was 29% of total fatalities as reported by the HSE. It is a figure that remains stubbornly high, while there has been progress in reducing numbers, reported by employees, from other causes in the last five years. While the level of reported non-fatal injuries from falls was 2895 in 2013-14, well below the peak of 4684 of 2008-09, still there is much more training and safety education required to continue this downward trend.
Furthermore, fall injuries led to 567,000 working days (as reported by employees) lost in 2013-14, and there were 5952 recorded fall from height injuries from the same grouping.
The major industry for fatalities continues to be construction, including electricians and roofers, with other high risk sectors being agriculture, water supply, manufacturing, transport and storage, administration and support (the last mentioned including landscape gardeners, window cleaners and even social care workers).
In 2013-14 there were 73 convictions for breaches of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, slightly down on the peak figure of 81 in 2012-13, and the average fine was in excess of £8000.00.
Major causes of falls from height include falling through fragile surfaces, being hit by falling objects, operating in dangerous areas, coming into contact with machinery as a result of a fall, use of inadequate work equipment, or misuse of such equipment.
To emphasise the dangers of working at heights, Label Source supply a range of health and safety signs to warn of the inherent risks and dangers, as well as mandatory notices for the use of personal protective equipment, and maintenance labels and tags for use on work equipment.
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) requires work equipment and plant to be maintained so it remais safe and the maintenance operation is carried out safely.
Maintenance of plant and equipment in an industrial factiory is carried out to prevent any problems from arising, to put faults right and to ensure any equipment is working effectively. Plant maintenance usually refers to the strategies, methods and practices used to keep an industrial factory running smoothly. Plant maintenance can include anything from regular checks of equipment to make sure they function properly to even making sure rubbish bins and toilets are cleaned properly. Mainenance may be part of a planned programme or may have to be carried out at short notice after a breakdown. It always involves non-routine activities and can expose those involved (and others) to a range of risks.
Plant Maintenance Labels
The primary aim of plant maintenance is to create a productive working environment that is also safe for workers and any visitors to the plant. A successful maintenance programme will make both plant and equipment more reliable. Fewer breakdwons will mean less dangerous contact with machinery is required, as well as providing better productivity and efficiency and consequently lowering costs.
Plant Maintenance and Electrical Tags
Label Source offers a variety of Plant Maintenance Signs, Labels and Tags, all of which can be used in the maintenance of industrial premises and the associated equipment, machinery, fittings, fixtures, instruments and tools. Our range of plant maintenance products alert users, machine operators and any service personell of rsisk or dangers associated with using the equipment in the plant. We also supply a range of maintenance labels that can be used to assist in the regular inspection and servicing of your machinery.
Electrical Maintenance Safety Signs
If you can't find the Plant Maintenance labels that you are looking for, or if you simply wish to discuss some of our plant maintenance products then call Label Source on 0800 3761 693 from the UK, or 0044 1443 842769 if you're calling from abroad.
Plant Maintenance Equipment Labels
