If your work involves hazardous substances or chemicals, it's vitally important that the correct safety labels are put in place. Safety labels are important as they ensure your workers and public are safe by ensuring they're aware of the presence of harmful chemicals. 

Whatever the chemical and substance may be, we're confident we supply the correct safety label to prevent any risk of contact. Our chemical labels have been designed to educate and protect anyone who works with hazardous chemicals and substance. They're highly visible, versatile, and use internationally-recognisable symbols, allowing even them to be easily identifiable by everyone. 

Our range of safety labels includes: 

Hazard Wrning Diamond labels 

Our hazard warning diamond labels are used for the storage and transportation an extensive range of hazardous goods and substances. All of these labels are self-adhesive to allow you to apply them with ease. They're made from vinyl, and come in a variety of sizes to suit your requirements. They're produced to BS 5609 standards; and conform to DR, RID, IATA and IMDG requirements. To view this range, please click here.

GHS Labels

Our GHS labels allow you to clearly identify any potential hazards and reduce any risk of an accident. GHS stands for Globally Harmonised System, and this system is the international standard for labeling. Our GHS labels covers all areas, and with GHS regulations becoming legally binding in the UK in 2015, these labels will not only keep you safe, but will also keep you on the right side of the law.  To view our range of GHS labels, click here.

UN Labels 

Un labels are used to alert people of the transport of hazardous materials and substances. These labels help emergency services identify that a vehicle contains hazardous materials and substances that may cause harm. These labels comply with BS 5609, and meets the requirements for RID, IATA, ADR and IMDG. These UN labels feature four digit numbers that have been assigned to hazardous substances by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. To view our selection of Un Labels, please click here.

For more information, you can get in touch or call us on 0800 3761 693. 

In environments which involve working closely with dangerous chemicals, it is of great importance that possible hazards are clearly identified, in order to preserve and uphold the safety measures which are put in place to prevent incidents.

The most efficient, universal technique for pointing out these hazards, is with tailored GHS labels, which are designed to provide a clear visual warning in any part of the world. Each of these labels has a unique symbol for risks ranging from explosive chemicals to pressurised gasses, which is printed within a prominent, red diamond shape.

(This sign outlines the categories of each hazard symbol)

 For those who require GHS labels on a regular basis, or have a large marking operation to complete, we have a number of printable GHS labels to choose from:

GHS Labels for Thermal Printers

These customisable labels are suitable for use with thermal printers, and are available in a variety of size options:

15mm x 15mm

25mm x 25mm

50mm x 50mm

100mm x 100mm

GHS Labels for Laser Printers

These printable GHS labels are intended for use with laser printers, and are also available to order in choice of 4 roll/sheet sizes:

74mm x 105mm

148mm x 105mm

148mm x 210mm

297mm 210mm

To see our full range of printable GHS labels, or to browse the rest of our label options, click here!

If you've seen our range of hazard warning diamond labels for hazardous goods and substances, you may have wondered why these diamond-shaped stickers come in so many different colours and what each of those colours actually means. Today, we'd like to try and explain.

Below, we discuss hazard label meanings, how the colour code works and why you should be using them.

Chemical Hazard Label Colours, Explained

The colour of a hazard label depends on the type of hazard it identifies. For example:

Orange: Explosives (or Irritants)

Orange labels are used to identify explosive substances and articles. Some labels show the sensitivity of the explosive materials using a numerical scale ranging from 1.1 (mass explosion hazard) to 1.6 (extremely insensitive explosives). Orange labels are sometimes also used to identify irritants.

Green: Compressed Gases

Green labels identify compressed gases or items containing compressed gases.

Red: Flammable

Red means fire and so red hazard labels are used to identify flammable goods (including solids, liquids and gases).

Blue: Dangerous When Wet

If a certain article or substance is dangerous when wet, it may be marked with a blue hazard diamond label like this.

Yellow: Oxidising Agents

Yellow labels denote the presence of hazardous oxidising agents.

Black & White: Miscellaneous

Hazards that do not fit into any of the categories described above may be labelled using a black-and-white diamond like the one shown above.

For example, we sell black-and-white labels for corrosive chemicals, toxic/poisonous goods, radioactive materials, infectious substances, and marine pollutants.

Why Are Chemical Hazard Labels Important?

Chemical hazard labels are important for a few key reasons, namely:

• They categorise risks so staff can take appropriate steps to protect themselves
• They help labs, factories and companies to organise chemicals
• They help to outline steps set out in risk assessments

If you don’t use a hazard label, then it becomes difficult to categorise a risk it carries. To an untrained eye, most chemicals look the same – without labels, staff wouldn’t be to quickly protect and safeguard themselves.

What Are The Laws Surrounding Chemical Hazard Labels?

Under UK law, you need to use chemical hazard labels that comply with:

• CLP
• COSHH
• GHS
• REACH

These four acronyms essentially mean the same thing: to use labels that make sense across countries and cultures. They push forward a homogenised labelling system, where pictograms can be understood by anyone.

At Label Source, we stock labels that comply with all three of the above and will be compliant for the long term.

For more information on labelling regulations, consider reading our blog post on the subject: GHS: What Is A GHS Label and Why Is It Used?

Browse Our Range of Chemical Hazard Labels Today

At Label Source, we stock a range of chemical hazard labels for a multitude of uses. No matter what you need, you can trust us to supply high-quality, durable solutions.

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In order to protect employees and members of the public from harm, it is vitally important that chemical hazard labels are used by businesses who deal with potentially harmful chemicals.

Whatever the point of contact may be, it is paramount that the proper warnings are provided for substances which possess any of the following, hazardous qualities:

• Flammable, explosive or oxidising - Substances which present significant risks of when stored in certain conditions, or exposed to certain substances.
• Toxic - Substances which present a risk of contamination or poisoning.
• Corrosive - Chemicals such as acids, which are able to cause damage to human skin and other materials they come into contact with.
• Gases Under Pressure - Gases stored in compression containers, which present a risk of releasing the gas contained at a rapid rate if damaged.

& more, including irritants, and substances which may harm the environment.

In order to prevent damage and injury due to these risks, chemical hazard labels should be used at each point of potential contact, in order to ensure that the warnings are maintained at all times. 

Chemical Hazard Labels should be used:

• In workplaces with hazardous chemicals present, such as laboratories and hospitals.
• On containers which are being used to store and transport hazardous goods.
• On vehicles which are used to transport potentially dangerous chemicals.
• During the production and packaging of substances.

If your business deals with potentially harmful chemicals, which have the ability to impact the health and well-being of those who may come into contact with them, then be sure to use chemical hazard labels and signs! These are needed to provide effective warnings of the risks connected with these substances, and instructions for dealing with the substances.

Our full selection of dangerous chemical labels has labels to suit a wide variety of purposes, and can be found here.