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!
