Category

Health & Safety

15/02/2023

Is it essential for you to regularly inspect ladders in the workplace?

Organisations must manage the external environment to successfully operate. A key external force is the Government, which sets rules and regulations to ensure that employees are working in a safe manner. Using ladders within an organisation is deemed risky, therefore, it isvery importantto assess and monitor the safe use of them. When would a ladder be needed in the workplace? Ladders are used in situations at work where the employee needs to be operating at a higher level, such as managing stock on a high shelf in a warehouse, or... Read More

30/01/2023

Some general inspection labels explained.

As the world continuously grows, and additional sectors are founded, business requirements also increase. As of 2023, there are approximately 11 sectors globally, which can be broken down into 50+ industries. To help these industries function correctly, the relevant regulations and safety measures need to be in place. As calibration, maintenance and servicing take place within organisations, there needs to be a record kept, which can be done through labelling. Pat Labels Online offers a wide range of general inspection labels, covering all major industries. Calibration record labels The operational... Read More

23/01/2023

Is your organisation aware of UKCA regulations?

Brexit was a historic event for Great Britain, therefore, organisations across many sectors will be impacted in a multitude of ways, for decades to come. Following the nations exit from Europe, some regulations have changed, so businesses are now required to change from ‘CE’ marking to ‘UKCA’ marking. What is UKCA marking? The Government are key external stakeholders to all organisations and can have a profound impact on operations through the change of laws and legislation. To begin with, the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed marking) system will directly align with... Read More

Caution - Electricity 03/09/2019

Keeping Everyone Safe with Our Health and Safety Labels

Technology and industry have provided us with a modern world in which we can order products to be brought from thousands of miles away in a matter of hours and have access to the sum of human knowledge at the flick of a switch, a world in which one person can quickly and efficiently handle loads weighing more than the largest living animals and communicate to the furthest reaches of the planet in an instant of time.  The price we pay for this astonishing utility is that we are surrounded... Read More

Health and Safety Labels 03/09/2019

Health and Safety Labels and The Types Available

Workers in the UK and Europe are among the safest in the world.  This is largely thanks to stringent yet reasonable health and safety legislation for workplaces and public spaces, and the safety-conscious culture which has resulted.  We go about our daily business, safe in the knowledge that any threat to our wellbeing will have been assessed, minimized, and if necessary, clearly labelled by those responsible. As a result of this approach, we see safety signs every day, to the point where we seldom notice them unless we are utilizing... Read More

health and safety stickers 20/06/2019

Why you should ensure Health and Safety Labels are displayed throughout your premises

In a situation where our personal safety is at risk, we would all prefer to be instructed on how to protect ourselves in a clear and concise manner.  The safety labels we encounter in workplaces,  public buildings, and other situations are designed to do just that.  Most governments in the developed world, including here in the UK, have enacted laws requiring safety stickers to be displayed whenever certain risks are present, such as flammable substances, volatile chemicals, or electricity.  If you are the owner of a company, a facilities manager,... Read More

Health and Safety Labels 02/10/2018

Do you know your Health and Safety Labels?

Putting up health and safety stickers is a crucial task in many types of environment in order to ensure that workers on a site remain safe and to make sure that employers meet their statutory requirements. However, we can be so used to seeing safety signs around that we often don’t notice them or think about why they are there. Here at PAT Labels Online we stock health and safety labels for almost every single danger, hazard or warning notice imaginable. But what types of safety labels are there? Here... Read More

Power Lines 18/08/2015
,

How to work safely near overhead power lines

Many people are killed and injured each year by coming in contact with live overhead power lines or when flashovers happen. The risk is even higher if your occupation involves tall vehicles and long equipment, for example, elevated work platforms, vehicle mounted cranes, scaffold poles or combines, sprayer booms and irrigation pipes. Accidents have happened after mistaking overhead power lines for telephone wires; add to the fact that electricity can, under moist conditions, pass through wood, plastic and even rubber then subsequently flash over, you don’t even need to be... Read More

Fuse 06/07/2015

How do fuses work?

While most of us know that without a fuse, a household plug, and whichever appliance it’s attached to, won’t work. A question frequently asked is “How does a fuse work, what is its purpose, and why it is important to fit the correct one?” In our world of hi tech appliances, fuses play a very important, but sometimes overlooked role which is frequently misunderstood. This can leave expensive electronic equipment inadequately protected and at risk. A plug fuse is a safety device which is connected into an electrical circuit to... Read More