Making OSHA Labels & Signs

When it comes to safety, communication is critical. This includes training, as well as communicating information about hazards directly at the point of need. That's why OSHA and ANSI compliant labels and signs are needed. And that's what you get with DuraLabel printers.

DuraLabel printers are available in a variety of sizes and models - there are six to choose from, so you can get exactly the right printer for your OSHA labeling and sign making needs. The handheld DuraLabel 2000 is lightweight and it uses supplies up to two inches in width. On the other end of the scale is the large format DuraLabel 9000 - the printer that makes sign printing in a fast, simple job.

You need OSHA compliant safety labels and signs. Everyone does. With a DuraLabel printer you can make the OSHA labels and signs you need, when you need them.

Call 1-888-326-9244 today for more information. You'll be glad you did.

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New Warehouse Safety Guide

DuraLabel has just released their newest safety guide, the Warehouse Safety Hazards & Solutions Guide (get your free copy).

This new safety guide discusses the most common types of accidents in warehouses (based on OSHA) and solutions to prevent those types of accidents from happening. It helps identify safety areas that you don't want to miss addressing in your warehouse.

Request your free copy of the Warehouse Safety Hazards & Solutions guide today.

Take The Safety Sign Test

Can you find the ten problems in this photograph of a safety sign?

Take the safety sign test on our web site to see how many problems you can spot. This ten question online quiz does not require a sign-up... see whether you can spot all ten problems.

This quiz is provided in conjunction with an article about safety signs in this month's issue of Facility Safety Management. Read the article to learn about the the 12 Common & Costly Compliance Mistakes related to sign making.

What Makes A Good OSHA Safety Sign?

What makes a good OSHA safety sign? A DuraLabel 9000 printer, of course.

The DuraLabel 9000 (aka. DL9000) prints clear, durable signs and labels using a wide range of supplies. The means you'll have the right supply for the job.

Learn more about the DL9000 Sign Printer.

With it's nine inch width the DL9000 prints most OSHA safety signs in a single pass. But if you need larger signs that's not a problem. The DL9000 automatically tiles larger signs across two or more strips of vinyl. Create an 18" x 36" OSHA safety sign with just two strips of nine inch vinyl.

What about color? It's not a problem for the DL9000 sign printer. Combined with the DuraLabel Multi-Color Custom Label Service this monochrome printer quickly and economically makes custom color labels. Making customer color safety signs has finally become affordable.

Plus the DL9000 sign printer is fast and easy to set up and use. From the start to finish the DL9000 has been engineered as a winning safety tool. Call 1-888-326-9244 today to find out how a DL9000 sign printer can help you.

Safety Signs - Don't Relax Because It's Summer

It's summer time, and the living is easy... or so say the words of an old song. But the living is only easy when safety hazards have been eliminated, guarded against, or properly identified with safety signs and labels. A valuable tool to help you comply with the latest requirements of ANSI Z535 is the OSHA Safety Sign Best Practices Guide. This best practices guide is available free from Graphic Products.

The OSHA Safety Sign Best Practices Guide shows you the latest definitions of signal words and colors used on safety signs. It also shows the latest ANSI symbols, and describes when each type of sign is used. Overall you get a concise guide to making safety signs, that covers everything you need to know right through good sign maintenance for long life.

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New Safety Label Printer For Hospital And Medical Facilities

The DuraLabel LabPRO has just been announced by Graphic Products. This is an industrial grade (meaning heavy duty) printer, with a huge selection of supplies. It uses tapes from 1/2" up to four inches in width. Some of the supplies that are available include:

o Clear-Matte Poly Tape
o Cryogenic VialWRAP Tape
o Cryogenic VialWRAP Tape (Color-Code)
o Cryogenic Label Tape
o Custom Multi-Color Labels
o Electrostatic Dissipative Label Tape (ESD)
o Extended-Life Vinyl Tape
o Fluorescent Tape
o Frozen Specimen Label Tape
o Glove-Peel Vinyl Tape
o High-Tack Label Tape
o Laboratory Tamper-Evident Tape (Destruct.)
o Magnetic Label Tape
o Medical Inspections Label Tape (Embossable)
o MedTag Tape
o Photoluminescent Tape
o Repositionable Tape
o SlideChem Label Tape
o SlideWrap Tape (Self-Laminating)
o Universal Medical Label Tape
o Write-On Medical Label Tape

The DuraLabel LabPRO uses permanent thermal transfer printing using resin ribbons. The result are labels that don't fade in sunlight and printing that survives extreme hot and cold temperatures.

One of the most pleasing aspects of the DuraLabel LabPRO is that it is designed for anyone to use. If you've used Microsoft Word, you can print labels. Templates, included with the printer, get you started quickly. Plus the included ILS software provide easy-to-use database software to handle applications such as RTK and arc flash labeling.

Use this link to check out the new DuraLabel LabPRO hospital and medical printer.

Unique (And Free) Safety Poster

A new safety poster from Graphic Products is unique and attention grabbing. Designed to look like a concert poster, it presents the latest ANSI Z535 standards in a fun and interesting way. It provides an effective tool for helping employees become familiar with the latest standards that apply to making safety signs and labels.

This new safety poster is a limited edition poster. A total of 2,500 copies will be made and then the poster will be discontinued. Each poster is numbered and posters are available on a first-come, first served basis. They are only available to people who work in industries, companies or agencies whose work requires the use of safety signs and labels. These posters are not available to collectors and can not be sent to home addresses.

Use this link to go to the Graphic Products web site to request your copy of this limited edition safety poster.

ANSI Z535 Safety Sign Standards

OSHA specifies that safety signs are required, and that those safety signs themselves must be safe (no sharp edges, for example). But it is the ANSI Z535 code that specifies the standards for how a safety sign needs to look and what the pictograms and symbols used on the safety sign must look like.

A new version of ANSI Z535 was issued in 2006 that specified new safety sign design standards as well as new standards for symbols. However, a transition period is allowed during which the old signs are still acceptable. But it is intended to be a transition period... the old signs will need to be replaced. a good option for creating new safety signs is the new DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer. It prints on supplies up to nine inches in width, and has standard size die-cut danger, and other types of safety signs available. You can quickly and easily make the new safety signs you need.

To serve as a guide for making safety signs that conform to the new standards, the new OSHA Safety Sign Best Practices Guide provides information about the current ANSI Z535 code, including the new symbols. The DuraLabel 9000 comes with a complete library of safety symbols that include the new ANSI safety sign symbols.

Making OSHA Safety Signs and Labels

OSHA Safety Sign & Label Making Best Practices Guide

This new guide details the latest OSHA and ANSI safety sign and label making standards, including describing the new ANSI pictogram and symbols standards. It provides detailed coverage that starts with an introduction to safety signs and labels, and includes descriptions of:

OSHA Compliant Safety Signs & Labels
Sign and Label Classifications
Safety Symbols

...and how to create your own, custom safety signs and labels, that are compliant with all OSHA and ANSI standards.