| According to the National Safety Council, unintentional | | | | shut-off or for directional/operational purposes.o Pool |
| injuries are the fifth leading cause of death following | | | | equipment and other special utility areas in the home, |
| heart disease, cancer, stroke, and respiratory diseases. | | | | shop or garage can be labeled and color-coded for |
| It's very important to label the hard-working electrical | | | | operational/safety functions.o Label areas for storing |
| and utility areas in your home, shop or small business | | | | hazardous materials in the home, shop or garage with |
| for safety. If you need to cut the power or turn off the | | | | a brightly colored warning label reminder to "LOCK |
| gas or water in a hurry, labeling can prevent a potential | | | | CABINET." Add date labels when opening chemical |
| disaster. Portable label printers like K-Sun's | | | | containers to determine expiration or shelf life.o Label |
| LABELShop BEE3(TM) make the task easy, and | | | | the date when changing batteries in smoke alarms and |
| professional labels are more durable, permanent and | | | | other battery-operated appliances such as radios.o |
| legible than the masking-tape-and-marker method.o | | | | Add a date label when filters in the heating or air |
| Label each circuit/fuse on electrical and circuit breaker | | | | conditioning systems are changed.o Add a date label |
| panels with the appropriate area or appliance it | | | | and service vendor information when servicing fire |
| serves.o The master shut-off switch should be labeled | | | | extinguishers or other appliances such as furnaces, |
| in a distinctive color for immediate access. The | | | | washing machines, water heaters or water softeners.o |
| Electrical Safety Foundation International recommends | | | | Label phone handsets and base stations with |
| that every adult in a home, office or shop learn to | | | | voice-mail access codes, address and emergency |
| safely access the electrical panel in order to turn off or | | | | numbers including the poison hotline (1-800-222-1222), |
| restore power in an emergency.o Label utility valves, | | | | so a visitor or employee who needs to make an |
| such as water or natural gas, with instructions for | | | | emergency call can see this information immediately. |