Labels Save Lives - Ways to Label the Hard Working Areas in Your Home, Shop & Small Business

According to the National Safety Council, unintentionalshut-off or for directional/operational purposes.o Pool
injuries are the fifth leading cause of death followingequipment 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 electricaloperational/safety functions.o Label areas for storing
and utility areas in your home, shop or small businesshazardous materials in the home, shop or garage with
for safety. If you need to cut the power or turn off thea brightly colored warning label reminder to "LOCK
gas or water in a hurry, labeling can prevent a potentialCABINET." Add date labels when opening chemical
disaster. Portable label printers like K-Sun'scontainers to determine expiration or shelf life.o Label
LABELShop BEE3(TM) make the task easy, andthe date when changing batteries in smoke alarms and
professional labels are more durable, permanent andother battery-operated appliances such as radios.o
legible than the masking-tape-and-marker method.oAdd a date label when filters in the heating or air
Label each circuit/fuse on electrical and circuit breakerconditioning systems are changed.o Add a date label
panels with the appropriate area or appliance itand service vendor information when servicing fire
serves.o The master shut-off switch should be labeledextinguishers or other appliances such as furnaces,
in a distinctive color for immediate access. Thewashing machines, water heaters or water softeners.o
Electrical Safety Foundation International recommendsLabel phone handsets and base stations with
that every adult in a home, office or shop learn tovoice-mail access codes, address and emergency
safely access the electrical panel in order to turn off ornumbers 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 foremergency call can see this information immediately.