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According to the National Safety Council, unintentional injuries are the fifth leading cause of death following heart disease, cancer, stroke, and respiratory diseases. It’s very important to label the hard-working electrical and utility areas in your home, shop or small business for safety. If you need to cut the power or turn off the gas or water in a hurry, labeling can prevent a potential disaster. Portable label printers like K-Sun’s LABELShop BEE3™ make the task easy, and professional labels are more durable, permanent and legible than the masking-tape-and-marker method.

• Label each circuit/fuse on electrical and circuit breaker panels with the appropriate area or appliance it serves.

• The master shut-off switch should be labeled in a distinctive color for immediate access. The Electrical Safety Foundation International recommends that every adult in a home, office or shop learn to safely access the electrical panel in order to turn off or restore power in an emergency.

• Label utility valves, such as water or natural gas, with instructions for shut-off or for directional/operational purposes.

• Pool equipment and other special utility areas in the home, shop or garage can be labeled and color-coded for operational/safety functions.

• Label areas for storing hazardous materials in the home, shop or garage with a brightly colored warning label reminder to “LOCK CABINET.” Add date labels when opening chemical containers to determine expiration or shelf life.

• Label the date when changing batteries in smoke alarms and other battery-operated appliances such as radios.

• Add a date label when filters in the heating or air conditioning systems are changed.

• Add a date label and service vendor information when servicing fire extinguishers or other appliances such as furnaces, washing machines, water heaters or water softeners.

• Label phone handsets and base stations with voice-mail access codes, address and emergency numbers including the poison hotline (1-800-222-1222), so a visitor or employee who needs to make an emergency call can see this information immediately.

For more information: http://www.electrical-safety.org or http://www.homesafetycouncil.org