Honorable mention: free pipe marking guide

This site has a great free pipe marking guide, plus access to other free guides. They will even ship you printed versions of their guides for free:

http://www.industrialsafetyguides.com/index.html

You should pay a visit to see what they have. The pipe marking guide is good, but you should also check out the ANSI labeling guide and arc flash guide.

Less expensive than Brady?

Is there a labeling option that is less expensive than Brady? Many who are looking into OSHA compliant labeling find that Brady GlobalMark or MiniMark systems are simply too expensive. These machines and their supplies can cost too much to allow a small business to print their own custom OSHA labels.

Of course, with the advent of the Internet it has become easy to shop around for a better offer. Brady and DuraLabel printers and supplies are too expensive, but there is another alternative that can save a company hundreds or even thousands of dollars. This site links to such a labeling printer:

http://www.workplacesafetyid.com/labeling_printer.html

The labeling printer shown on this site, if you follow the links in the page above, has supplies that are DuraLabel compatible, and that work as well or better than supplies provided by the original equipment manufacturer. Their prices are hard to beat when compared with Brady or DuraLabel prices too.

OSHA and labels

It is often said that OSAH does not require labels. While regulations may not always spell out word for word what you should do to make your facility as safe as possible, it certainly makes sure you know how to do it. OSHA gives very specific information on how to label a variety of hazards, and also notes that it is a legal responsibility to make sure those hazards are properly communicated.

Obviously, labeling hazards is not all you need to do. Hazard communication involves safety labeling under OSHA compliance, but it also requires a full communication of hazards. This means clear, easy to read labels that are made to last, coupled with a hazard communication program within your organization. Safety labels alone are not enough- your employees need to know how to read them, and what they mean.

http://www.oshalabel.com/ is a site that can help with OSHA labeling compliance. They can point you to information on OSHA label printers, such as this one: http://www.oshalabel.com/safety_label_printer.html They can also provide you with information on OSHA 1910 compliance.