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The electrician labels worth printing are the ones that follow a job from start to finish: something on the breaker when you switch off, a chart and test notices at the board, pass or fail stickers on appliances, and warnings where a risk stays after you drive away. Add a few proper signs for switch rooms, a magnet for the van and a supply of carbonless job sheets, and that is nearly everything an electrical firm prints. Below they are in the order you reach for them, with sizes and the material that suits each spot.
Stage 1: switching off safely #
Before any work starts, the isolator or breaker you have turned off wants a Do Not Switch On isolation label. There are two sizes, the smaller 96 × 45 mm and the taller 96 × 68 mm. A sticker cannot stop anyone flicking a switch, so think of it as the note that explains your padlock: why the circuit is dead and who to ask. Lock-off kit plus label, every time.
Stage 2: electrician labels at the consumer unit #
When the next person opens the board, whether another spark or the householder, your labels are the first thing they read. Each one prints your firm’s name, a phone number and your registration number as plain text. Grouping them by size makes ordering quicker:
| Size | Labels in that size |
|---|---|
| 96 × 45 mm | RCD test notice; surge protection (SPD) label; earthing and bonding connection label |
| 96 × 68 mm | EICR periodic inspection label; dual supply and solar PV warning |
| 110 × 75 mm or 94 × 140 mm | Circuit chart listing each way, what it feeds and its rating |
The RCD label reminds the user to press the test button now and then. The EICR label records who inspected, when, and when the next inspection is recommended. The solar PV warning belongs at the board, the meter, the inverter and every isolator in the system.
Charts: fill in by hand or print the list
On a one-off board swap, the write-on circuit chart, ruled for ways 1 to 6, is quickest: pen it in on site. On a development with a dozen identical boards, type the circuit list into the extra wording box and every chart in the order comes out the same. The chart is a handy summary, never a substitute for the certificate and the schedule of test results.
Stage 3: PAT and routine test labels #
Pass stickers for PAT work say “PAT Tested” and “PASSED” and leave ruled spaces for the date, the next due date, the tester’s name and an asset number. Go for 51 × 25 mm on small things such as kettles, phone chargers and drills, and 62 × 33 mm when you want your logo and number visible on a PC or a larger machine. The pass labels and red fail labels share those two sizes, and a fail sticker goes right by the plug so it is seen before anyone switches on. For clients who number every item, asset labels come in the same pair of sizes.
Maintenance contracts add two more: emergency lighting test stickers at 62 × 33 mm or 76 × 51 mm, and fire alarm test stickers at 96 × 68 mm.
Stage 4: labels that stay behind #
- Unexpected voltage: a warning for covers and enclosures, at 62 × 33 mm or 96 × 45 mm.
- EV charge points: a 110 × 75 mm label with the installer’s details, where the isolator is and who to call for a service. Paper versions come in packs from 8.
- Installed by: 96 × 68 mm, so the customer knows who fitted the appliance when it needs attention.
- Out of service: 110 × 75 mm “Do Not Use” labels for kit that has failed or is waiting on parts.
You will find all of them in the trade and compliance labels range, and bigger packs bring the cost of each label down.
Picking a material for electrician labels #
Where the label lives decides the material, and so does the pen in your pocket.
- Matt paper takes a biro or a permanent pen. It is the everyday pick for indoor, dry PAT testing.
- Gloss paper gives brighter colour, but pen ink sits on the shiny surface, so keep it for labels printed in full.
- Waterproof polypropylene with a matt laminate handles lofts, garages, meter cupboards and outside isolators. Use a permanent marker on it; a biro will not bite.
Packs start small on paper (48 PAT labels) and large on polypropylene (1,000), so a sole trader doing a few offices a month normally sticks with paper. There is more in waterproof labels.
Stage 5: signs for switch rooms and plant #
A label marks part of the installation; a sign warns people about a whole room or a piece of kit. Our electrical safety signs carry the ISO 7010 W012 symbol, a lightning bolt in a yellow triangle, with wording such as High Voltage, Electric Shock Risk, Buried Cables, Danger of Death, or a stated voltage like 240 V or 415 V. Sizes go from A4 up to A1, on 3 mm Foamex for inside walls, 3 mm Dibond for fences and outdoor plant, or self-adhesive vinyl for smooth cabinet doors. For the switch room door itself, a narrow “No Admittance” high-voltage strip comes in 200 × 50, 250 × 75 or 297 × 100 mm.
Bigger signs read from further away: roughly 8 m for A4, 12 m for A3, 17 m for A2 and 24 m for A1. The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996 require a sign wherever a significant risk is left after other controls, and your risk assessment tells you where that is. The HSE electricity pages cover the wider duties, and safety sign colours and shapes explains why warnings are yellow.
Stage 6: the van #
Magnetic van signs use 900µ magnetic sheet. Pick A2 (420 × 594 mm) for a door, or a longer panel at 900 × 450, 1000 × 500 or 1000 × 600 mm; Standard takes 5 working days. Less is more on the layout: the business name, a few words on what you do, a phone number big enough to read in traffic, and your registration number as text. Membership logos belong to the schemes that license them, which is why we print the number instead. Take the magnet off every few days, wipe and dry the paint underneath, and see magnetic car signs for the routine.
Stage 7: paperwork #
A5 NCR invoice books hold 50 sets each, numbered, in two, three or four parts. They are slower to make than stickers: 9 working days on Express, 10 on Standard, 12 on Saver. Order the next batch while a couple of books are still in the van. Business cards are the usual 85 × 55 mm, on 350gsm or 450gsm silk. How the copies work is covered in carbonless paper.
Just starting out, or kitting out a new van? The Electrician Starter Pack puts it in one order: 560 small PAT pass stickers and 70 fail stickers (both 51 × 25 mm), 250 double-sided business cards on 350gsm silk with a matt laminate, and two A5 duplicate invoice books. It costs 10% less than buying those items separately at today’s prices, both totals are shown on the page, and what is in the box cannot be swapped.
Before you order #
- Read your registration number back one character at a time. It appears on every label you order.
- Indoors and dry means matt paper; damp, dusty or outdoor means polypropylene.
- Stickers leave us 3 working days after confirmation on Express, 5 on Standard or 7 on Saver.
- Lay it out in the online designer and check it carefully on screen, or upload your own file and a person will check it for free.
- Delivery to the UK mainland is £7.95, and free on orders of £100 or more.
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