Polymer Fusion Labeling for
Hazardous Waste Devices
Hazardous Waste Labels
Hazardous waste labels are applied to a range of containers used for storing, transporting, or disposing of hazardous waste.
These labels need to be strong and resistant, capable of coping with exposure to various substances and chemicals, as well as dealing with different levels of environmental conditions.
Biohazard Labels
Biohazard labels are applied to a variety of containers and supplies that are used for storing, transporting, and disposing of biological waste materials like blood and other materials that may pose a risk of infection, sickness, or death.
Many biohazard labels will bear the traditional biohazard symbol and will often serve equally to convey information about a container and its contents. The durability of these labels is imperative to the safety of those handling these dangerous substances.
Chemical Hazard Labels
Labels for hazardous chemicals serve to communicate vital information regarding proper use, storage, transportation, and overall safety related to various hazardous chemical containers and their contents.
Many chemicals used in the medical world may be corrosive or toxic, so the appropriate placement and readability of hazardous chemical labels are extremely important.
Electrical Hazard Labels
Another example of essential labeling is electrical hazard warning labels. It’s important to affix these labels where there may be a risk of electrocution, fire, or other life-threatening hazards. Permanent labels providing crucial safety information are vitally important to those working with potentially hazardous electrical components.
Why Do Hazardous Waste Labels Fail?
When it comes to hazardous waste labels, as well as other important labeling in the fields of automotive or durable consumer goods, a range of manufacturing methods and adhesive techniques can be used.
However, most of these methods fail to provide the high levels of performance and durability that are needed when it comes to labels as vital as those related to hazardous waste.
Many containers used for medical waste, chemicals, and even electrical housing components are made from polyolefin thermoplastics, like HDPE and polypropylene. These plastics are versatile, durable, cost-effective, and easy to mold into various shapes. However, these materials are naturally stick-resistant, which creates problems for traditional labeling methods, which use adhesives in an attempt to stick to their no-stick surface.
A traditional adhesive-based hazardous waste label, for example, may not be able to adhere to the polyolefin components of waste containers. In addition, labels made using traditional methods may not be strong enough to resist exposure to certain kinds of chemicals or substances used for cleaning or sanitizing hazardous waste supplies, causing them to fade or even peel off from the containers over time, losing potentially vital information.
Where other methods fail, Polyfuze’s approaches the problem from a whole new direction with “polymer fusion technology”. Using labels comprised of pigmented plastic polymers, our technique essentially involves fusing a plastic label directly onto the plastic container, component, or other items resulting in a high-quality, truly permanent label for hazardous waste.
For any plastic part that needs a permanent label, Polyfuze’s polymer fusion technology works every time. Our medical, biohazard, and chemical hazard labels won’t fade away over time and have no risk of peeling off or separating from the items they’re attached to, providing critical information that could mean the difference between life and death.
FAQ
What is a Hazardous Waste Label?
A hazardous waste label provides information about use, storage, transportation, and overall safety related to hazardous waste supplies. It typically conveys information in the form of universal symbols and text, and such labels can be used for medical waste and other hazardous materials. It is imperative that these labels never fade or peel away, a problem that Polyfuze has found a permanent solution to.
How to Label Plastic Hazardous Waste Containers?
It is important that hazardous waste is labeled appropriately, providing vital information regarding safety and proper use. To ensure that these essential labels stay in place for the life of the product, polymer fusion labeling technology provided by Polyfuze is the solution.
How Many Types of Hazard Labels are There?
There are two main varieties of hazard warning labels: the GHS label and the general hazard label. A range of universal symbols and information may appear on these kinds of labels, alerting the viewer to the presence of different kinds of hazards, including biological, chemical, and electrical hazards.
What is Required on Hazardous Labels?
Hazardous waste containers must be labeled with information about the specific hazardous properties, as well as an EWC code and the quantity of waste material. Hazardous waste drum labels may also display the date on which the waste was produced.
What Type of Label is Required for Chemical Waste?
Chemical waste containers need appropriate chemical waste labels with information about the date the substance was made or stored and details about what kind of waste it is. It is important that these labels never peel or fade throughout the life of the container, a problem that Polyfuze addresses with polymer fusion labeling.
What is a Biohazard Label?
This is a specific type of label often bearing the biohazard symbol and is used for substances that could pose a threat of infection, which may include bodily fluids like blood. It is imperative that labels with information related to storage and transportation of these substances remain in place, which is why polymer fusion labeling by Polyfuze is the best solution.
Can Biohazard Labels Be Any Color?
No, biohazard labels must always be orange or red-orange, with the biohazard symbol in a clearly visible color, like black, to avoid any kind of confusion when viewing the label. It is also important that these colors never fade or peel away, which is why polymer fusion labels provided by Polyfuze are a great solution for biohazard labeling.
A hazardous waste label provides information about use, storage, transportation, and overall safety related to hazardous waste supplies. It typically conveys information in the form of universal symbols and text, and such labels can be used for medical waste and other hazardous materials. It is imperative that these labels never fade or peel away, a problem that Polyfuze has found a permanent solution to.
It is important that hazardous waste is labeled appropriately, providing vital information regarding safety and proper use. To ensure that these essential labels stay in place for the life of the product, polymer fusion labeling technology provided by Polyfuze is the solution.
There are two main varieties of hazard warning labels: the GHS label and the general hazard label. A range of universal symbols and information may appear on these kinds of labels, alerting the viewer to the presence of different kinds of hazards, including biological, chemical, and electrical hazards.
Hazardous waste containers must be labeled with information about the specific hazardous properties, as well as an EWC code and the quantity of waste material. Hazardous waste drum labels may also display the date on which the waste was produced.
Chemical waste containers need appropriate chemical waste labels with information about the date the substance was made or stored and details about what kind of waste it is. It is important that these labels never peel or fade throughout the life of the container, a problem that Polyfuze addresses with polymer fusion labeling.
This is a specific type of label often bearing the biohazard symbol and is used for substances that could pose a threat of infection, which may include bodily fluids like blood. It is imperative that labels with information related to storage and transportation of these substances remain in place, which is why polymer fusion labeling by Polyfuze is the best solution.
No, biohazard labels must always be orange or red-orange, with the biohazard symbol in a clearly visible color, like black, to avoid any kind of confusion when viewing the label. It is also important that these colors never fade or peel away, which is why polymer fusion labels provided by Polyfuze are a great solution for biohazard labeling.