As a leading manufacturer of labels to the chemical industry, Hibiscus was a long-standing partner of OKI, offering their Managed Print Services for over a decade, until they began to terminate these contracts in late 2021. With OKI withdrawing their MPS we actively engaged with leading printer manufacturers to find Read more…
The EU has passed numerous directives and regulations to help keep people safe when using and transporting potentially hazardous flammable substances and there are long-standing treaties such as ADR and RID that regulate their transportation by road and rail. An important part of ensuring the safe transportation, and end use, of flammable Read more…
The Lexmark CS820de Printer. Here’s 5 reasons to consider the new Lexmark CS820de Printer, for your On-Demand Chemical Labelling needs…. 1. Reduced Label Costs Sometimes you only need a small quantity of custom printed labels. With the Lexmark CS820de you can print as many, or as few, as you need – Read more…
Our Exclusive Lexmark printer range can keep you in control of your label production, printing fully-compliant chemical labels on-demand, just when you need them. Durable and reliable, these printers, as supplied by Hibiscus PLC, have been specially calibrated to give the best possible performance in hazardous goods labelling applications, providing Read more…
What are Limited Quantities? Limited Quantities refers to dangerous goods that are shipped in small containers which are packed in boxes or shrink-wrapped trays. Because smaller quantities of hazardous materials packed in individual bottles pose less of a risk than when they are transported in larger volumes, some of the Read more…
The EU has passed numerous directives and regulations to help keep people safe when using and transporting potentially dangerous corrosive substances and there are long-standing treaties such as ADR and RID that regulate their transportation by road and rail. An important part of ensuring the safe transportation, and end use, of corrosive Read more…
What is an Overpack? Overpacks are enclosures used by shippers to contain one or more packages of dangerous goods to form a single handling unit. This makes handling and stowage more convenient during transport. Overpacks usually take the shape of several crates or boxes that have been secured to a Read more…
Class 6 labels (toxic labels) are used for the identification of toxic and infectious substances during transportation. When you think of toxic substances you probably imagine billowing green clouds of industrial waste, crumbling buildings filled with deadly blue asbestos, or yellow wallpaper suffused with lethal arsenic pigments? The images that first spring Read more…
Labelling and Marking Radioactive Materials The labelling and marking requirements for radioactive materials can vary depending on the mode of transport used and the precise nature and quantity of the substance. Here are a few general principles which can be followed, along with checking the exact requirements in the appropriate Read more…
The EU has passed numerous directives and regulations to help keep people safe when using and transporting potentially hazardous substances. The Miscellaneous Class 9 label is used for the transportation of substances and articles that are not covered by the other classes. WHAT ARE CLASS 9 Dangerous Goods? Miscellaneous, Class Read more…
The Cargo Aircraft Only Label (CAO Label – IATA) These bright orange labels warn airline shipping personnel NOT to load dangerous cargo onto PASSENGER aircraft due to the threat that it may pose to the safety of the aircraft and its passengers. The CAO label is required for all consignments Read more…
Due to a number of requests, we have now added the UN3373, Biological Substance Category B label, to our online shop. Diagnostic specimens assigned to UN 3373 include Monkey Pox virus samples. Mainly found in parts of central or west Africa, the likelihood of catching Monkey Pox in non-endemic countries Read more…