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Barriers Protect and Save Lives
In many workplace situations, barricades provide the first line of defense against potentially hazardous areas.
Barricade tape is an extremely cost effective way to establish a clearly marked deterent.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines "barricade" as "an obstruction to deter the passage of persons or vehicles."
All sorts of situations warrant protection, from exposed wires, to moving machinery to high temperature valves are just a few of the potential dangers requiring barricades.
Many people do not even recognize the danger behind the barricade. Idiot-proofing should be your goal with barricades - be sure to include signs, warning lights and instructions if something should go wrong.
Barricade Tape Colors Also Tell a Story
Barricade tape colors, as decreed by OSHA, are as follows:
? Red / white for Fire Prevention and Protection Equipment
? Black / white for Housekeeping and Aisle Marking
? Magenta / yellow for Radiation Hazards
? Green / white for Safety and First Aid
? Blue / white for Defective Machinery
? Orange / white for Traffic and Caution Warning
? Black / yellow for Physical Hazards
While the colors have been chosen for you, the messaging on your barricade tape can be anything you want. In most instances, you will most likely want to purchase standard legends, but you can also buy customized tape. (Special orders of barricade tape are no problem, but like anything, you'll need to order a certain volume to bring the cost down.)
The industry standard is three-inch-wide tape by 1,000 feet long for disposable tapes. Other sizes exist, such as two, four and six-inch.
Most barricade tapes are two to four mil thick, non-adhesive and made from polyethylene. Dispensers, boxes and clips are some of the accessories for these tapes.
Reusable or reinforeced tapes are normally much thicker (up to 10 mil thick) and made from either polypropylene or nylon.
Certain industries have their own needs for special tape, such as biodegradeable tape used in paper and chemical plants. Biodegradable tapes are increasing in use for those hard-to-reach places.
Tape variations exist for special situations or industry-specific problems, such as the police or military.
Regardless of the particular tape that purchase for your application - barricade tapes are likely to be the most cost-effective safety aid you will ever buy.
