Built for outdoors. Made for Australian standards.
Electrical identification has to stay readable for the life of the installation, in sun, rain, dust and heat. Our labels are engraved into the material, not printed on it, so the marking cannot peel, scratch off or fade the way printed labels do.
Weatherproof
Engraved acrylic, panel-strip laminate and stainless steel stand up to outdoor weather, moisture and cleaning. Suitable for meter boxes, switchboards, solar, pumps and plant fitted outdoors.
Engraved, not printed
The text is cut into the surface and shows the colour beneath, so it stays sharp and high-contrast for years. Metal labels in 304 or 316 stainless suit coastal and harsh sites.
Made to the standards
Colours, sizes and wording are chosen so the labels can be used to meet the identification and warning requirements of the standards below.
Standards that call for electrical labelling
Wiring and switchboards
| AS/NZS 3000 | Electrical installations (Wiring Rules) Identification of switchboards, circuits, main switches, isolators and other switchgear, and the warning labels the Rules require. Markings must be legible and durable. |
| AS/NZS 61439 series | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies Marking and identification of assemblies, circuits and devices on switchboards and distribution boards (replaces the older AS/NZS 3439.1). |
| AS/NZS 60947 series | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear Marking and identification of individual devices such as circuit breakers, contactors and isolators. |
| AS/NZS 3100 | General requirements for electrical equipment Marking and rating information on electrical equipment. |
| AS/NZS 3017 | Electrical installations: verification guidelines Verification that circuits, switchboards and protective devices are correctly identified before an installation is energised. |
Solar, batteries and generators
| AS/NZS 5033 | Installation and safety requirements for photovoltaic (PV) arrays Warning and identification signs for PV arrays, DC isolators and cabling. |
| AS/NZS 4777 series | Grid connection of energy systems via inverters Labels for inverter isolators, main switchboards and multiple supply warnings (for example solar supply and main switch labels). |
| AS/NZS 5139 | Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment Warning and identification labels for battery systems and their isolation points. |
| AS/NZS 3010 | Electrical installations: generating sets Identification and warning labels for generating sets and the changeover arrangements that connect them. |
Special locations
| AS/NZS 3012 | Electrical installations: construction and demolition sites Identification of temporary switchboards, circuits and outlets on site. |
| AS/NZS 3001 series | Electrical installations: transportable structures and vehicles Identification and warnings for caravan, motorhome and transportable structure supplies. |
| AS/NZS 3002 | Electrical installations: shows and carnivals Identification of supplies and distribution for shows, carnivals and similar events. |
| AS/NZS 3004 series | Electrical installations: marinas and recreational boats Identification and warnings for marina supplies and boat electrical systems. |
Safe working, testing and signs
| AS/NZS 4836 | Safe working on or near low-voltage and extra-low-voltage electrical installations and equipment Isolation, lock-out and danger tags used to make equipment safe while it is worked on. |
| AS/NZS 3760 | In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment Test and tag identification of electrical equipment. |
| AS 1319 | Safety signs for the occupational environment Design, colours and wording of danger, warning, caution and mandatory signs. |
| AS 2700 | Colour standards for general purposes The standard colours used for safety and identification. |
| AS 1345 | Identification of the contents of pipes, conduits and ducts Identification of conduits and services. |
| AS 60529 | Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) The enclosure ratings that outdoor and wet-location equipment is built to. Our labels are made to stay legible on equipment fitted in these locations. |
Supplementary or alternative supply?
These two terms decide which main switch label an installation needs (AS/NZS 4777.1 cl 6.3, AS/NZS 3000 cl 2.3.3.5).
| Supplementary supply | Power that runs alongside the grid, for example a normal grid-connected solar inverter. It is not designed to keep the installation running if the grid fails. Label: MAIN SWITCH (INVERTER). The energy source may be added, for example MAIN SWITCH (SOLAR INVERTER). |
| Alternative supply | Power that can keep the installation (or part of it) running when the grid supply is interrupted, for example a battery with a multiple-mode inverter, or a generator. Label: MAIN SWITCH (ALTERNATIVE). AS/NZS 3000 also asks for the energy source, for example MAIN SWITCH (ALTERNATIVE - BATTERY). If one switch serves both kinds of supply, use the alternative label. |
The grid supply main switch is labelled MAIN SWITCH (GRID). An independent supply, which is not connected to the grid supply, is labelled MAIN SWITCH (INDEPENDENT).
Please note
Standards are amended and replaced, and state and territory regulators add their own rules. This list is a guide to where labelling is called for, not a full statement of what each standard requires. The installer or owner remains responsible for choosing the right labels and wording for the installation and for following the current edition of each standard and the rules of the local electrical regulator.