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Keep track of your quality control testing with our wide range of quality control labels and quality control stickers, including calibration labels, inspection labels, maintenance labels and servicing labels. Most of our QC inspection stickers can be written on, allowing you to record quality control details for the item.

Choose from a range of different types of QC labels, including, Tamper-resistant QC inspection labels and Self-laminating QC passed labels. We supply QC labels made from different materials, such as foil, nylon cloth and self-adhesive nylon. We offer custom-made QC stickers which are printed with zero fuss direct to you from our UK hub.

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Quality Control Labels – What You Need to Know


Quality control is one of the cornerstones of any industry. It boosts safety and ensures customer satisfaction. These measures also streamline day-to-day operations by showing workers which equipment is safe and ready to use and which needs servicing or scrapping.

By using quality control labels, you keep your employees in the loop while complying with your legal obligations to maintain machinery and keep your workplace safe. Each industry, whether it’s healthcare, manufacturing or warehousing, needs quality control measures to keep things shipshape.

Why Are Quality Control Checks Important?

Quality control forms an integral part of any business. Whether your business is in manufacturing, distribution or another sector, quality control checks are essential for ensuring that the products you supply and the equipment you use meet the required specifications and are safe.

Quality control checks are important to ensure that your products and equipment comply with any relevant legislation, such as health and safety requirements. Electrical equipment requires regular testing, and clear labelling will ensure that staff can easily identify when an item was last tested and when the next test is due to be carried out.

Our Tested For Electrical Safety By/Date Write-On Labels are designed for this purpose, and will help your business comply with health and safety legislation. You can write on them with pen, pencil or marker, and their strong adhesive means that you can use them on any clean, dry surface. You can also apply QC passed stickers to equipment or products.

When you conduct quality control checks, you are assured of product reliability, which your customers learn to trust. This fosters customer loyalty, which generates repeat business. Quality control also helps to protect the reputation of your organisation. Quality control checks can also help reduce waste, and avoid time being spent on handling returns of faulty products.

As checks are undertaken, it’s important to capture the information on a label. If products are not labelled clearly and accurately with QC inspection labels, such as our Passed Aluminium Foil Write-On Labels, then the benefit of carrying out the quality control check is lost. As soon as checks have been completed, the relevant type of QC stickers should be affixed to the product or equipment. Whichever type of QC checked labels you need – whether it’s QC approved labels or QC rejected labels – you will find what you need in our extensive range of quality assurance labels.

What Is a Quality Control Label?

Quality control – or QC – labels are used to record quality and safety information about products in your inventory. Use QC inspection stickers to identify when tests have been carried out and the results.
Our range of QC-approved stickers and labels has been developed to provide you with all that you need to mark your products and equipment with essential quality control information:

  • QC Accepted Stickers – These labels can be used to identify who has carried out testing. There is space on these QC OK stickers for initials and the date to be recorded.

  • Tested By/Date Nylon Cloth Write-On Labels – Available in a choice of materials, these QC labels are both oil-resistant and water-resistant.

  • QC Rejected Labels – These labels can be used to highlight at a glance the products that have failed a quality control test and need to be easily distinguished from approved products.

  • Do Not Use Quality Control Write-On Labels – These labels are ideal for flagging items of equipment that should not be used either because they are due to have a quality inspection, or because they have failed an inspection. They can also be used for products that have not passed a quality control check and cannot be shipped. In addition to nylon cloth, these rolls of 250 QC labels are available in self-adhesive nylon as well.

  • Tamper-Resistant Quality Control Labels – These can be used if there is a risk that labels could be removed or damaged, either accidentally or deliberately.

  • Calibration By Self-Laminating Write-On Labels – These QC check stickers are self-laminated, which protects the information from being altered or wiped off. They are made from polyester, with a laminate over-seal that you can apply once the tester has noted the calibration details on the QC labels.


So, in a nutshell, quality control labels or QC labels are markers, such as stickers or tags, used in different industries to show the maintenance, calibration, inspection and usability status of equipment. You can attach them to movable and immovable assets to inform and promote safety in the workplace.

When choosing your quality control labels, it’s important to go for something that meets the requirements of your business. Think about the following when buying your QC labels:

  • How much space do you need to make handwritten notes, such as dates and identifications?

  • Is resistance to oils, chemicals, abrasions and impacts important?

  • Do you need a tamper-proof label for added safety?

  • How flexible must labels be? For example, do you need wrap-around do not use labels for pipes or handles?

  • Do you need standard wording, such as do not use stickers, in different sizes, or is it better to get custom QC labels?


For instance, Seton’s write-on seals are ideal for high-moisture settings. As they’re made from tough polypropylene, they withstand chemical damage. A simple pull-up design makes application a cinch – whether you need it for a flat surface or an odd shape.

It’s also a good idea to check out our write-on label protective covers. They seal your tags completely to protect them in harsh conditions. They’re ideal for all your QC labels from QC-passed stickers to day-dot labels.

What Does a Quality Control Sticker Mean?

Quality control labels are a simple yet effective way to indicate that you’re on top of quality matters in your business. Things as straightforward as quality-checked stickers or QA-approved labels clearly communicate vital information to keep systems updated and workers safe when using machinery.

Take this quality inspection sticker, for example. It plainly shows that an item was tested and provides ample space for a date and signature. Its multipurpose design makes it ideal for warehouses, factories, healthcare settings and other environments.

Why Are Quality Control Checks Important?

Quality controls permeate all levels of a business, from safety to product standards. These checks:

  • Cultivate a quality mindset and motivate workers to attain set standards.

  • Keep customers happy by offering quality services or products.

  • Reduce costs by curbing downtimes with regular inspections, maintenance and calibrations.

  • Streamline operations by not wasting time with faulty or potentially dangerous machinery.


For example, anything running on electricity can likely cause electric shocks or fires. Tested for electrical safety labels indicate that a powered piece of equipment is safe to use.

How Is Quality Control Carried Out?

Quality control – the step-by-step process to set and maintain performance, product and safety standards – differs from industry to industry. Generic steps include:

  • Evaluating industry standards and implementing best practices, such as servicing automated machinery every six months.

  • Performing quality control assessments and devising implementation plans for each area of your business.

  • Training employees to perform quality controls and report gaps.

  • Using QC-checked labels and other quality control stickers to keep your processes on track.


When Are Quality Control Checks Carried Out?

The frequency of your quality control checks depends on the nature of your business. For example, in manufacturing, you’ll check a product before, during and after production.

The easiest way to see if something has been inspected, calibrated or serviced is to use QC-checked labels. When these labels are dated, it’s simple to track the next due dates for actions.

What’s the Difference Between Quality Assurance and Quality Control?

Simply stated, quality assurance assesses and sets the standards for quality control. The latter is the step-by-step actions you follow to implement the first.

Quality assurance is developing the plan, while quality control is putting the plan into action. So, regardless of your type of business, quality assurance comes in when you perform assessments and develop actions.

For instance, in your business, you might have identified (assessed) the need to service your automated factory sensors every three months – this is part of quality assurance. Getting a technician out to perform the work and then label the relevant sensor with QC-passed labels is quality control.

Maintenance Labels And Other Labels

Record details of repairs conducted on equipment with our Repair/Remarks Material Control Tags. These are supplied with plastic lock-on ties so that they can be attached easily and securely.

If you need to have serial numbers for equipment readily available, use our Equipment Number Aluminium Write-On Labels. These can be applied to a grease-free surface and once written on will remain debossed. Alternatively, use the Self-Laminating Equipment Number Labels, which are ready for you to write on with a marker, pen or pencil.

Make sure that items that have been rejected and separated from your main stock stay separate by marking them clearly with Scrap/Quarantine QA Labels. These red labels are easy to spot, ensuring that these items do not get mixed up with approved items.

For help with finding the best QC labels for your needs, contact the friendly team at Seton who will be happy to help with any queries for your business needs.