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One thing almost all manufacturing businesses have in common, no matter what they produce or how they produce it, is the need for protective gloves.
Gloves help keep workers safe while handling dangerous chemicals, electrical currents and hazardous materials. The types of gloves required and how many, can vary widely between businesses. It varies within businesses too, with different types of gloves likely to be needed for different stages of the manufacturing process.
Choosing the right gloves for each task, and working out the quantity needed, can be difficult. But getting it wrong can have consequences for worker safety and productivity, and lead to inefficiencies, unnecessary expenditure and increased waste.
AnsellGUARDIAN has been designed specifically to address these pain points and provide the manufacturing industry with a comprehensive solution for optimum glove choice.
AnsellGUARDIAN takes the guesswork out of glove selection.
AnsellGUARDIAN is a consultative risk assessment system that allows Ansell’s professional safety consultants to conduct a job hazard assessment – matching the risks of a task to the proper PPE requirements.
The system also has a specific toolkit called AnsellGUARDIAN Chemical that combines the expertise of the Ansell team with a database of more than 50,000 chemicals. The toolkit comprehensively analyses the unique needs of individual businesses to recommend the right gloves for each task.
AnsellGUARDIAN can provide recommendations for a single manufacturing site with one set of needs, or multiple sites with more complex requirements. To advise on the right gloves, AnsellGUARDIAN starts with a conversation between the business’s safety manager and the experts at Ansell. The safety manager answers a series of questions about products, protective needs and risks.
The data collected is assessed and analysed by Ansell’s safety consultants, in-house chemists and the software. The result is a personalised report for the business, outlining the precise models and quantities of gloves required. Once gloves are ordered and on site, Ansell can also provide workers with training on the correct use.
Jihee Noh, Senior Specialist of Brand and Product Marketing at Ansell, says the system makes finding the right gloves a much simpler process.
“The combination of personal support from the Ansell team and the software allows us to understand your risks and pain points in detail,” she says. “You don’t have to get lost searching the portfolio for the right glove, just come to us.”
Unlocking the benefits of AnsellGUARDIAN.
AnsellGUARDIAN provides several key benefits for manufacturing businesses.
- Safety and compliance: Ansell’s analysis, backed by science and experience, gives employers confidence that workers are using the right type of glove to keep them safe, depending on the hazards they face, how long gloves need to be effective for, and any specific regulatory requirements for the business.
- Saving money and eliminating waste: There are almost endless options for gloves on the market, but not all are created equal! Using the AnsellGUARDIAN system makes it easier to buy the right glove the first time around. This means there’s no need to trial and test, wasting time and money ordering the wrong type of glove and then potentially having to dispose of them.
- Standardising SKUs: The consultation process can help identify where the same glove can be used for different tasks, minimising the need to order multiple types and simplifying procurement.
- Streamlining controls and training: This also helps to streamline controls and training. Procedures for dispensing, usage and disposal of gloves can be simplified, and workers don’t have to be trained on the use of additional types of gloves.
Jihee says AnsellGUARDIAN’s strength is its tailored approach, backed by science and the collective expertise of the Ansell team.
“It provides more precise recommendations for PPE needs, more quickly than waiting for an R&D response,” Jihee says.
Available at Blackwoods - Your manufacturing solutions partner.
As Australia’s leading supplier of industrial solutions, Blackwoods has everything you need to keep your operations running smoothly. Talk to your Blackwoods technical specialist to discover how AnsellGUARDIAN can help optimise worker safety, reduce waste and improve cost efficiency. Stay prepared, because productivity should never be left to chance.
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