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Preventing Electrostatic Discharge by Choosing the Right Footwear

Confined Spaces and the Unseen Challenges

It is a little-known fact that confined spaces are leading contributors to workplace injuries. A confined space is generally an enclosed, or...

DeWalt Powerstack Compact Battery: The Next Dimension in Power

SHOP DEWALT POWERSTACK DEWALT POWERSTACK BATTERY 18V 1.7AH Get ready for performance like you’ve never seen before. The 18V DEWALT POWERSTACK Compact...

The Good Thread: NNT Uniforms & Sustainability

As a modern-day apparel business, we have a responsibility to the wider community, not just the women and men who wear our designs - from the people...

Aiming to Reduce Injuries at Work

At Blackwoods we are always looking at ways to improve workplace safety, particularly at our distribution centres and trade stores. Recently we...

The Extended CRC ZINC Range

Workplace Safety: Manual Handling

Fact. Manual handling is the biggest cause of injuries in Australian workplaces. According to Safe Work Australia’s Keep Work, Health and Safety...

CASE STUDY: On-site vending machines - A safe solution

Many of us could relate to this scenario: We’re out and about and feeling thirsty when suddenly we walk past a vending machine full of drink options,...

Welding Fume Control with Translas On-Gun Extraction

Just 1% of the Australian welding industry* currently employ on-gun fume extraction, despite it being accepted in Europe and North America as one of...

Inspection of Pressure Vessels: One Tricky Business

Hydac: End-to-End Hydraulics Solution Provider

HYDAC International is a world leader in motion control and fluid technology, operating in over 50 countries with over 9,000 employees and 500 sales...

Designing a Lockout Tagout System

Don’t be mistaken. LOTO is not something you buy a ticket for at the local newsagency. It is a safety procedure (Lockout Tagout: LOTO) that is used...