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Food-safe products to keep manufacturing machinery moving

Preventing contamination in food and beverage manufacturing is vital. Yet machinery and equipment on production lines requires the use of cleaning...

Apprentice gear for every trade from JBS

Choosing the right load restraint for the job

Imagine seeing your valuable equipment or products flying off the back of your truck. Or worse, causing a catastrophic accident because your goods...

Measure welding fume in your workshop

With the recent change to the Workplace Exposure Standard (WES) for welding fume, many workshops are wanting to understand the effectiveness of their...

Building a more inclusive supply chain: Working with Indigenous businesses

Procurement today is about more than just price and delivery. Many organisations are now aligning their purchasing decisions with broader goals—such...

More than a product: How Indigenous art is powering purpose

At Blackwoods, we believe that progress means more than performance it means purpose. That’s why we’re proud to partner with Geared Up Culcha (GUC...

Smart technology making power tools safer

Today’s cordless power tools are indispensable in industry. They offer portability, freedom of movement and convenience, while delivering high power...

Ansell puts static safety in workers’ hands

An invisible hazard lurks in many Australian workplaces - electrostatic discharge (ESD). Even a tiny static spark can ignite dust clouds, fluids or...

Proactive maintenance to boost uptime and safety in mining

Mining operations such as minerals processing face extreme wear of critical equipment from abrasion, repetitive impact, erosion and chemical attack....

Improving safety with 3M slip-resistant tapes and treads

Workplace slips, trips and falls can happen in any type of industry, from retail and healthcare to manufacturing and construction.

PROSAFE cut-resistant gloves workers won’t want to take off!

Handling sheet metal, carrying products that have sharp edges, working with tools and machinery – cut-resistant hand protection is essential for...

Choosing the right safety padlocks from Master Lock

From mining to construction and manufacturing, everyone knows that lockout tagout procedures are essential for worker safety. Yet how much...