Blackwoods
Ensuring everyone uses the right personal protective equipment (PPE) on site is crucial to workplace safety. Yet providing access to approved PPE can be challenging, especially at remote or isolated work locations, or sites that operate around the clock.
Workers are called in late at night for emergency repairs, and don’t have PPE, but the on-site store is closed. PPE is damaged, so work stalls until replacements are retrieved from the PPE store across the site. Approved PPE is out of stock because of delays in reordering or deliveries.
These incidents can be frustrating but they also risk compromising safety, waste valuable time and money, or hold up work and cause costly delays. Blackwoods offers a smart solution to address these challenges, and give every worker access to compliant PPE, day or night.
Compliant PPE, on demand
Blackwoods Inventory Solutions has a range of automated vending machines that can dispense PPE, including safety glasses, gloves and respiratory protection. Workers can access appropriate PPE from a number of convenient locations on site, 24/7. Employers can be sure that PPE will be available when needed, and is compliant.
Automated functions manage inventory, including monitoring product usage and reordering. There’s less chance of overstocking or running low on products. Streamlined administration and procurement processes save time and costs, and allow employers to track KPIs related to WHS compliance and budgets.
The benefits of automated vending
Vending machine solutions provide a convenient and cost-effective solution in industries such as mining, manufacturing, and oil and gas, plus at airline, government and rail maintenance sites.
- Compact machines save on storage space and can be placed at multiple locations on site.
- Everyone, including sub-contractors, use only approved PPE.
- PPE is available 24/7, increasing safety and WHS compliance and overcoming limited store hours and staff.
- PPE access is controlled through site cards or fobs.
Ongoing support from the Blackwoods team
The Blackwoods Inventory Solutions team can work with employers to assess their needs, then recommend and implement the appropriate vending solutions. Budget is considered, with top-of-the-range through to low-cost options available to either hire or buy. The team can assist with choosing and stocking the right PPE, then provide ongoing monitoring, stock delivery and replenishment, plus system support.
Blackwoods Inventory Solutions Sales Manager Ben Lawes says the company has more than 15 years of experience in this space. “As the biggest operator in Australia, our team of dedicated industry specialists provide an unmatched service across all states and territories,” he says. “It’s us researching what technology is available but also listening to our customers and coming up with solutions that will give them benefits. It’s not just setting it up and away it goes. We continue to work with the customer to make sure they’re getting the right results from their vending program.”
Contact your local Blackwoods Inventory Solutions Specialist or Account Manager for more information on PPE management solutions.
