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Safety Spotlight (2)

Protect Your Feet from Chemicals and Hazards

November 15, 2021

Always put your best foot forward. But how that foot is presented and protected varies from workplace to workplace. If you have a job which exposes..

Not All Safety Eyewear Treatments Are Created Equal

October 11, 2021

With the risk of chemicals or molten metal splashes, filings spinning from a drill-bit, hazardous dust and vapours hitting our eyes (to name but a..

Safe Work Month 2021: Think Safe. Work Safe. Be Safe

September 30, 2021

It’s that time of year again! October is ‘National Safe Work Month’, an initiative of Safe Work Australia that reminds us about the vital importance..

See Eye Protection Through A New Lens

July 9, 2021

What do miners, construction workers, and factory hands all have in common? At some point, they’re all required to wear eye protection. And it might..

Making The Regulations Visible On Site

May 14, 2021

While Australia, like the rest of the world, continues to evolve with its handling of the Covid-19 crisis, focus on economic recovery remains central..

New Hand Protection Technology

May 14, 2021

Graphene. Have you heard of it? In simple terms, Graphene comprises a single layer (monolayer) of carbonatoms packed tightly together in a hexagonal..

StoreSAFE: How We Do Things At Blackwoods

May 6, 2021

Put yourself in this position. You’re in your crowded home garage and you want to pack away your surfboard, but where do you put it? You see a space..

Metatarsal Protection

May 6, 2021

The foot is an extraordinary piece of natural engineering. It has 26 bones, 30 joints and about 100 muscles, ligaments, and tendons. So, it pays to..

Respiratory Management Program: Why Should We Have This For Workers?

May 6, 2021

A key component of WES compliance for RCS (Respirable crystalline silica) is the use of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) and the associated..

Respirator Fit Testing: How Important Is It?

May 6, 2021

Fit-Testing of any RPE in the workplace is a mandatory requirement of the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS1715, and a number of specific OHS..