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Safety Tips While on Your Ladder

Safety Tips While on Your Ladder

July 29, 2021

Avoid Overreaching A significant portion of severe ladder-related injuries occurs from overreaching. But why does that happen? For most people, it’s..
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N95 Disposable Respirator Fitting Guide

N95 Disposable Respirator Fitting Guide

July 1, 2021

Disposable respirators are most effective when there is an airtight seal between the edges of the respirator and your face. The instant this seal is..
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Workhorse Clothing

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..
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Kyorene Gloves

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..
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Safe Storage

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..
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Oliver Work Boots

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..
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Warehouse Aisle

Dangerous Goods Storage

May 6, 2021

A dangerous good (DG) is a substance with hazardous qualities that can harm people and/or property. These qualities may be corrosive, flammable,..
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Hearing Loss Is 100% Preventable

Hearing Loss Is 100% Preventable

May 6, 2021

The statistic is concerning: Federal Government research says one-in-six Australians has some level of hearing loss. While ageing plays its..
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Work Boot on Machine

Sole Design: Fit-for-Purpose

May 6, 2021

How many of us have used a variation of the phrase: ‘Do not judge a person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes’? With a few tweaks we can mould..
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The Fred Hollows Foundation

Closing The Gap With The Fred Hollows Foundation

May 6, 2021

Over the past 10 years, Blackwoods has donated more than $3 million to The Fred Hollows Foundation’s Indigenous Australia Program. Much of this..
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Selecting the Right PPE to Protect Against Arc Flashes

Selecting the Right PPE to Protect Against Arc Flashes

May 6, 2021

Electricity is so abundant in our lifestyles that we often forget it is even there. However, in the workplaceit can be a serious health and safety..
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How to Lock in Your Safety Protocols

How to Lock in Your Safety Protocols

December 9, 2020

Each year thousands of people are injured in the workplace while maintenance on machinery is carried out.
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