Blackwoods’ team of technical solutions experts assist the company’s industry partners to build customised safety solutions for the mining and resources sector.
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Maxisafe: Making site safety great
When Adrian and Paul Phillips, two brothers from Melbourne, started Techware in 2003, they knew one thing for certain: safety never goes out of style.
Coming from an industrial background, the Phillips brothers decided to go into the personal protective equipment (PPE) business, and they have never looked back since.
Techware’s leading brand is Maxisafe, which is how they are recognised across Australia, specialising in the design and manufacture of hand, eye, respiratory, head and hearing protection. Their premium height safety products include confined-space harnesses, shock-absorbing lanyards, steel-alloy locking karabiners, and light-weight suspension straps.
Since day one, they have seen exponential growth of their business, as the demand for high-grade reliable PPE has increased over the past two decades.
As demand has risen, the Maxisafe brand has expanded in its range. Their broad portfolio of products has given them an edge over their competitors in the market. Presently, Maxisafe has warehouses in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Whilst their factories are located everywhere from Germany to the United States, to South Africa, Taiwan and India. BSC is one of Maxisafe’s Australian distribution partners. Michael Rowe, a Product Manager at BSC, brings with him extensive knowledge and history in the field of mechanical maintenance. According to Michael, industrial safety has been a thriving area of BSC distribution over the past few years. Read More
As demand has risen, the Maxisafe brand has expanded in its range. Their broad portfolio of products has given them an edge over their competitors in the market. Presently, Maxisafe has warehouses in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Whilst their factories are located everywhere from Germany to the United States, to South Africa, Taiwan and India. BSC is one of Maxisafe’s Australian distribution partners. Michael Rowe, a Product Manager at BSC, brings with him extensive knowledge and history in the field of mechanical maintenance. According to Michael, industrial safety has been a thriving area of BSC distribution over the past few years. Read More
Does your respirator protect your lungs?
Being exposed to dust is part of everyday life in mining – one needs to know how to protect their health if they don’t want to suffer from miners lung disease, emphysema, difficulty in breathing or cancer after years of work.
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Pacific Ears ushers in a sound new year
A great new year's resolution to add to one's list would be to protect their hearing in 2021 with the best protection possible: custom made hearing plugs from Pacific Ears.
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Harvest, Iristick to trial smarter safety glasses
Safety glasses are on the precipice of heightened technology advancement, with ASX-listed Harvest Technology Group and Belgium’s Iristick joining forces to trial industrial smart glasses.
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Mining goes on a safety journey
The mining sector has experienced a shift change over the last 30 years in respect to incident response, personal protective equipment, and most recently COVID-19. Safe to Work speaks with Northern Star Resources’ occupational health and safety manager (corporate), David Mccutcheon, about the change.
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An eye for (the safety of) eyes in mining
Personal Protective Equipment has been designed with the primary focus to reduce injuries. Safe to Work speaks with Australian experts about the evolution and importance of PPE in mine sites.
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Hearing protection: The most underestimated health concern
All-round hearing protection needs to reflect the demands of each job. Custom fit ear plugs with interchangeable filters are part of the mining equation.
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WA calls on PPE manufacturers
The Western Australian Government has launched an initiative to encourage further manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the state.
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High-performance hearing solutions for mining
Every day millions of people around the world are exposed to noise at work and all the risks this can entail. The higher the noise level, and the longer you are exposed to it, the more risk you have of suffering harm from noise.
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The alternative hearing protectors: Certified, affordable, comfortable
Pacific Ears (and its subsidiary ACS Custom) Australia and New Zealand are companies dedicated to hearing conservation and manufacturing of custom-fit products for hearing protection for heavy industry, aviation, gun sport, military, motor sport and more.
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Alternative hearing protectors: Certified, affordable, comfortable
Pacific Ears (and its subsidiary ACS Custom) Australia and New Zealand are companies dedicated to hearing conservation and manufacturing of custom-fit products for hearing protection for heavy industry, aviation, gun sport, military and more.
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Fake respirators circulate Australian markets
SafeWork New South Wales has warned against the supply of fake masks amid a growing difficulty to obtain respiratory protective equipment (RPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Webinar: Addressing unique challenges in the era of COVID-19
Industries have been affected by COVID-19 in many different ways. Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) have made it difficult to obtain supplies for not only healthcare workers, but also those who wear PPE for protection against other hazards.
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The right ear protection for mine workers
Millions of Australians suffer from noise induced hearing loss, causing companies billions of dollars in damages.
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PPE, manufacturing industries called on to support health sector
The personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain has experienced a boost as Queensland Health stocks up on face shields to protect the community from the coronavirus.
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Dust exposure management requires more than PPE use
While the use of masks may seem protective, it is not always enough to prevent hazardous dust particles from entering the lungs.
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Safety companies aid bushfire relief
Protective eyewear company Bollé Safety has joined in the move to ease the impact of the Australian bushfires crisis on affected communities.
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Insight into the importance of eyewear
Bollé Safety national sales manager Dave Byrne speaks to Safe to Work about the importance of choosing the right safety eyewear for the right job.
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Blundstone continues focus on safety boots
The total economic cost of work-related injury in Australia is estimated to be $61.8 billion a year, according to a report released by Safe Work Australia.
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