Exelite glow-in-the-dark hi-vis safety products
23 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Exelite Industries Ltd
Exelite glow-in-the-dark hi-vis products include a safety vest that can be seen up to 800 m away at night. The safety range allows users to be seen clearly and safely at night to increase workplace safety and reduce workplace injuries.
Federal Signal beacon range
18 February, 2011 | Supplied by: GAAM Emergency Products
The Federal Signal range of strobe, LED and halogen beacons now includes the LED UltraStar beacon, which is designed for large vehicles, to withstand extreme shock and for high-vibration environments.
Federal Signal emergency-vehicle lightbar range
18 February, 2011 | Supplied by: GAAM Emergency Products
The Federal Signal range of Valor LED and Vision SLR lightbars is designed for emergency service vehicles to offer a 45° off-axis warning.
Morning Pride Kore Kooler rehab chair
02 February, 2011 | Supplied by: GAAM Emergency Products
The Morning Pride Kore Kooler rehab chair can be used to help firefighters (and other workers in extreme heat conditions) prevent heat stress by quickly lowering the body’s core temperature to within its safe range.
Blundstone Xfoot general safety workboots
20 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Blundstone Australia Pty Ltd
The Xfoot premium range of general safety workboots features Poron XRD protection material that provides maximum underfoot comfort.
New first aid Code of Practice for South Australia
13 December, 2010
SafeWork SA has released a new first aid Code of Practice for South Australian workplaces.
Howard Leight by Sperian’s QuietDose personal hearing dosimeter
08 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Honeywell Industrial Safety
Howard Leight by Sperian’s QuietDose is claimed to be the only personal dosimeter that measures and records a worker’s actual in-ear exposure to noise over an entire work shift.
Vision Safe Sweat GUTR sweatband
08 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Vision Safe
The saturation-proof Sweat GUTR sweatband provides clear vision to industrial workers struggling to keep sweat out of their eyes. Traditional sweatbands try to absorb sweat and eventually become saturated and lose their effectiveness - the GUTR is non-absorbent and works by diverting sweat away from the eyes and glasses.
uvex variomatic transition lenses
08 December, 2010 | Supplied by: UVEX SAFETY AUSTRALIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
The uvex variomatic lens automatically and quickly adapts to variations in light conditions. The transitioning nature of the lenses gives them the ability to darken in sunlight within 10 s when exposed to UV rays. In darker surroundings the lenses return completely to their original state after approximately 30 s. It is claimed that no other coating switches this quickly.
Take the stress out of hot work this summer
06 December, 2010
A supplier of industrial and safety equipment has issued a warning to people who work in hot conditions to be vigilant against the increased risk of heat-related hazards over summer.
Scott Health & Safety Protector R1 ReadyPak air-purifying safety range
01 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Scott Safety
With a half-face respirator (medium) and a pair of R1 filters, sealed and ready to transport and store when required, the Protector R1 ReadyPak is available with three different filter options.
Oliver Footwear AT 65-691 350 mm lace-up mining boot with metatarsal guard
29 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Oliver Footwear
The AT 65-691 350 mm lace-up mining boot includes the Poron XRD metatarsal guard that is comfortable, flexible and lightweight and frees the wearer of traditional rigid and bulky guards. Poron XRD creates a protective shield that absorbs up to 90% of the most intense force.
Heat stress - the risks and costs of blurred vision
26 November, 2010 | Supplied by: Vision Safe
Working in hot or humid conditions calls for appropriate sweat management programs to ensure workers don’t have to contend with obscured vision or eye irritation from sweat.
Making safety garments even more protective
29 October, 2010 by Paul Stathis
There are many categories of safety garments available in the Australian marketplace, designed to protect workers in any number of ways. We can get safety garments that are ‘hi-vis’, weatherproof, thermally insulated, fire-retardant, breathable, fully sealed, heavy-weight cotton drill, and the list goes on. However, there are some common work environments where the level of protection afforded by these ‘general’ levels of protection is not enough.
GPS a false economy in truck-driver-fatigue management
25 October, 2010
A fatigue-monitoring company has questioned the effectiveness of GPSs as a tool for curbing fatigue-related accidents in Australia's transport industry.
