Personal protection equipment

Applying customisation technology to hearing protection

07 February, 2006 by Kevin Joyce, Operations Manager, Sonomax | Supplied by: Sonomax Australia Pty Ltd

Why with a world full of available hearing protection do we still have millions of people losing their hearing? Noise in the workplace has been designated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the world's single largest occupational health problem


Twin filter, half mask respirator

18 January, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.scottint.com/

Scott Health & Safety announces the launch of the new Profile² advanced, twin filter, half mask respirator. Developed from Scott's proven half mask technology, the Profile² provides high levels of comfort and exceptionally low breathing resistance. Design focussed on simple maintenance and low through-life costs.


Fire-rated sock

15 May, 2005 | Supplied by: Wilderness Wear

The Wilderness Wear fire-rated sock has been designed using a three-layer construction method.


Ansell cut-resistant glove

17 April, 2005 | Supplied by: Ansell

The Ansell cut-resistant glove range comes in a wide array of styles and designs, offering a high level of protection, performance and comfort. PawGard has been added to the range, it offers cutting edge protection, made from multiple strands of high-tech Spectra that is ten times stronger than steel.


Traxx safety footwear

13 March, 2005 | Supplied by: Bata Shoe Company of Australia

The Traxx range of safety footwear exceeds legal and health and safety requirements. It incorporates up-to-date styling and uses advanced materials and techniques, and also uses developments in the fields of kinetics, ergonomics and physiology.


Bilsom hearing protection

14 February, 2005 | Supplied by: Honeywell Industrial Safety

The Bilsom range of hearing protection products includes earmuffs and disposable, reusable, corded and detectable earplugs in both Standard and NST (Natural Sound Technology) versions.


Data radio

14 December, 2004 | Supplied by: STI Engineering

The Piccolo 433 MHz is an RS232 data radio with a usable air data rate of up to 38.4 Kbps. The unit is suitable for difficult RF environments with features such as selectable over-the-air data rate, selection between data speed and increased RF performance, and frequency hopping with automatic retries for reliable data recovery in a crowded spectrum.


Stealth safety boots

14 December, 2004 | Supplied by: TLC International Group Pty Ltd

The Stealth range of safety boots is available with the Totectors brand of safety footwear.


CK2 safety eyewear

17 August, 2004

The Checkmate CK2 eyewear series comes standard with the Crews AF4 antifog coating and medium impact approved safety lens.


DFO dust collectors

16 August, 2004 | Supplied by: Donaldson Australasia Pty Ltd

The Downlfo Oval 1 Series (DFO) of dust collectors uses oval-shaped cartridges to allow large amounts of air flow through the collector without increasing the footprint size or damaging filters.


Argo headlamp

20 May, 2004 | Supplied by: Streamlight Australia

The Argo headlamp features a Luxeon LED to provide the longevity of an LED and the brightness of a conventional bulb.


Hurricane safety eyewear

18 March, 2004 | Supplied by: Bolle Safety AU Pty Ltd

The Hurricane safety eyewear has a 'velvet' frame finish and features anti-fog/anti-scratch coatings on both sides of the lenses, which are standard in clear and smoke versions. It offers medium impact protection.


Prescription safety eyewear

29 January, 2004 | Supplied by: PSG Eyewear

Prescription Safety Glasses manufactures prescription safety eyewear.


Pearl Safety Specs safety glasses

16 December, 2003 | Supplied by: Corporate Express Aust Ltd

Nisco Safety has released the Pearl Safety Specs, specially designed with the wearer's comfort in mind. A low profile fitting and fashionable design contributes to the Pearl Safety Specs being worn longer for greater protection against eye injuries.


Plastic muscles lend a healing hand

24 July, 2003

Bionic man - or more accurately polymer person - has arrived, thanks to a team from Wollongong University and Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital.


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