SAFETY SPOTLIGHT
Blackwoods’ safety solutions cover workplace safety, personal protective, manual handling and signage/traffic management equipment.
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FOR MORE THAN 140 YEARS, BLACKWOODS HAS BEEN SUPPORTING AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSES WITH INDUSTRIAL AND SAFETY SUPPLIES. ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE SPEAKS TO SOME OF THE COMPANY’S MANAGERS ABOUT THE LATEST IN WORKPLACE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
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hink safe, work safe, be safe” was the theme selected by Safe Work Australia for the National Safe Work Month in October last year. For Darren Gallagher, National Category and Sourcing Manager – Workplace Safety, Respiratory, and Fall Protection at Blackwoods, that’s also the message the company wants to send across through its involvement in promoting industrial safety practices. As a key supplier of industrial and safety equipment to Australian industries for the past 140 years, Blackwoods has more than 300,000 products on offer at any
given time. These include both products sourced through the company’s local and international supply partners, as well as the in-house developed products, like the PROSAFE range of safety equipment. Particularly of interest to the civil industry, Blackwoods’ safety solutions cover such broad categories as workplace safety, personal protective, manual handling and signage/traffic management equipment. WORKING ON SOLUTIONS With such a broad range, Gallagher says Blackwoods understands the importance
of expert guidance. As such, he says Blackwoods’ technical safety specialists and category managers are often engaging with clients to help them find not just products, but solutions for their relevant industries. “Across every industry that we work with, we get involved with clients to produce solutions for their specific applications,” he tells Roads & Infrastructure. “Our specialists have knowledge across the whole product range and use that to find the best options for every business. We also work directly with our supply partners to bring their expertise to let our roadsonline.com.au
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