Eye and hearing protection are critical in the paper and board industry to prevent injuries and promote workers’ health and safety.
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Medicom opens new facility to produce mask filter material
Medicom Group, a Canadian surgical and respiratory mask manufacturer, has created a new manufacturing subsidiary, Meltech Innovation Canada, to produce the inner filter material used in the surgical, paediatric and N95-type respiratory masks.
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Welders need to be safe at work – both physically and mentally
Welding can and should be considered a safe occupation; when proper precautions are taken, welders have no cause to fear accident or injury. But when safety isn’t taken seriously in the workplace, the
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Employers commit to OHS policies to improve employee satisfaction
Today, many organisations are discovering the benefits of committing to occupational health and safety (OHS) and its effects on employee satisfaction and safety performance. They’re noticing a relationship
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Funding helping Logan PPE manufacturing expansion
Logan manufacturer Imaging Solutions will expand local testing, manufacturing and production of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for imaging diagnostic procedures, thanks to support from
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Softmed becomes Australia’s first producer of non-woven fabric-based PPE
Australian personal protective equipment producer Softmed has become the country’s first manufacturer of non-woven fabric-based products such as surgical gowns, caps and shoe coverings.
The company last
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Ansell enters supply partnership with Primus, acquires life science brands
Australian protective equipment manufacturer Ansell has announced it has acquired life science brands from Indian manufacturer Primus.
President of the healthcare and global business unit, Darryl Nazareth,
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Queensland manufacturers to strengthen local PPE capability
The Queensland state government will fund three local PPE manufacturers through the $50 million Essential Goods and Supply Chain Program.
Acting Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles
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Defence Materials Technology Centre launches National Health Security Readiness Assessment
The Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) is reaching out to manufacturers as it commences the National Health Security Readiness Assessment of medical countermeasures and related technologies in
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Strength and safety at the core of updated iconic workwear range
Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with the team at industrial workwear supplier Blackwoods about their updated Workhorse range and due diligence program embedded within the company.
Producing personal
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Grants now open to NSW PPE manufacturers
NSW manufacturers of critical Personal Protective Equipment can now apply for a share of almost $5 million in grants to support local jobs and protect local communities against COVID-19.
NSW Treasury
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Ansell helps manufacturers produce protective clothing against COVID-19
Ansell is sharing manufacturing expertise with qualified manufacturers in the US and Canada so that other companies can begin to produce the PPE that is needed most.
The company is providing detailed toolkits
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Victorian manufacturers create new ventilator industry
Victoria’s world-leading manufacturers have created a ventilator production industry from scratch with Ballarat’s Gekko Systems to start making the country’s first Australian-designed machines within
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Victorian factory starts production on millions of medical-grade face masks
A new, state-of-the-art factory at Campbellfield has begun producing millions of medical-grade face masks for the local, interstate and overseas market.
Softmed, a privately owned, Melbourne-based company,
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$5m grant scheme to PPE manufacturing in NSW
The NSW Government has introduced a $5 million grants scheme to locally manufacture critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and create jobs.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro launched the program to support
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QLD PPE supply boost to stay ahead of COVID needs
The Queensland state government will boost Queensland’s supplies of personal protective equipment by tens of millions of pieces, with a newly expanded bulk storage site at Inala set to house more of
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Detmold,Tacca sign agreement to localise PPE supply chain
The Detmold group has signed a six-month supply agreement with Tacca to localise manufacture of critical surgical mask material at the NSW facility.
Tacca Medical is tooling up to commence production of
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Victorian manufacturer first in Australia to produce reusable face masks
A Victorian manufacturer has risen to the challenge of making personal protective equipment (PPE), which until now was only available from overseas.
Micro Plastics in Dandenong South recognised the need
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$10 million to support manufacture of WA-made PPE
The WA state government has unveiled a $10 million package to boost Western Australian businesses impacted by COVID-19 and increase the supply of locally made PPE.
Premier Mark McGowan released three new
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Swinburne and Able Australia develop 3D-printed “Swin Shields”
In a project to help protect COVID-19 transmission among workers in the disability sector, Swinburne engineers, together with Able Australia, have produced 3D-printed headbands.
The headband fit commonly
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