Choosing a Reliable Pair of Impact-Resistant Safety Gloves      As mentioned in the previous Cut Resistant Hand Protection blog post, when it comes to the safety of you and your workers, no shortcuts are worth taking. With hand and wrist injuries being the most common work-related injuries in the industry, ensuring safety, before ...

Welding Gloves That Can Provide Extra Protection   Do you require additional protection for your next welding job? At Elliotts, we know that sometimes you need just a little bit more, so in response to this need, we have devised two different ways, to further protect yourself and/or your workers: XT gloves, and Glove Savers.   XT ...

Cut Resistant Sleeves For Arm Protection   If you find yourself regularly carrying heavy, sharp or otherwise dangerous objects in the workplace, you’ll understand how important it is to be up to your elbows in protection – literally. For those in the glass, metal, or woodworking industries, Elliotts has you covered. With the ...

  Requirements and Technical Terminologies in Arc Flash Protection    The dangers of working in environments with risk of Electrical Arc Flash was starkly highlighted in February 2015, when two men tragically lost their lives in an Arc Flash explosion at the Galleria Shopping Centre in Perth. Since then many commercial and ...

Elliotts' BlastMat Arc Suppression Blankets   An Arc Flash is an electrical current that is passed through the air when insulation or isolation between electrified conductors is no longer sufficient to withstand the applied voltage. The extremely high temperatures of these arcs, about four times as high as that of the sun’s surface, ...

Finding a safe and comfortable pair of TIG welding gloves is made easy using the following tips.   TIG Welding is all about precision. As with many styles of welding, wearing the wrong gloves can be very unsafe and impact the user's touch and quality of the weld. Read on to find out how to find the perfect TIG welding glove.1. Touch Is Key...

  Featuring Elliotts New Additions to the TIG Mate Welding Gloves Range   In November 2017, Elliotts launched four new additions to the TigMate Welding Glove range. Elliotts is committed to providing quality safety gear to its customers, and the TigMate Welding glove range is a testimony to this statement. Each new glove was created ...

  Busting Some Myths about Working Under the Summer Heat   As we discussed in part 1 of this blog, people working in the heat of the Australian summer face many dangers, heat stress, dehydration, over-excursion and UVA UVB sun exposure.   As well as the obvious redness and discomfort of sunburn, the long-term consequences of ...

  Heat Stress: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention   People working in the heat of the Australian summer face many dangers, including heat stress, dehydration, over-excursion as well as UVA UVB sun exposure. In this blog, we hope to highlight some of these issues and offer advice to prevent these avoidable conditions.   Did you ...

  Designing a PPE Program To Ensure Safety At Work The purpose of a PPE program is to protect your employees by ensuring that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided, used, and maintained in a reliable condition whenever it is necessary due to hazards from processes or in the work environment.   In the initial stages of ...