Australian medical supply innovator Big Start is being inundated with orders from around the world as companies seek to protect staff as lockdowns are lifted and businesses get back to work.

Big Start's CEO Jack Quigley said companies are securing access to PPE gear to ensure their workers are protected from further outbreaks.

"Companies have a duty of care to their employees, and in these extraordinary times that means supplying them with PPE gear like face masks and gloves so they can do their jobs safely and confidently," he said.

The key weapon that's emerged is Personal Protective Equipment – PPE – which Big Start has been shipping in bulk to health workers globally.

But Big Start is also seeing a surge in demand for PPE gear from businesses wanting to protect their workers as they carry on with their jobs or come back to the workplace after a period in lockdown.

Big Start has been utilising its close relationships with top tier manufacturers of PPE equipment to fly bulk orders of crucial items to medical teams in Australia, Italy and the United States.