The strong construction industry in Victoria has helped the state retain it’s top economic spot over NSW for the second quarter in a row. The state is also experiencing the lowest unemployment rate in a decade. Victoria has once again…
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Victorian Construction Helps State Retain Economic Top Spot
Posted in Blog Tagged with: building industry, construction, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety
Man Struck by Falling Tree Branch on Work Site
A man in his 40s has been injured by a falling tree branch at a workplace in South East Queensland. The man was flown to hospital, after being struck by the branch, for treatment of chest and shoulder injuries. The…
Shedding Light on Asbestos Issues
Asbestos Awareness Week may have come and gone (19-25 November) but the message to focus on the dangers associated with asbestos lives on. Speaking during the campaign, Minister for Industrial Relations Grace Grace said Asbestos Awareness Week was a chance…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: asbestos, construction, renovations, tradies, workplace health and safety
New Research Finds FIFO Workers at Risk of Psychological Stress
A new report has found that fly-in,fly-out (FIFO) workers experience high levels of psychological distress compared to non-FIFO workers. FIFO workers experience higher levels of distress, 33 per cent whereas only 17 per cent of non-FIFO workers experience psychological distress.…
Worker’s Death Leads to Fine for Sydney Plumbers
A Sydney plumbing business has been issued with a $75,000 fine after one of it’s workers fell through a warehouse roof in January 2016 and died. The employee, a 61 year old man was replacing asbestos roof sheeting and installing…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: asbestos, construction worker, plumber, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Labourer Dies After Falling from Ladder on Residential Site
A labourer at a residential site in Bendigo has died after falling from a ladder. The 21 year old man was working on a ladder which was placed against the outside of a single storey property in Kennington, a Bendigo…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: building, construction, ladder fall, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Home Owners Blamed WestConnex Construction for Cracked Walls
Following complaints that the WestConnex project in Sydney was causing physical and mental ailments in residents, a resident has blamed the project for a gaping crack in the wall of his home. The man said he heard the loud splitting…
WorkSafe Victoria Reminds Workplaces to Remember Safety at This Time of Year
Although this may be the “most wonderful time of the year”, for workers it can be a nightmare, especially if safety begins to take a back seat to festive cheer. WorkSafe Victoria has issued a reminder to both workers and…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Construction Safety, OHS, safety, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety, worksafe
Construction Firm Fined for Painters Fall
A New Zealand construction company has been fined after a painter was injured in the company’s workplace. The painter was a contractor who was completing work at the company’s premises when he was given incorrectly installed mobile scaffolding to work…
ACT Construction Groups Call for End to Rogue Contractors
Construction industry groups including Master Builders Association’s ACT Branch have called for a complete overhaul of the ACT’s contractor licensing regime. Industry groups have blamed rogue tradies for Canberra’s building quality issues, saying unqualified and unlicensed contractors are undercutting legitimate…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: architects, building, carpenters, concreters, construction, construction industry, contractor, OHS, painters, waterproofers, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety
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