A construction worker in Singapore recently died after falling six floors at a construction site. It was discovered that the worker had not secured his safety harness to a life line. The state coroner found that the 51 year old…
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Singaporean Workers Dies after Failing to Secure Harness
Posted in Blog Tagged with: builders, Building Site, construction site, OHS, tradesman, tradies, whs, workplace health and safety
SafeWork Blitz Outcomes Acheived
SafeWork NSW says a 12 month construction industry blitz aimed at reducing falls from heights has achieved its intended outcome of improving working at heights safety and compliance. According to Tony Williams, SafeWork NSW Executive Director, inspectors visited 1000 sites…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: blitz, building, construction, OHS, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety
How to Get a Construction Job in Australia
As the new year approaches you may be thinking it’s time to start looking for a new job, perhaps in the rewarding and challenging field of construction. You should know that while the construction industry is lucrative, before you can…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Building Site, construction, OHS, training, white card, white card course, whitecard, whs, work safely in construction, 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.…
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
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
Managing Silica on Construction Sites
Silicosis is a serious disease that is affecting an alarming number of tradies. If you haven’t taken precautions to ensure workers are protected from the hazards associated with construction dust, you need to watch this video.
Posted in Blog Tagged with: construction, construction dust, construction site, construction worker, OHS, silica, silicosis, stoneworker, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety
WA Company’s Former Supervisor Fined $6000 over Workplace Injury
A former supervisor of a WA company was recently fined $6000 in Perth Magistrates Court following an accident at a Keysbrook mine, 3 years prior. The worker was struck on the shoulder by a bucket of a mini excavator in…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: building, construction, OHS, whitecard, whs, workplace health and safety
Search For Qualified Staff Delays ACT Construction Industry Changes
The ACT’s planning directorate says an overhaul of the state’s construction industry intended to be completed by the end of the last financial year will not be finished until 2020. Planning Minister Mick Gentleman announced the suite of building reforms…
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97 Workplace Deaths in 2018
According to the latest Safe Work Australia figures, 97 Australians were killed at work in 2018. The figures are based upon media reports and are a preliminary estimate of workplace fatalities across Australia. The top three industries with the most…
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