According to the NSW government a boom in the construction industry, particularly in New South Wales Far South Coast has led to a labour shortage. Builders say the demand for construction and renovation work in the area is at an all…
According to the NSW government a boom in the construction industry, particularly in New South Wales Far South Coast has led to a labour shortage. Builders say the demand for construction and renovation work in the area is at an all…
The best and most effective safety strategies are those that include all stakeholders (including employees) and that means including them in all aspects of the strategy from inception to implementation. Engaging with the workforce on health and safety-related issues irrespective…
In terms of dollar value, the construction activity going on in the Northern Territory is topping the list when compared with other states and territories in Australia. According to the Commonwealth Securities (ComSec) who published the result, Western Australia is…
With the high number of incidents reported in Oz each month, construction safety is one that requires attention. More worrying is the amount of fatalities and serious injuries that occur each year. A top international engineering solutions firm, Kentz recently…
I recently asked an experienced construction worker with numerous decades in the industry what the secret to a long, incident free career in the industry was, and without hesitation he responded “common sense”. Experience is an excellent teacher but those…
The death of a man whose body was discovered on a building site on Saturday morning has been described as “mysterious” particularly because the man was not a member of the construction crew. Despite police and authorities investigating the fall,…
The devastation and destruction that can be caused by fires is not limited to construction sites but on a construction site there are even more opportunities for fires to break out which is why every site needs to have a…
The mental health and wellbeing of people at work has become more of a talked about issue recently because many companies are only now realising the importance of overall wellbeing (mind and body) to improve productivity in the workplace and…
The media has been rife with reports that housing construction approvals are experiencing a 19 year high. Despite a slight dip in the past few months, figures remain relatively high which is good news for members of the construction sector…
Anyone who has been to a construction site knows what busy and seemingly chaotic environments they can be, particularly in light of the numerous heavy vehicles, construction machinery, light vehicles etc. that have to operate very often simultaneously on the…