Workplace health and safety has come to the forefront following an incident in Box Hill, in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. A worker in his 40s died and another was seriously injured after a container of concrete fell from the crane recently.…
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Workplace Health and Safety In The Forefront after Box Hill Accident
Posted in White Card Tagged with: building, building site, construction, construction industry, Construction Workers, Crane, whitecard, workplace health and safety
NZ Health and Safety Complacency Rising
Health and safety compliance is on the decline in New Zealand, according to the regulator in charge of workplace safety. While the country has made strides in reducing the number of workplace deaths and injuries, there are fears that complacency…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Building Industry, construction industry, Construction Safety, OHS, tradies, WHS, workplace health and safety
How to Make the Workplace Safe for Employees
If you’re responsible for a business, you will need to create a safe working environment and maintain it. This is a crucial part of management because protecting the health and welfare of workers by providing a safe working environment and…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: construction industry, general construction induction, near-misses, OHS, Training, whitecard, WHS, worker training, workplace health and safety, Workplace Injury
Melbourne Replaces Sydney as Centre of Housing Construction Boom
The housing construction industry in Melbourne is now the epicentre of the nation’s residential building boom replacing Sydney with 12 of the top 20 housing construction “hotspots” located in Melbourne. According to research by the Housing Industry Association, over the…
Construction Industry is Busier than Ever in 2018
The construction industry has been busier than ever in 2018 with house building having grown at its fastest pace in 3 months in May. This created more work for tradespeople and their utes servicing the detached home sector. For the…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Building Industry, construction industry, whitecard, workplace health and safety
The Number of Australians Killed at Work Rises
The number of Australians killed on the job in 2017 has reached 151 across all industries. According to Safe Work Australia’s latest figures, the workplace death toll has risen to 151, with the 3 industries responsible for the most fatalities…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction, construction industry, OHS, whitecard, WHS, workplace health and safety
Subcontractor Bullying Tackled in SA Government Move
Proposed changes to the law would prohibit principal or head contractors in South Australia from attempting to threaten or intimidate subcontractors who are seeking payment for their work. The changes proposed by the state government would allow for head contractors…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: builders, building, construction, construction industry, workplace health and safety
Building Approvals Faster and Easier with Reforms
There’s good news for the construction industry in Tasmania, the new Building Bill which passed through Parliament last week will make it quicker and easier for permits to be approved on basic building projects in the state. The industry has…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, building site, construction, construction industry, OHS, whitecard, WHS, work health and safety
Worker Falls on Construction Video
Watch as a construction worker tumbles through the roof of the building he is working on. Can you spot what’s wrong in this scenario?
Posted in Videos Tagged with: Building Industry, building site, construction industry, construction site, construction video, Safety, white card
Government Push for Construction Watchdog Continues
The state government has vowed to continue its fight for the return of the Australian Building and Construction Commission after a failed Senate vote recently. The Opposition, Greens and some crossbenchers voted against bringing back the construction watchdog which was done…
Posted in White Card Tagged with: ABCC, building, building site, construction, construction industry, white card
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