Work from even relatively low heights can be dangerous and nerve-wrecking for construction workers to undertake. Imagine working as high up as these Chinese construction workers? They take extreme construction to new heights.
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These Chinese Workers Take Extreme Construction to New Heights
Posted in Videos Tagged with: accident, construction, construction industry, construction site safety, Safety Concerns, work from heights
3 Tower Complex for Old ABC Toowong Site
Three residential buildings in the shape of champagne flutes will radically transform the old ABC Toowong site and Brisbane’s skyline. Construction on the towers is expected to begin at the end of the year. The development is expected to cost…
Posted in General Construction Tagged with: building, construction, Construction Induction Card, construction industry, construction site safety, construction sites
Which Jobs Make You Drink?
According to data from the US Government miners and construction workers are more likely than people in other jobs to drink and take drugs. The survey undertaken recently showed that construction workers in The US showed abnormally high levels of…
Stress Management for Construction Workers
Managing stress has become an issue that we in the construction industry must address if we are to reduce suicides, improve safety and boost productivity on work sites. Factors such as a heavy workload, traveling, having responsibility for the safety of…
Posted in General Construction, Industry News Tagged with: construction, construction industry, construction site, construction site safety, construction sites, Safety Concerns
WorkCover NSW Issues Scaffolding Safety Alert
WorkCover NSW have issued a safety alert highlighting the safety risks associated with scaffolding collapses. The alert also aims to help avoid such incidents. The alert comes after an incident when workers were injured after a scaffold collapsed into the…
Posted in General Construction, White Card NSW Tagged with: building, construction, Construction Safety, construction site, construction site safety, workplace health and safety
Safety Video : Preventing Trips and Falls on Site
Trips and Falls are responsible for great number of injuries on construction sites and although the subject is covered in brief by White Card training (mandatory safety training for all construction workers), more in-depth training may be necessary in specific…
Posted in General Construction, Videos Tagged with: construction, Construction accident, construction industry, construction site safety, Construction Workers, Safety Concerns
Company Pleads Guilty over Wayne Vickery Death
The Canberra construction company that employed Wayne Vickery, a construction worker killed in a 2011 grader accident, has now pleaded guilty to safety failings which resulted in the fatal incident. The 45 year old worker was killed on a Macgregor…
Posted in General Construction, Industry News Tagged with: construction, construction industry, construction site safety, Fatality, Injury, workplace health and safety
White Card Update: Safety Tips for Construction Drill Usage
It seems that one of the most widely utilised yet incorrectly utilised tools in the construction and building sector is the simple drill. Often it is the most commonly used items that are abused and those tools which we tend…
Importance of Safety near Power lines and Electricity
WorkCover NSW is once again reminding workers to be cautious when working with electricity and near power lines, an issue that is particularly relevant for those in the construction industry. The warning from WorkCover NSW came after a recent analysis…
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