The Chinese have developed a super fast way of construction buildings using stainless steel. Buildings in the Chinese province of Shenzhen are coming up faster than ever, with stainless steel tubes at their core. Watch how and why this new…
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How Broad Core Tubular Stainless Steel Building is Helping The Chinese Build Super Fast
Posted in Videos Tagged with: builders, building, Construction, steel mesh, tradesmen, tradies, whitecard, workers, workmen
WorkSafe ACT Investigation Due to Serious Safety Incident
A collapse of prefabricated concrete panels on a construction site in Braddon has prompted an investigation by WorkSafe ACT. The incident happened at a high rise residential construction site with reports saying the prefabricated concrete panels collapsed in a lift…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, concrete panels, Construction, prefabricated, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Alert Issued after Dozens Feared Affected by Silicosis
Silicosis is a deadly disease that has affected more people in Australia than we previously realised. The Queensland Government has announced an immediate crackdown on dry-cutting artificial stone benchtops after dozens more workers have been discovered who are suffering from…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, ohs, personal protective equipment, PPE, stonemasons, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Melbourne Construction’s Record Highs due to Billions in Permits Issued
A record $38 billion in building works have been approved across the state of Victoria, good news for the state’s construction industry. According to the figures released by the Victorian Building Authority, the number of building permits increased to 114,800…
Victoria Has One Workplace Injury and Two Deaths in a Day
Remember the 2016 workplace accident at Eagle Farm Racecourse that claimed the lives of 2 workers when a concrete slab fell and crushed them? The Brisbane construction firm responsible has been fined $405,000 over the incident. The accident claimed the…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, ohs, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Three Companies Charged After Pedestrian Struck
The importance of a traffic plan and vehicle safety should never be underestimated by companies, as three companies have found out. The companies were convicted and fined $825,000 after a pedestrian was struck by a commercial recycling bin at a…
Australians Urged To Take A Moment for Workplace Safety in October
October has been designated National Safe Work Month and this year Safe Work Australia Chair Diane Smith-Gander is urging all Australians to take a moment to consider safety in their workplace. As Ms Smith-Gander explains a safety incident can occur…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, safe work australia, whitecard, workplace health and safety
SafeWork NSW Releases Plan to Tackle Construction Deaths
SafeWork NSW has released a plan to address construction deaths in the state and according to the plan, the state hopes to reduce workplace deaths by 30 per cent in the next 5 years. It’s also part of the plan…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, Construction, ohs, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Italian Construction Workers Make Valuable Find in Dig
Construction work is anything but boring, you never know what a day on the job could bring. A group of Italian construction workers made an amazing discovery recently buried under a theatre in Como. Construction workers were excavating an old…
Melbourne Crane Accident Results in One Fatality
A Melbourne crane incident has led to the death of a worker and the injury of 2 more. In addition to a fatality, one man was seriously injured and another suffered minor injury at the Box Hill site. Paramedics said…
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