Workplace health and safety should be the main priority on every construction site, however taking into account the number of workplace fatalities that have occurred in the industry this year, this does not seem be the case. The construction industry…
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SafeWork Australia Says 56 People Killed in Workplace Related Incidents Thus Far
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Construction, whitecard, workplace fatalities, workplace health and safety
The Inventions Making Construction Workers’ Lives Easier
Here’s a video of the latest construction inventions and technologies in action. These are the developments making construction workers lives easier.
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building industry, Construction, construction technology, construction video
Video of The Statue of Liberty Museum Under Construction
Watch the video of the official Statue of Liberty Museum Construction which took place over a 3 year period from 2016 and is finally at completion.
Couple Build Their Off The Grid House from Start to Finish
This 20 minute video documents the journey of a couple that constructs their off-the-grid home from start to finish. The couple builds everything,just the 2 of them, from start to finish. Let’s watch and see how it turns out.
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building, building construction, construction video, house construction
Report Claims Construction Workers on Government Transport Projects Stressed and Overworked
A report has revealed that white-collar workers working on the Andrews government’s huge pipeline of transport projects are being overworked to the point of near breakdown. The report showed stress and anxiety levels worse than that of many psychiatric patients.…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Construction, Construction Worker, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Company Fined $75,000 Following Serious Injury of Young Apprentice Worker
A builder from Toowoomba has been hit with a $75,000 fine after a teenage apprentice was injured in 2017. The apprentice’s hand was lacerated from his pinky finger to the base of his thumb by a circular saw. The apprentice…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: apprentice, Construction site, tradesman, tradie, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Construction Worker Hospitalised after accident in Glendale
Another construction accident has taken place at a NSWconstruction site. A 21 year old man was hospitalised after a workplace injury at Glendale. It is believed the man sustained a laceration to his leg while engaged in work on the…
12 Building Companies in The ACT issued with Stop Work Notices
The stop work notices issued to 17 building sites in Gungahlin have been lifted, 3 months after being issued by the ACT government. The stop work notices were issued as part of a crackdown from Access Canberra on March 1.…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building companies, Construction, whitecard, workplace health and safety
Safety Campaign Utilised Mother’s Worry to Raise Awareness
Mums are the latest weapon in the fight for construction site safety as one of the nation’s largest construction companies use mums’ worry to help spread the message of safety. The new strategy to help keep workers safe is part…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: building site, construction company, scaffolding collapse, whitecard, workplace accident, workplace health and safety
Truck Rollover on Construction Site in Sydney leaves Man Trapped
A major incident has taken place on a construction site on Sydney’s North Shore involving a truck that rolled and trapped a man underneath. The incident took place on an excavated site, 30m below street level at 8:30am and emergency…
Posted in Industry News Tagged with: Construction site, construction truck, cooncrete, WH&S, whitecard, workplace health and safety
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