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Australia’s Got Talent: Is the construction industry losing the war for talent?
Faced with a decline in personnel but an increase in workload, the construction industry is turning inward to analyse management practices and challenge traditional recruiting and retention strategies. A flag has been raised to increase the industry’s ability to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
Federal Budget 2018: what has been promised for the architecture, building, construction and design industries?
Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison handed down the 2018/19 Federal Budget in Parliament last month on May 8, with plenty of measures and initiatives impacting the building and construction industries.
Combustible cladding legislation – what does it mean for Victoria?
The tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire in London has had global ramifications. It is believed the fire was able to spread so quickly, causing 79 deaths, due to the cladding that included the dangerous plastic-filled aluminium panels.
New Part 3 for AS 3850 and national guidance material imminent
Work has commenced on a new Part 3 of AS 3850 Prefabricated Concrete Elements, which will apply to civil construction. This follows the tragic death of a worker several years ago on a civil construction site in Western Australia, and a push by National Precast to extend the Standard’s coverage.
Safety First: House 米乐体育M6app下载ing Regulations in Australia
Following the 2014 Lacrosse fire, there has been heightened concern and discipline within the building sector to strictly comply with the relevant house building regulations in Australia.
Highlights from ACIF Forecasts May 2017
The latest industry forecasts released today by Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF), the peak consultative body for building and construction, show this important industry for employment is moving quickly through two peaks in activity with a less fevered period of activity coming.
The Australian building regulation and work health safety compliance
米乐体育M6app下载ing regulation compliance is important in the practice of construction to ensure safety among building occupants, the people around the work site, as well as the builders themselves. Ensuring optimum building performance is the integral goal of every construction project. And in order to obtain this, standards are imposed on designers under the Work Health & Safety legislation.
Is your city lovable?
We’re in the era of big data, with access to data, it seems, about everything that can be tracked and quantified. But as William Bruce Cameron wrote in 1963, “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”
Aquatic Risk Management – More than just lifesaving
The need to manage risks in aquatic environments is becoming increasingly demanding for land and facility owners. Local government has some responsibility in ensuring safe aquatic venues, particularly where facilities are provided for the purpose of recreation.
WorkSafe explains new fall prevention campaign at breakfast
On Monday August 15, WorkSafe Victoria will detail the architect’s safety in design obligations followed by a very practical explanation of how to meet them from Workplace Access & Safety.
