Monthly Archives: September 2025
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Knauf launches range of high-performance plasterboards
Knauf is launching four new high-performance plasterboards in the SHEETROCK PLUS, ImpactStop, MultiStop ONE and MultiStop ONE HI, consolidating its range to reduce complexity and improve ... -
WorkSafe to host free tradies breakfast for Health and Safety Month
WorkSafe will host a series of free tradies breakfasts across the state for Health and Safety Month this October. Employers and workers are encouraged to attend ... -
HIA calls for new plan to tackle apprentice dropout rates
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has raised concerns in the current approach to training, stating that it won’t get Australia to its 1.2 million housing target, ... -
Changes in height safety standards aim to reduce workplace fatalities
Falls from height remain one of the most serious risks on Australian worksites, with nearly 30 workers losing their lives in 2023. These incidents accounted for ... -
Research from NAWIC calls for change to parental leave for women in construction
Research by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) has highlighted the unique challenges women face in frontline construction roles. The report identifies integral opportunities ... -
RMIT engineers create cardboard-and-soil building material with low carbon footprint
Engineers at RMIT University have developed cardboard-confined rammed earth, a building material made from cardboard, soil and water. It has roughly a quarter of the carbon ... -
Trade shortages threaten Australia’s housing targets
Trade workforce shortages pose a major threat to meeting the Housing Accord target of 1.2 million homes by 2029 according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA). ... -
Lung Foundation Australia continues silicosis fight this National Safe Work Month
October marks the beginning of National Safe Work Month, and Lung Foundation Australia is continuing to promote the threat that silica dust poses to 600,000 Australian ... -
Australians say tradies deserve more recognition
Australians believe that tradies deserve more recognition and support than they currently receive, according to new research commissioned by Kennards Hire ahead of National Tradie Day ... -
An automatic approach for safety assessments
Completing a job hazard analysis is a requirement before entering any worksite. Casey McGuire looks at a tool under development aiming to automate the process. Flash ...
