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Get into SHAPE when it comes to safety
SHAPE Australia has launched the SHAPE Minimum Standards app to address the issue of workplace safety across Australian trade industries. Sean Carroll finds out more. Have ... -
Five incentive ideas (so your best staff never want to leave)
Business coach Daniel Fitzpatrick looks at how to implement incentives that keep your staff self-driven and poacher-proof. Nothing stings more than losing one of your standout ... -
The standards life cycle explained
Standards are valuable – they are guiding documents that promote a net benefit to the Australian community, meaning the value or a benefit to the Australian ... -
Truly ‘smart’ homes are essential to reducing energy use
Clipsal by Schneider Electric vice president of home & distribution Chris Kerr writes about what building professionals can do to help homeowners adopt true home automation and reap ... -
Australia’s construction sector: A ticking time bomb?
Demand for building works in Australia remains strong – but there are many challenges, and construction companies and subcontractors should recognise any warning signs and take ... -
“Give us a fair go” report reveals women face discrimination in construction industry
The new survey by Randstad reveals barriers and discrimination still persist but progress is being made, with women leading the way in breaking the ‘concrete ceiling’ ... -
Australia ranks 15th in best countries for construction workers
Many employees are looking forward to 2022, when sites will fully reopen, companies will resume making equipment rentals, and construction jobs will return. With a new ... -
Better building standards are good for the climate, your health and your wallet. Here’s what the National Construction Code could do better
Written by Trivess Moore, RMIT University; Alan Pears, RMIT University; Erika Bartak, The University of Melbourne, and Nicola Willand, RMIT University. The recent IPCC report highlighted ... -
Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall
Written by Ann L Brower, University of Canterbury News of Melbourne’s earthquake today made my left leg hurt. That’s the leg I nearly lost. On February ... -
UniSA digs deep to prevent construction worker suicides
Every year 190 Australians working in the construction industry take their own lives – that’s one worker every second day. They’re confronting statistics, but for an ...
