Fire safety
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Building industry urge for work safety entering Safe Work Month
Building leaders have urged work safety moving into October, emphasising its importance in the residential building industry. HIA industry and policy chief executive Simon Croft says ... -
Builder charged after fatal factory fall
A builder has been charged following the death of a worker at a construction site in Cheltenham. In February 2022, a 69-year-old man working in one ... -
FSA FIRECOAT awarded winner of Shaping Australia Awards
FSA FIRECOAT has been awarded the winner of this year’s Shaping Australia Awards, taking out first place under the ‘Problem Solver’ category it has been recognised ... -
UNSW Sydney develops first fire-retardant paint for extreme fire protection
UNSW Sydney engineers have developed the first fire-retardant paint to pass a stringent Australian standard test that simulates a bushfire attack. The paint, now on sale ... -
Defective fire safety systems revealed during NSW Fair Trading blitz
NSW Fair Trading officers have discovered more than half of the 21 building sites recently audited for fire safety standards across Sydney and Wollongong had defective ... -
Industry, government and statutory bodies come together for welder safety
Industry, government and statutory bodies have come together to improve welder safety, ensuring that appropriate strategies are in place to reduce welder exposure to fumes and ... -
Vinyl Council to hold intensive fire behaviour course
The Vinyl Council of Australia (VCA) has secured world-renowned fire expert Professor Richard Hull, Professor of Chemistry and Fire Science from the School of Natural Sciences, ... -
Final wake up call for construction industry before major fire safety changes
With recent tragedies such as the Grenfell Tower fire in London and Lacrosse tower fire in Melbourne, fire safety in the construction industry has become a ... -
VBA, RMIT researching fire risks with solar panels on facades of multi-storey buildings
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is supporting researchers at RMIT University to better understand the fire safety risks associated with the installation of solar panels on ... -
Milan mayor likens tower block fire to Grenfell
Milan mayor has compared a fire that recently engulfed a 20-storey building to the Grenfell Tower blaze in London four years ago. Nobody was killed in ...
