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Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards reveals 2024 finalists
The Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards has revealed their 2024 shortlist. The Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards pertinently pays tribute to the vital role ... -
Safe Work Australia publishes WHS profile of electricians
Safe Work Australia has published a WHS profile of electricians to help illustrate the nature of risks they most frequently encounter while performing their duties. Using ... -
Standards Australia to host free psychosocial safety workplace webinar
Standards Australia will host a free online event Standards in Practice: Psychosocial Safety in the Workplace to equip professionals with valuable information on integrating psychosocial risk ... -
BSC opens B-cycle Scheme industry consultation
The Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), Australia’s official product stewardship scheme for batteries, has opened industry consultation on its proposal to future-proof the B-cycle Scheme. Representatives from ... -
Industry supports transparency and accountability in building approvals
Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA) has supported the NSW Government’s initiative to provide a more transparent and accountable building approvals process, following the release of ... -
MBA: Apprentices vital to industry and economic success
Master Builders Australia (MBA) has released the Future of the workforce: apprentices in building and construction report, which shows it will take a village to ensure ... -
New podcast: The future of stone cutting in Australia
With the ban on engineered stone (due to come into force on July 1, 2024) there has been a shift in focus in the sustainable surfaces ... -
New home sales drop following regulatory changes
New home sales have fallen nationally after the draw forward in sales in April, according to HIA chief economist Tim Reardon. The HIA New Home Sales ... -
Test proves efficacy of real-time silica monitor
New test findings have confirmed the efficacy of a world-first real-time monitor for silica dust that could save thousands of Australian lives. The AIR XS Silica ... -
Mining company fined $400,000 for exposing workers to silica dust
A mining company has been convicted and fined for failing to protect workers from exposure to crystalline silica dust. Sibelco was sentenced in the Wonthaggi Magistrates’ ...
