PART of a floor of a building under construction in Canberra collapsed during a concrete pour on 27 October 2008, sending equipment and scaffolding crashing downwards.
THE FEDERAL government has rejected proposals for it to build 90 rest areas for truck drivers in return for ramping up the road user charge.
MURRAY Wilcox has invited submissions on the transition from the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) to a new building industry body.
ACCORDING to John Ward, a common problem with gloves is strikethrough, where the coating of the glove appears on the inside of the glove.
SAFE1 Safety Products says it is now distributing an emergency in-vehicle hammer which can help trapped workers escape their overturned or submerged vehicles.
A ROOFING contractor has died after falling from the top of a 16-storey building in Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
TWO Gold Coast construction workers plunged to their deaths on 22 June 2008 when the scaffolding they were on collapsed.
VICTORIA will introduce new compensation laws for workers who develop asbestos-related diseases.
CHALLENGE Australian Dairy has pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work place. It was fined $20 000 for a 2005 incident when a worker lost part of his finger.
WITH most Victorian construction and building sites commencing work for the first time on the 7th of January, WorkSafe Victoria has called for a safer year in building.