Disaster Management
Banning engineered stone: protecting lives and ensuring worker safety
Infrastructure Journalist, , Features, Risk management, Safety and Training, 0By Vincent So, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) CEO Engineered stone (a.k.a. quartz or artificial stone)...
Austroads conducts world-first bridge barrier crash test
Yasmin Isaacs, , Bridges, Company news, Condition Assessment, Critical Infrastructure, News, Risk management, Safety and Training, Transport, 0In a world-first, Austroads has completed crash testing on medium performance level bridge barriers and published the footage online,...
Is there a way out? Construction insolvencies must stop
Infrastructure Journalist, , Company news, Disaster Management, Features, People, Planning, 0By Shivendra Kumar, Principal Consultant, Shivendra and Co In March of this year, Canberra-based PBS Building joined a growing...
An easy guide: achieving ‘hazard free’ levels of respirable crystalline silica
Infrastructure Journalist, , Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, Risk management, Sponsored Editorial, 0Construction employers throughout Australia may be considering their workplace policies around respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Especially since Safe Work...
Six steps to choosing the right construction site surveillance
Infrastructure Journalist, , Planning, Risk management, Smart Infrastructure, Sponsored Editorial, Technology, 0Construction sites are high-risk workplaces. In addition to risks of on-site injury, managers must be constantly vigilant about protecting...
Port Authority event focuses on emission reduction
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, People, Planning, Risk management, Sustainability, 0The Port Authority of New South Wales hosted its Safe & Efficient Port Operations Forum on 18 August, attracting...
NSW Maritime to receive new emergency vessels
Yasmin Isaacs, , Disaster Management, News, Planning, Safety and Training, 0NSW Maritime has announced it is set to receive five new incident response vehicles to boost the emergency response...
Rail industry urges travellers to be more safety conscious
Kody Cook, , News, People, Rail, Risk management, Safety and Training, 0The TrackSAFE Foundation and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) are urging all Australians to be more vigilant and cautious...
Tradie month begins amid workplace injury concerns
Yasmin Isaacs, , Condition Assessment, Disaster Management, News, People, Risk management, Safety and Training, 0Tradies National Health Month (TNHM), run by The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has begun, with concerns surrounding the pension...
Works underway on new women’s crisis refuges
Yasmin Isaacs, , Disaster Management, News, NSW, People, Planning, Projects, Risk management, Spotlight, 0Two new women’s crisis accommodations are now under construction in New South Wales’ Northern Beaches, with plans to deliver...
Is your surveillance best in the market?
Infrastructure Journalist, , Disaster Management, Risk management, Sponsored Editorial, Technology, 0Setting up a security system is a must for maintaining and protecting critical assets, but a good system involves...
The new rules of cyber security: Risk management program now required
Infrastructure Journalist, , Cyber security, Features, Risk management, Smart Infrastructure, 0Australian businesses and critical infrastructure operators continue to face a deteriorating risk environment, there’s no shortage of risks that...
$3.8M upgrade to busy Melbourne intersection
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Critical Infrastructure, News, Projects, Risk management, Roads, Spotlight, Transport, Urban Development, VIC, 0A major Melbourne intersection, located at City Road and Power Street in Southbank has undergone a $3.8 million upgrade...
VIC recontracting to secure greener bus fleet
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Investment, News, Planning, Projects, Risk management, Smart Infrastructure, Spotlight, Sustainability, Transport, VIC, 0The Victorian Government is set to recontract 30 per cent of the metropolitan bus network as part of its...
How to protect your cables under high fault conditions
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Critical Infrastructure, Disaster Management, Risk management, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0Cable cleats are safety-critical devices used in electrical installations to protect cables from excessive movement under high fault conditions. ...
Port of Burnie upgrades oldest berth
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Critical Infrastructure, News, Ports, Projects, Risk management, Spotlight, TAS, Transport, 0The Port of Burnie’s oldest commercial wharf, Berth Four, is receiving strengthening and fender replacement works, which is required...
VIC Gov removes 68th level crossing
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Critical Infrastructure, News, Projects, Rail, Risk management, Roads, Transport, VIC, 0The Victorian Government has removed the 68th dangerous and congested level crossing in Melbourne’s west, as part of the...
Roads Australia welcomes first national EV strategy
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Electric vehicles, News, Risk management, Roads, Sustainability, Transport, 0Roads Australia (RA) has welcomed the release of Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy, which encourages cross-jurisdictional collaboration...
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