To give the construction industry total confidence in its product performance, Fosroc ANZ has embarked on a major program...
Safety and Training
New traffic worker skill sets and operational framework
Stephanie Nestor News, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0Austroads has approved eight new skill sets for traffic workers and developed an operational framework for training providers in...
300 new construction apprenticeships for Victorians
Stephanie Nestor Civil Construction, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, VIC 0The Victorian Government has announced Victoria’s Big Build is hiring, with 300 apprenticeships and traineeships available by mid-2023. Through...
Migrant engineers skills assessment fast-tracked
Mikayla Bridge News, People, Projects, Safety and Training 0As part of a Federal Government incentive, Engineers Australia is providing fast-tracked skills assessments to eligible migrant engineers to...
IPWEA calls for government asset management education initiatives
Lauren DeLorenzo Asset Management, Civil Construction, Condition Assessment, News, Policy, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0In a recently released whitepaper, the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) called on all levels of government...
New national report on climate resilience of energy networks
April Shepherd News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Energy Networks Australia (ENA) has delivered a landmark report on how climate patterns and extreme weather will challenge Australia’s...
The key issues that will define the infrastructure sector in 2022
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Investment, Planning, Safety and Training 0With infrastructure set to play a driving role in Australia’s economic recovery, Infrastructure Australia’s Chief of Policy & Research,...
Coates launches new Sydney training facility in the wake of ongoing skills shortage
Infrastructure Journalist People, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial 1One of the key challenges for the booming Australian infrastructure sector is the shortage of skilled workers. Having trained...
Apprenticeships Victoria redresses the gender balance
Patricia Mae Tagabe Civil Construction, Features, People, Projects, Rail, Roads, Safety and Training, VIC 0Attracting more women to traditionally male-dominated trades isn’t just a well-meaning election promise – it’s an economic necessity. Victoria’s...
What’s my role in digital and innovation?
Lauren DeLorenzo Big Data, Features, Safety and Training, Smart Infrastructure, Technology 0by Thomas Hyde, Chief Technical Officer, Beca and Tim Mumford, Director Digital and Innovation Transport and Infrastructure, Beca ‘Safety...
Why safety is a key innovation driver
April Shepherd Asset Management, Risk management, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial 0As power becomes ever more ubiquitous in our lives, the question of safety continues to prompt both discussion and...
National Cabinet rules out under 18s forklift proposal to relieve shortages
Lauren DeLorenzo Freight & Logistics, News, Policy, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0The National Cabinet has ruled out a proposal to change the age requirements for forklift drivers to 16 years...
AI tech to bolster Victoria’s road safety
Lauren DeLorenzo News, Regional, Roads, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Transport, VIC 0The Victorian Government is trialling a new road maintenance technology which includes drone-mounted, high-resolution cameras and artificial intelligence (AI)...
Excellence in civil infrastructure to be celebrated at Civil Contractors Federation National Earth Awards
Lauren DeLorenzo Civil Construction, News, Projects, Safety and Training 0Australia’s peak national body for the civil construction sector, Civil Contractors Federation National (CCF) is pleased to invite people...
NSW Work Health and Safety management systems to integrate BIM
Lauren DeLorenzo News, NSW, Safety and Training 0The New South Wales Government’s Centre for Work Health and Safety is conducting research on integrating Building Information Modelling...
Reopening Australia and the need for a national approach
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, News, Planning, Policy, Safety and Training 0by Chris Melham, Chief Executive Officer, Civil Contractors Federation National (CCF) As Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to rise,...
Returning to the office: how safe will it be?
Patricia Mae Tagabe People, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, Technology 0As employees begin to return to the workplace, they need to have confidence that their office is a safe...
The crucial value of a construction inspection
April Shepherd Civil Construction, Risk management, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, Urban Development 0The goal of every construction inspection is to ensure that nothing compromises the function of the building systems, the...
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