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Check Rinnai Energysaver for carbon monoxide risk
Energy Safe Victoria is calling on those using Rinnai Energysaver heaters with combined horizontal/vertical on-wall flue systems to contact the supplier to ensure they are not ... -
New Smart Water Meters for Toowoomba
Toowoomba Regional Council has deployed 68,000 smart water meters as part of a new water conservation program. See VIDEO here. Key highlights include: An Optus-led consortium ... -
Facebook Offender Fined
An Energy Safe Victoria investigation has led to the conviction of an unlicensed and unregistered worker who installed air conditioners across Melbourne after advertising his services ... -
Tradies Can Have A Future-Proof International Career Experience
Australian apprentices are being offered scholarships to learn on the job around the world as the global demand for skilled workers intensifies. A new 4-week exchange ... -
DELAYED: Adoption of New Lead-Free Provisions
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has announced that the mandatory adoption of new lead-free provisions for WaterMark-related tapware and allied products will be delayed until ... -
Viega Announces New Managing Director for Aus/NZ
As of 1 May, 2023, Juliet Bosel has been appointed to succeed Phil Jackson as Managing Director, Viega Australia & New Zealand. Phil Jackson will stay ... -
Calls intensify for ban on lethal engineered stone
Unions, along with medical professionals and health and safety experts, have amplified their call for a full ban on all engineered stone products that contain deadly ... -
Blitz highlights safety issues on both sides of the border
WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW visited 59 construction sites in Albury and Wodonga from 28-30 March as part of a joint operation to boost workplace safety. ... -
Plan for Half a Million Workers by 2026
Master Builders Australia has released its blueprint for future-proofing the building and construction industry’s workforce in wake of a shortage of half a million workers. With critical shortages ... -
WA Investigates Polybutylene Pipe Failures
Western Australia’s building and plumbing regulator is investigating the cause of water leaks from burst polybutylene pipes, which have mostly occurred in homes built in 2019 ...
