Safety
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Tradies’ mental health crisis sparks increase in targeted support for workforce
While many industries have been forced to halt for the better part of the past two years, Australia’s construction sector has powered through COVID-19 lockdowns and ... -
Construction industry comes together to support ACT construction apprentice mental health
The CFMEU, Creative Safety Initiative (CSI) and Construction Charitable Works (CCW) have launched their mental health training and support program for ACT construction apprentices. CSI will ... -
New research highlights need to re-prioritise safety, wellbeing in construction
Procore Technologies has released new industry research that reveals low rates of safety training and mental healthy initiatives within Australian construction organisations. The survey also showed ... -
Labour Hire toolkit gives workers a nation-first safety tool
An Australian-first toolkit to improve safety for labour hire workers, including a worker guide and a self-assessment checklist for businesses, has been launched as part of ... -
UniSA Digs Deep to Prevent Construction Worker Suicides
Every year 190 Australians working in the construction industry take their own lives – that’s one worker every second day. They’re confronting statistics, but for an ... -
NSW TAKING ACTION AGAINST ACCIDENTS
The NSW Government is taking a step towards eliminating unsafe work on ladders, roofs and scaffold on building sites in a bid to better protect tradies ... -
R U OK? Let’s Talk…
R U OK? is calling on Australian tradespeople to add conversation skills to their toolkits, and has just released ‘Tradies Tools to Talk’, a conversation guide to help tradies spark a conversation with someone who might be doing it tough and to ... -
MPA ACT Endorses New Lead Reduction Reforms
ACT’s peak plumbing body has commended the federal government’s announcement to reduce the permissible concentration of lead in plumbing products that are in contact with drinking water, from ... -
MATES’ model eases pressure on emergency departments
The MATES In Construction response to mental health and suicide prevention can equally play a part in alleviating the pressure on frontline emergency workers according to ... -
WorkSafe Vic to fund $2m workplace safety program
Fresh ideas to reduce workplace harm and improve outcomes for injured workers are being funded through a new WorkSafe grants program. The round of grants opened ...