Posted January 10, 2019 18:30:13 Photo: A woman confronts Michael Gunner about his construction sector stimulus package. (ABC News: Robert Baird) Frustrations in the Northern Territory’s construction centre reached boiling point on Thursday as Chief Minister Michael Gunner attempted to spruik his Government’s stimulus program. Key points: The NT Government’s $100-million Public Housing Stimulus Program
Heat can be a hazard in both indoor and outdoor work environments. Factory workers who use hot machinery and workers who work in roof cavities with little or no air flow are just some examples of workers at risk of heat-related illness indoors. Businesses all have duties under work health and safety laws to manage
Updated January 09, 2019 14:00:38 Photo: The fall in building approvals was driven mainly by a 17.9pc plunge in non-residential approvals. (ABC News: Michael Barnett) Related Story: Our steepest housing price drop since the GFC is only predicted to get worse Related Story: What lies ahead for the property market: more apartments and low interest
A sewer in the United Kingdom has been clogged by a fatberg measuring 64 metres in length. Andrew Roantree, South West Water’s director of wastewater, said he expected engineers to need about eight weeks to “dissect this monster in exceptionally challenging work conditions”. They will start work on February 4, wearing breathing apparatus to
Updated January 09, 2019 06:50:08 Photo: The Opal Tower drama has sparked questions about the building industry. (AAP: Mick Tsikas) Some residents of Sydney’s damaged Opal Tower are facing up to six more weeks living in a hotel before they find out if their apartment is safe after the builder revealed it needed more time
Updated January 04, 2019 13:59:16 Photo: The Opal Tower scenario has sparked questions about the building industry (AAP: Mick Tsikas) Engineers engaged by the NSW Government say Sydney’s Opal Tower building, which was evacuated after a crack formed in concrete, has “a number of design and construction issues”. Key points: Residents were evacuated before Christmas
Updated January 01, 2019 08:59:40 The engineering firm investigating what caused a large crack to develop on a concrete panel in Sydney’s Opal Tower has discovered more damage in the building. Key points: Residents in the vicinity of the crack could be displaced for months Engineering firm WSP said the building was “structurally sound overall”
At least four people have died and dozens of residents are unaccounted for after a building collapsed in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Source link
Updated December 30, 2018 12:33:09 Photo: The Opal Tower scenario has sparked questions about the building industry (AAP: Mick Tsikas) The NSW Government has announced a crackdown on dodgy building certifiers as it tries to manage the fallout from Sydney’s Opal Tower fiasco. Key points: Up to 30 per cent of certification work will be
Posted December 24, 2018 07:39:43 Lachlan White has lived in the Northern Territory for 20 years and for the past 10 he’s been building his small business, Northern Stone Solutions, from the ground up. Key points: Claims have been made that Queensland-based building company Pivotal Building Services owes more than $1 million to Territory businesses
