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Are You Prepared for the Construction Industry Landscape in 2022?
After a tough couple of years, the construction industry is expected to come back strong in 2022. The pandemic brought some silver…
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WA Skilled Civil Labour Shortage Worsens
Western Australia’s civil construction industry is feeling the pinch after over a year of COVID international and inter-state worker restrictions. According to…
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Using Predictive Analytics to Anticipate Construction Risk
Predictive analytics uses: Data mining Predictive modeling Machine learning This helps analyze current and historical information to predict future events. It provides…
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Road Safety Is More Than Just Statistics
As National Road Safety Week comes to an end the message remains clear, we all play a crucial role in ensuring that…
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Assignar and CCF supporting regional NSW and Sydney Metro
The Civil Contractors Federation of New South Wales (CCF NSW) continues to be a fierce advocate, voice and ally of the civil…
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3 Ways to Promote a Culture of Safety
The construction industry offers extraordinary employment opportunities for a global workforce. As a significant contributor to our nation’s economy, the main concern…
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3 Proven Ways to Get Employees On Board with Technology
COVID-19 disrupted the business sector on a massive scale, forcing owners and managers to cut costs and operate lean. Working efficiently while…
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3 Ways to Keep Your Crews Productive
Despite its designation as an essential service during the lockdown period, the Australian construction industry is predicted to contract by 5.7% in…
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Decreased construction costs for the first time in a decade
Despite projections of increased staffing levels and construction sales over the next 6 months, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecast that profit…
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$4.7B currently in tranche 3 of NSW fast-tracked assessments
In April 2020, the NSW Government announced the first 24 projects undertaking a fast-tracked assessment process as part of the Government’s Planning…
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$140 million in WA infrastructure projects fast-tracked
The WA Government has fast-tracked $140 million on transport, road and maritime projects. With 24 major infrastructure projects brought-forward, the government investment…
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Tasmanian Government announces $3.1 billion construction blitz
Tasmania will be launching a $3.1 billion construction blitz in line with fast-tracked projects across the nation. The investment is in addition…
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6 Sources of resistance: implementing new policies and procedures in the workplace
The global pandemic has forced employers and employees to make unprecedented and rapid changes to their behavior in order to prevent the…
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PM announces $1.5B in Infrastructure works as part JobMaker Plan
The Federal Government has announced a further $1.5 billion in infrastructure works across Australia. Additionally, 15 major projects will be fast-tracked to…
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Arm your business for the fast-tracked construction projects across Australia
State Governments across Australia are banding together in fast-tracking projects and releasing infrastructure stimulus packages for a building works blitz. The sentiment…
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Prepare your business for the $2.7 billion Building Works blitz for Victoria
This week Premier Daniel Andrews announced a $2.7 billion construction blitz for Victoria to stimulate the state’s economy. The announcement predicts to…
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$400M Infrastructure stimulus for Queensland – Is your business ready?
This week the Palaszczuk Government announced $400 million in accelerated funding for Queensland to supercharge its economy through the COVID-19 recovery. This…
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GUEST BLOG: A New Era in Traffic Management
Never before had the traffic management industry considered the concept of one person per vehicle, or the inability to review plans in…
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COVID-19: Managing Risk of Exposure
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, new resources, regulations, and recommendations for construction contractors continue to change and stack upon…
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Navigating through COVID-19 with a paperless solution
Safety continues to be the number one priority for sub and self-perform contractors during these unprecedented times. SafeWork Australia has created guidelines…
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Work Health and Safety during COVID-19 in Australia
Work Health and Safety (WHS) Laws govern the safety of employees on site and while they are already complex to execute, the…
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Preparing for NZ Construction at Alert Level 3: New COVID-19 Standards and Protocols
The New Zealand Government has lowered the coronavirus alert from 4 to 3, enabling construction businesses to go back to work but…
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Managing Safety and Compliance on the Job Site: Part 1
This is the first of a 3-part series. This article outlines the current regulatory environment in construction, trends, and resources using data…
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How to reduce your EMR
What is EMR in Construction? EMR (experience modification rate) is a number used by insurance companies to determine your past cost of…
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New York’s Local Law 196 requirements – Managing SST cards with Assignar
New York’s Local Law 196 of 2017 places responsibility on contractors to demonstrate that workers and supervisors on job sites have extensive…
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It’s 2019 – Australian crane businesses are winning with worksite digitisation
The Crane industry in Australia is facing increasing demand for work and although residential work has slowed, infrastructure projects nationally have been…
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How Chain of Responsibility Affects The Australian Construction Industry
Five Construction-Related Effects of Heavy Vehicle National Law and Chain of Responsibility (CoR) Rules As of Oct. 1, 2018, under the HVNL…
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Risk Assessment, Take Charge of Heavy Vehicle Chain of Responsibility
Importance of Efficient Risk Assessment Under The NVNL Chain of Responsibility Compliance with any form of heavy vehicle operations safety protocols requires…
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Chain of Responsibility Safety Management Systems For Heavy Vehicles
October 2018, Changes in Primary CoR Duty Laws: As of October 1st, 2018, previous Heavy Vehicle Nation Law (HVNL) is amended to…
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OSHA Interpretation For Construction Contractors
Four Major Categories of OSHA Interpretation OSHA standards for safety fall into four primary categories with each grouping based according to specific…
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OSHA proposes new crane rule addressing operator qualifications
New OSHA Qualifications Rules for Crane Operators in the U.S. Resets Employer Responsibility For Operator Competency In the ongoing drive to improve…
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Davis Bacon Act, The Consequences of Failed Compliance
Davis Bacon Act, The Core Requirements of Compliance To simplify understanding of the Davis Bacon Act, we submit the following definition: In…
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Is Your Equipment In Compliance?
Equipment Compliance – Historical Safety Reflections Without steadfast standards of agreement, the concept of equipment compliance would have to rely on the…
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Compliance is Critical – how maintaining ISO or OSHA Standards will keep your workers safe
ISO or OSHA Compliance Critical In The Battle To Protect Workers From The Dangers of Exposure To Crystalline Silica OSHA and ISO…
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Morning Safety Stretch – Why Stretch And Flex Programs Are Beneficial On The Job Site
Benefits of Stretch and Flex Morning Safety Stretch Programs Even as employee injuries remain a major concern for construction contractors, arguments against…
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OSHA Accident Reporting – Distinctions In Forms 300, 300A and 301
OSHA Accident Reporting Overview – Importance of Proper Completion of Accident Reports For OSHA OSHA accident reporting involves detailed documentation of accidental…
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ISO 14001 Implementation In Construction
ISO 14001: You keep hearing about the benefits, and the drive is on. But you can’t quiet get a handle on were…
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ISO 45001 Intended To Replace The Widely Implemented BS OHSAS 18001
Second Draft ISO 45001 Ready For Public Comment Although release of the final ISO 45001 international standard on occupational health and safety…
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ISO 45001 Replaces AS NZS 4801 – Effects Of ISO 45001 Changes
Effects of ISO 45001 Changes For Australian & New Zealand Construction Companies AS / NZS 4801 has been replaced with ISO 45001.…
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Contractors Benefit From OSHAS 18001 Certification
Construction companies that achieve an OSHAS 18001 certification are recognized for meeting industry standards. That status demonstrates the organization has the ability…
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ISO 55001 for Construction Contractors
In the construction industry, large, medium-sized, and small contractors have assets that are on site, on the road, and in the office.…
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ISO 20252: Does it Benefit Your Construction Company?
The International Standard Association issued guidelines for ISO 20252 in 2006 and updated the standard in 2012. This standard is applicable to…
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Is ISO 50001 Right for Your Construction Company?
Construction companies are often big users of electricity, gasoline, and other forms of energy. In June of 2011, the International Standards Organization…
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Safety Toolbox Talks Can Help Set Workplace Expectations
The number of construction workers injured on the job each year continues to decline due to improved safety conditions and awareness. Injuries…
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ISO 14001 Certification Requirements for Construction Companies
The 14001 series environmental standards created by the International Organization (ISO) for Standardization are important requirements. They provide a systematic approach to…
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Construction Companies and ISO 9001 Certification
If there were a way for your construction company to gain new customers would that interest you? The answer is – of…
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Construction Industry Workers: The sickest of us all – How to improve the health of your construction site workers
It’s no surprise that compared to most other industries, workers in the Construction game, are at far greater risk of health challenges.…
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Fatigue Management – how to reduce it
In the post-GFC world, the construction industry was left in a tenuous state. The bigger construction companies were all trying to land…
