THE Ceiling Saver Attic Working Platform
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 16/11/2009 - 6:09pm
The ceiling saver is a folding platform that you sit over the rafters for a stable work surface.
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WorkSafe investigates Chelsea gas blast
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 16/11/2009 - 6:01pm
WorkSafe says the gas explosion at Chelsea Heights on 22 october 2009 was a warning to people using acetylene to ensure it was stored safely.
Master Builders 2009 Top Four National Winners
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WA trader found guilty of unfounded product claims
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 16/11/2009 - 5:27pm
A WA trader has been found guilty of promising to supply air conditioning units which would be able to heat homes as well as cool them when he had no means to deliver as promised, in a case brought against him by the Commissioner for Consumer Protection.
Tree House - What would the greenies say?
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 01/11/2009 - 6:28pm
This is one impressive tree house! Even more so when you consider it has 11 floor's and is bigger than the tree it's built on.
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"Now is the time to take action" WorkSafe says after three regional deaths in a week
Submitted by kgns on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 7:58pm
Victoria’s work-related regional death toll has risen by three in the past week with a dairy farmer dying at Gorae West in the state’s south-west last yesterday.
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Tradies Kickstart
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 19/10/2009 - 4:31pm
The Federal Government has recenty announced that they will triple the subsidy to employers that take on apprentices during the summer period.
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A new Dyson product
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 18/10/2009 - 10:56am
This company have decided to diversify and start blowing as well as sucking. The Dyson Air Multiplier is a new type of fan that is more efficient and quieter than a standard desktop fan. Starting at $379.00 it would want to be very very good.
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QuickScribe
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 11/10/2009 - 4:08pm
Quickscribe is a scribing tool for the cabinetmaker, woodworker, carpenter, and the installer of flooring, countertops, wall paneling, and other wood items that need to fit to walls or floors. Use a router with a wheel to precisely track the wall while quickly and easily making the cut.
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Reset the safety agenda call after two deaths in two days
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 11/10/2009 - 3:59pm
An alarming spate of work-related deaths and serious injuries has prompted WorkSafe Victoria to call on businesses and workers to go back-to-basics and take workplace safety more seriously.
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Encouraging Signs for Builders as Loans for Construction Grow
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 11/10/2009 - 3:57pm
Whilst loans for established dwellings fell back again in August, lending for construction moved higher and there was a pickup in finance for investment housing, according Master Builders Australia.
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Employment advice for Avon Valley small business
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 11/10/2009 - 3:54pm
During October small businesses in the Avon Valley region will have the opportunity to brush up on their knowledge of the State's industrial laws. The campaign will run from Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October.
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Hammer with bottle opener
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 05/10/2009 - 3:21pm
Probably not much good for removing nails, but a great idea to help nailing a few coldies :-)
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Manta-ray or cockroach building
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 04/10/2009 - 11:18am
I suppose that I'm being a bit unfair, but until I read the article, I did think that the shape and colour remind's me of a cockroach :-)
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Mixed Approvals Data
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 04/10/2009 - 11:12am
ABS approvals data for July produced mixed results, with an increase in house approvals, another decline in unit and townhouse developments, and extreme variations by non-dwelling sector, according to Master Builders Australia.
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PUMA set to roar into life
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 04/10/2009 - 11:07am
Practitioner User Management Application (PUMA ) is a new initiative that will provide the Plumbing Industry Commission with an online practitioner registration system in early 2010.
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Safe loading of elevated work platforms on tilt tray trucks
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 04/10/2009 - 11:04am
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland have recently put together some information for the safe loading and unloading of EWP's after a recent accident.
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World’s Largest Bridge To Stretch 40km Long
Submitted by kgns on Tue, 29/09/2009 - 9:25pm
The Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Causeway, a 40km long marine causeway featuring a 22km bridge and 18km embankments connecting the west coast of Qatar to the east coast of Bahrain, is scheduled to begin construction in 2010.
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Model Legislation Public Comment
Submitted by kgns on Tue, 29/09/2009 - 9:10pm
On 28 September Safe Work Australia released a package of documents on the OHS model laws, including the draft model OHS Act and a discussion paper on key issues, for public comment.
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Wine bottler fined over scald injury
Submitted by kgns on Tue, 29/09/2009 - 9:08pm
A company, which services the wine industry in South Australia, has been fined by an Industrial Magistrate over an incident in which an employee was scalded by hot water.
View this Media Release from the link below.
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Black & Decker MSW100 Ready Wrench
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 27/09/2009 - 11:37am
The Black & Decker MSW100 ReadyWrench lets you say goodbye to lost or missing sockets for good.
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WorkSafe weathers global economic storm
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 27/09/2009 - 11:32am
WorkSafe Victoria’s 2008/09 financial and operational results show that the scheme has delivered the lowest levels of workplace injury on record, continued record-low employer premiums and a solid performance from insurance operations.
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AWU calls for "prioritsed removal" of all asbestos-containing materials from Australia by 2030
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 27/09/2009 - 11:28am
Australian Workers' Union National Secretary Paul Howes has called for the creation of a federal National Asbestos Taskforce to manage the prioritised recall of all asbestos containing materials in all forms from the nation.
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CFC Engineering & Non-Residential Construction Forecasts
Submitted by kgns on Wed, 23/09/2009 - 7:20pmSpending growth in the engineering and non-residential construction sectors will surpass the residential sector in the long term, according to new figures released in September 2005 by the Construction Forecasting Council (CFC).
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Building Industry Watchdog Powers Should Be Retained
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 21/09/2009 - 8:44pm
Master Builders Australia, last week emphasised that Justice Wilcox’s finding that the work of the Australian Building and Construction Commission is not yet done is ringing true.
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Split System Installation, Need for Licence
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 21/09/2009 - 8:41pm
Recent amendments to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Regulations 1995 (the Regulations) state any individual who handles, installs, commissions, services or maintains RAC equipment intended to hold or contain fluorocarbon refrigerant must be licensed by the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC).
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New guide puts the safety into design
Submitted by kgns on Mon, 21/09/2009 - 8:38pm
WorkCover NSW today released a new guide to help industry incorporate occupational health and safety principles in the design phase of buildings and structures used as workplaces.
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Pocket hole cutter
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 20/09/2009 - 1:36pm
Obviously for the perfectionist out there, I would probably just let you see the nail head.
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Cable ties - the alternative to............
Submitted by kgns on Sun, 20/09/2009 - 1:27pm
I'm OK with trying to get a car fixed and I'm OK with finding creative uses for cable ties, but what were these guy's thinking?
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Store paint longer
Submitted by kgns on Tue, 15/09/2009 - 9:02pm
Here is a new wonder chemical Bloxygen!
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