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Builders Signage Requirements
Builders sign The Work Health & Safety Regulations require building sites to have a builders sign erected in a position clearly visible from outside of the site, containing the following information: The builders name (Principal Contractors Name) A contact phone number, including an after hours phone number The location of the site office (if any).…
Read MoreWhat activities require a High Risk Work Licence
A High Risk Work license is required for any of the following work activities: Crane and hoist operation Dogging and rigging work Forklift operation Pressure equipment operation Scaffolding work. Builders (or Principal Contractors) are required to check and record the licence details, when a contractor performs any of these tasks on their work site, and…
Read MoreWorkPlace Safety Awards 2014
If you have come up with a way to make your workplace safer you could be eligible for recognition at your state’s Safe Work Awards. Safe Work Awards are now open across Australia to recognise both businesses and individuals that have demonstrated improvement and innovation in work health and safety (WHS). Tell your story for…
Read MoreTop 8 safety documents for contractors in construction
Contractors in construction are required to have safety documents that comply with the Work Health & Safety (WHS) Regulations, as of 1 January 2014. These documents are sometimes referred to as a “Safety-Pack”, and must readily accessible while working on site, along with your First Aid Kit. If a subcontractor don’t have the correct safety…
Read MoreHow to review your contractors’ SWMS
If you engage contractors that perform high risk construction work, then you need to collect and review their Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS), to avoid on-the-spot fines of $432 (for individual) and $2160 (for company). Here’s what you should look for: The front page of the SWMS contains: ABN and business name of the contractor…
Read MoreSafety Checklist for Contractors in Construction
Safety Planning Prepare a folder to store your Safety documents and keep the folder in your vehicle ready for Inspectors and emergencies. Your safety folder should include: Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for any high risk work. Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) for any Hazardous chemicals you use. A copy of all your workers White cards.…
Read MoreHow to avoid the Junk Mail folder
Setup a SPF record To reduce the likely hood of your emails ending up in “Junk mail”, you will need to get your IT support person (or Internet service provider) to setup a Sender Policy Framework record (SPF record). The “SPF record” identifies the “SiteBook mail server” as being a “permitted sender” of emails on…
Read MoreHow to improve Your email delivery rate
Emails sent from SiteBook on your behalf, generally do not end up in the recipients “Junk Mail”, because we go to great lengths to make sure we abide by the email delivery rules & standards. However if you change the “Email From” in a template from the default “mail@sitebook.com.au” to your email address, then that…
Read MoreHow to send emails “from” your email address
You can setup SiteBook to so that emails appear to be sent from your email address @ your company domain name. The benefits are that you will receive any out-of-office replies, and any notification of undeliverable emails, (usually due to an incorrect email address) so you can fix and resend the email. By default, emails…
Read MoreWHS Regulations – What can I be fined for?
A large number of building contractors are unaware of the on-the-spot- fines for breaches of work health & safety laws that took effect on 1st January 2014. The maximum penalty for exposing workers to risk of death or serious injury is now $600,000 for individual or $3million for body corporate and or 5 Years…
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