Posts by Chris
What Insurances should my Trades have?
When engaging a subcontractor it is best practice to ensure that they have all the relevant insurances to reduce the risk of you being out-of-pocket for their actions. It’s all about risk, and how much risk you are prepared to take, especially when your best trades don’t have insurances, and you just need to get…
Read MoreContractor Business Name Check
We have just added a new feature to automatically check the registered business name of your subcontractors , based on the ABN they supplied. Recent changes to Tax reporting requirements mean that builders must to supply all subcontractor payments to the tax office, including the registered business name of the payee ( not the trading name! ) SiteBook…
Read MoreWhich Trades need a building contractors licence?
Which Trades ? A business that performs any work which contributes to the construction of a building will need to have a “building work contractor’s licence”, often referred to as a “builder’s licence” or “contractor’s licence”, issued by state governments in Australia. “Building work”, including all work inside and on the outside of the building, including…
Read MoreThe in’s and out’s of White Cards… What they are and how to get a White Card online.
Most states in Australia requires that each and every worker on a construction site has completed a short training course to attain their construction industry White Card, before stepping foot on site. If you are exploring SiteBook, it is likely that you have one already, and may have had one for many years! However, if…
Read MoreBuilders beware… The “sneaky” workers on your construction sites, and how they’ll land you in WHS hot water.
When any new work site legislation comes into effect, just like the new Work Health & Safety legislation, there’s always a period of time before builders and contractors come to fully understand all the intricate little ways in which the legislation impacts them. As such, you can find yourself very vulnerable… wide open to fines…
Read MoreConstruction worker SWMS and you… Is your building company risking a hefty fine, or worse?
It may come as a shock to Site Managers across Australia, but statistics show that 75% of workers on a residential construction sites perform work that is classified as high risk, at some time during the building process. Since the introduction of new Work Health & Safety (WHS) regulations in most states of Australia, which…
Read MoreDraft WHS Code of Practice for Construction released
SafeWork Australia recently released a draft model Code of Practice (Construction Work) for Public comment. You can read it and learn more here. Public comment will close on Wednesday 2 October 2013.
Read MoreWhen To Notify SafeWork
If there is an incident on your work site, you must notify the relevant authority (e.g. SafeWork SA in south Australia) when the incident meets certain criteria. Here is the list from SafeWork SA web site: ” Work Health and Safety Act 2012 Section 35 – What is a notifiable incident? notifiable incident means— (a)…
Read MoreHigh Risk Construction Work
Principle Contractors are now responsible for ensuring that Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) are available for all workers who conduct high risk work on their construction site. Before work commences, the Principal Contractor or Site Manager should: ensure their own workers, who conduct high risk construction work, are given copies of SWMS , and collect…
Read MoreWHS Checklist for Site Supervisors
Before work commences: Prepare a Safety Management Plan for the site. Prepare Safe Work Method Statements for all your High Risk construction activities. Erect signage on your site. While work in progress: Do everything “reasonable practicable” to provide a safe place of work for all persons. Identify hazards; implement risk controls, monitor, and review. Consult,…
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