Weather Review – Jan/Feb 2017

   Image 1 & 2: Cloud Roll Caloundra on Sunday 19/2/2017 (Anthony McLean) January The BOM recorded that Queensland had its sixth-warmest January on record.  Statewide, mean maximum temperatures were well above average, while mean minimum temperatures were the second-warmest…

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Qld building & construction industry optimistic for future

Master Builders Media Release: 17 February 2017 Business confidence in the Queensland economy and building industry strengthened during the December 2016 quarter, continuing to rise into positive territory in the latest Master Builders survey. The Master Builders Survey of Industry…

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Queensland Building Plan

Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni said that the Queensland Building Plan consultation was an opportunity for industry and consumers to help shape the course of the state’s $44 billion building industry.’ “We have a strong, modern…

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First Cyclone of the 2017 Season

UPDATE – Monday 20 February 2017 A category one cyclone has formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria but is due to weaken before heading towards the Northern Territory coast. The slow-moving low had been threatening to turn into a cyclone…

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Insurance Code of Practice Review

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has launched a review of the General Insurance Code of Practice to ensure it keeps pace with recent developments affecting the industry. The Code, introduced in 1994 and previously reviewed four times, commits insurers…

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Safety Working at Heights – Ladder’s Little Helper

Ladders are used for convenient access to higher and lower levels everyday, especially when the use of scaffold or working platforms is not practicable. It is important to realise that many serious injuries result from falls from ladders. In the…

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Managing Fatigue – Health and Wellbeing

In the storm season it is easy for staff to extend hours to meet KPI or SLA timeframes. Work related fatigue is more than feeling tired it is a state of mental or physical exhaustion that reduces a person’s ability…

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