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National OHS Alert: Stay Safe While Managing Traffic
There have been 2 fatalities in the past three weeks involving workers in traffic control and management. All employers must be aware of and implement minimum standards in relation to traffic management in construction. Workers should also be aware of these minimum...
End apprentice ratio ban on government jobs to boost skills
The Morrison Government needs to scrap rules that ban apprentice ratios on government jobs and increase investment in local skills training in the wake of projected workforce supply issues identified by Infrastructure Australia. “The CFMEU has been calling for an...
National OHS Alert: Asbestos contamination in Boral fire-rated plasterboard
The CFMEU has been advised that low levels of asbestos contamination has been identified in some of the following Boral fire-rated plasterboard products: Firestop® Plasterboard Fire WetstopTM Plasterboard MultistopTM Plasterboard range (3/3HI, 4/4HI, 5/5HI)...
Asbestos warning issued on some USG Boral board products
Plasterboard manufacturer USG Boral has issued a warning to customers that some of their fire-rated plasterboard products may be contaminated with asbestos. The contamination affects fire-rated plasterboards containing vermiculite imported from China and was...