Industry News
The dangers of diesel
According to SafeWork Australia (SWA), approximately 1.2 million Australian workers were exposed to diesel exhaust in the workplace in 2011. Those at risk cover a range of occupations including drive-in booth operators, miners, construction workers, oil and gas workers, forklift drivers, loading dock workers, truck drivers, farm workers, stevedores and vehicle maintenance workers. [ + ]
StayinFront MD named a finalist in Telstra NSW Business Women's Award
StayinFront has announced that Kerrie-Anne Turner has been named a 2015 finalist for the Telstra New South Wales Business Women's Awards. One of the longest running awards program in Australia, the Telstra Women's Awards empower women to take pride in all they have accomplished and recognise leaders who continue to achieve even greater success. [ + ]
Sydney's LED street light retrofit complete
Sydney's $7m LED city lighting upgrade is now complete after three years, reducing energy use by 40%. [ + ]
Prysmian announced as nbn's 'Supplier of the Year'
The Prysmian Group, which manufactures and supplies optical ribbon to the nbn, has been announced as nbn’s Supplier of the Year for 2015. [ + ]
Green building has a place in thriving property industry: GBCA
What's Australia's largest industry? (Hint: It's not mining). And the Green Building Council of Australia says we need visionary government leadership to continue its growth. [ + ]
Electricians put on notice to replace faulty Infinity cables
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urging electricians and builders to replace dangerous Infinity electrical cables that were installed in up to 40,000 homes and businesses throughout Australia.
[ + ]nbn rollout plans released
A three-year construction plan to grant nbn network access to over nine million premises across the country by 2018 has been released. [ + ]
Telstra retains 'Best in Test' title
The P3 CommsDay Mobile Benchmark Australia measures Vodafone, Telstra and Optus networks against each other and relative to their own scores from last year's report. [ + ]
New drug and alcohol policy on construction sites
New amendments to the Building Code 2013 require contractors on federally funded construction projects to maintain a code-compliant policy that stipulates how drugs and alcohol are to be monitored in the workplace. [ + ]
Better fluorescent lighting through physics
New kinds of fluorescent lighting phosphors have been developed that reportedly use far fewer rare-earth elements than current technology. [ + ]
ABB celebrates 60 years of transformer manufacturing
Top energy sector stakeholders have helped ABB Australia celebrate 60 years of transformer manufacturing in Western Australia. [ + ]
Siemon launches WheelHouse brand for data centres
Siemon has launched its new WheelHouse Advanced Data Center Solutions brand in an effort to align its established line of cable and connectivity systems with upcoming products. [ + ]
MBA says phased drug policy changes the way to go
Master Builders Australia welcomes the phased implementation of the new drug and alcohol fitness for work amendments for the building and construction industry under the Building Code 2013. [ + ]
Broken Hill solar plant to power 17,000 homes
The final panels on the Broken Hill Solar Plant have been installed, enabling the large-scale project to now be able to generate enough power to supply 17,000 homes. [ + ]
PrixCar takes out technology award with Zebra
Car transport specialist PrixCar has been awarded 'Best Application of Technology' at the Australian Freight Industry Awards, presented by the Victorian Transport Association. [ + ]
