Health & Safety

August 15, 2021

The App Helping Contractors Keep a Record of Worker Vaccinations to Accommodate New COVID-19 Rules for Construction Sites

Dean Oliver

A mobile app is now helping head contractors’ keep a record of vaccine certificates for all visitors to their site.

March 16, 2020

The Innovative Robotic Device Making Cranes Safer

Dean Oliver

Roborigger is a remote-controlled stabilisation system that eliminates the need for workers at the bottom of crane loads. It has been used successfully on several sites including the Adelaide casino, a Fortescue mine in the Pilbara and a demolition site in George St, Sydney.

March 25, 2020

Coronavirus Impacts Construction Supply Chains

Dean Oliver

With so many construction products sourced from China, accounting for as much as 20% of total construction cost, Australian contractors are advising their clients to expect project delays. 

April 13, 2020

Global Construction Community Divided over Site Shutdowns

Dean Oliver

Construction site staff would hardly notice they’re in the middle of a pandemic with many workers expressing their concern over crowded sites and union negligence.This is causing a divide in the global construction community between those that are calling for site shutdowns and those wanting to keep construction open for business.In a rare alliance, the CFMEU and Master Builders Australia have formed a united front to keep sites open.

April 14, 2020

Italian-led Consortium Design Intensive Care Pods for COVID-19 Treatment

Dean Oliver

An international task force has developed a concept for modular intensive care pods to increase hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients. The task force says they could be as fast to mount as a hospital tent, but as safe as an isolation ward.

April 17, 2020

WATCH: Cities Shut Around the World due to COVID-19

Dean Oliver

Around the world, cities have stopped moving.

May 6, 2020

Another Bridge Collapses in Northern Italy

Dean Oliver

Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, only 2 cars were on the deck at the time. One man was flown to hospital with minor injuries and a second person escaped with no injuries.

May 6, 2020

Apps Detect Social Distancing on Site

Dean Oliver

Vinnie by SmartVid.io uses A.I. to recognise objects and identify risks through on-site cameras. It’s now been trained to identify when workers are too close to each other.

June 4, 2020

Construction Safety Startup Raises $4M to Monitor Machinery Blind Spots

Dean Oliver

Toolbox Spotter has been trained by over 100,000 hours of video footage of worksites to learn how to identify workers and their behaviour. The tech has already been adopted by major players in construction, transport and mining including Transport for NSW, Metro Trains Melbourne, McConnell Dowell, Georgiou Group BHP, Fortescue Metals, Patrick and Aurizon.