The total number of OHS prosecutions undertaken by WorkSafe Victoria in 2017 outstripped all other OHS regulators across Australia combined. WorkSafe prosecuted 104 employers across all industries last year. 35 of those prosecutions were related to the construction industry. Of those 35 construction prosecutions, 12 related to incidents in the commercial sector and 16 in […]

With many residential builders now involved in sourcing designs, and design and construct contracts becoming increasingly common in the commercial sector, it’s important to understand how this can expose your business to potential losses should you not have the right insurance cover in place. Historically, Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance was only considered necessary by engineers, […]

2017 was certainly an eventful year, and not just for the BLSC. The accelerating growth of the Victorian construction industry sees all sectors performing at, or near, record levels. So great is the infrastructure boom in Victoria that we now face a severe shortage of skills and talent as well as significant shortfalls in the […]

Three Master Builders are among the construction teams feverishly working on cubby houses competing in the tenth annual Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge®. Master Builders Porter Davis, Figurehead Construction and Becon Constructions have each signed up to build cubby houses that will be auctioned on 22 March at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden […]

Just weeks after a Federal Court judge criticised two Victorian CFMEU officials for deliberately placing themselves in dangerous positions and being “arrogant and dismissive” of warnings that were given by site staff a CFMEU safety officer has deliberately placed himself in danger in order to take photos of a builder’s site. Last Thursday, CFMEU safety […]