A practical guide to safety leadership launched by Tom Fisher |
 The CRC for Construction Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of A Practical Guide to Safety Leadership, in Canberra on 24 June. The guide is the follow-up resource to A Construction Safety Competency Framework: Improving OH&S performance by creating and maintaining a safety culture. Guests were welcomed by Governing Board Chair, John McCarthy, before the guide was officially launched by Federal Safety Commissioner Tom Fisher. The guide contains information on safety critical positions and safety management tasks that companies should implement to achieve a positive safety culture. This includes practical information and examples for companies to implement the framework on a step by step basis, including a checklist of practical steps that can be followed so that large and small companies can customise the framework to meet individual organisational needs. The guide contains industry case studies from small and large organisations which have implemented the competency framework within their organisations. The guide can be downloaded free of charge, or hard copies ordered online. |
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Re-Lifing Commercial Buildings |
 Re-Lifing is the process where existing buildings undergo significant refurbishment or transformation in order to extend their useful life. It allows owners to improve the serviceability of their buildings and apply the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The Your Building web portal at www.yourbuilding.org has a range of re-Life resources and project reports, developed by the CRC for Construction Innovation, as well as extensive information on sustainable commercial buildings. More information. |
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WA focus on sustainability and productivity |
 A stakeholder’s workshop held by the CRC for Construction Innovation in Perth on 28 May confirmed the commitment by WA government, industry and researchers to sustainable infrastructure delivery, a national framework for improved safety, best practice procurement strategies and enhanced productivity. More information |
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Indoor air quality estimator |
 The CRC for Construction Innovation has developed a prototype software tool for estimating indoor air quality in commercial buildings. The Indoor Air Quality Estimator is an office design tool for selection of materials, office equipment, ventilation filtration to optimise indoor air quality and allow control of indoor air pollutants. More information |
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SB08 will run in Melbourne from 21-25 September. As an auspicing society, the CRC Construction Innovation will hold one of the series of special forums to discuss opportunities for innovative, integrated processes and how they can improve efficiency and sustainability in the built environment. |
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New wayfinding resources available |
  Wayfinding design guidelines and Wayfinding system audit Wayfinding design guidelines outlines a practical and comprehensive design method to wayfinding and identifies ways of improving access to, into and through new and existing properties. Wayfinding system audit includes an audit checklist template to be customised for gathering information on buildings and their surrounds. Both publications are now available in accessible versions for vision impaired users with screen reader software. |
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Guide to best practice for safer construction |
The Guide has been developed by the Australian building and construction industry, to help combat the unacceptably high death and injury rates of workers on Australian building sites. On average, one worker a week dies on a construction site in Australia and many more are seriously injured. Former Federal Employment and Workplace relations Minister Joe Hockey launched the Guide to Best Practice for Safer Construction on Wednesday 12 September, 2007.
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