Construction site security: cameras, tool tracking and the basics that stop theft
Tools, appliances, copper and plant go missing from building sites every week, and the loss is more than the replacement cost. Here is how to layer site security, which technology is worth it, and the NSW surveillance rules to follow.
8 min read
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Site establishment
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Construction site security: cameras, tool tracking and the basics that stop theft
Tools, appliances, copper and plant go missing from building sites every week, and the loss is more than the replacement cost. Here is how to layer site security, which technology is worth it, and the NSW surveillance rules to follow.
8 min read
Heat on site: getting a heat plan ready before summer
Spring is the time to plan for summer heat. Heat illness can kill, and roofs, roof spaces and unshaded slabs are among the hottest workplaces in the country. A practical heat plan for residential sites.
7 min read
Electrical safety on building sites: temporary power, RCDs, leads, and buried and overhead services
Electric shock remains a real risk on building sites, from damaged leads and missing RCDs to excavators hitting buried cables and booms touching overhead lines. The controls are well known and cheap. Here they are.
7 min read
Planning connectivity and data on site before you start
Site establishment usually means fencing, amenities and a temporary board. Connectivity belongs on that list, because every other trade now depends on it. Plan coverage, power and file access before the first delivery lands.
11 min read
Plant and people: traffic management on residential building sites
Concrete trucks reversing down driveways, excavators on tight blocks, crane trucks near power lines, kids walking past the site on the way to school. Traffic management on a house site is a real hazard, not a formality.
7 min read