Toolbox talks that suit the stage of the build
Toolbox talks work best when the topic matches the stage of the build. A talk about excavation hazards is wasted on a framing crew. This article organises talks by construction stage and covers how to run them, not how to file the paperwork.
12 min read
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Toolbox talks that suit the stage of the build
Toolbox talks work best when the topic matches the stage of the build. A talk about excavation hazards is wasted on a framing crew. This article organises talks by construction stage and covers how to run them, not how to file the paperwork.
12 min read
Technology your apprentices will actually use on site
Most site software fails not because it is the wrong tool but because the people holding it are standing in the sun with one hand free. Adoption is a design problem, and the tool-hand is the best test of it.
11 min read
Supervising apprentices: your WHS duties and the competency record
An apprentice is a worker under WHS law, and a young one with almost no ability to see risk. The duty sits with you, and the evidence of how you discharged it sits in your records.
13 min read
How skills shortages affect subcontractor rates and availability
When trades are scarce, the price you are quoted and the date you are promised both move. Understanding why lets you price the risk instead of absorbing it.
10 min read
Labour shortages in residential construction: what builders can actually do
The labour market is not something you can wait out. Here is how to keep a residential job moving when the trades you need are booked elsewhere.
13 min read