Improving construction industry safety through cross-border collaboration
19 November 2018
ACT Government: 200 construction workers,
senior managers and executives gathered at the 6th
ACT /
NSW Cross-Border
Construction Project Breakfast today to continue efforts to improve
safety in the
construction industry.
The collaboration between
SafeWork
NSW and
WorkSafe
ACT aims to improve compliance and the safety culture in the
Canberra region and provide consistent messaging to the construction
industry on Work Health and Safety.
“Bringing together employers, workers, unions and industry is a crucial
part of this initiative and I applaud all participants who continue to
commit to improving safety,” said Minister for Employment and
Workplace
Safety Rachel Stephen Smith.
“The collaboration draws together the expertise from across the two
jurisdictions and has played a considerable role in improving the safety
standards in both commercial and residential construction sites.
“The networking and conversations that occur at these events is part of
a wider cultural change which is occurring across the industry.”
“The event highlighted the Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2018
that passed the Assembly in early 2018 and will commence on 1 January
2019.”
“The purpose of the Bill is to improve the safety in the ACT's
construction industry by facilitating greater consultation between
employers and workers on major construction projects,” Minister
Stephen-Smith said.
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