Pins and wedges are often used to secure many types of timber formwork in order to prevent concrete blow out while at the same time define a nice straight “edge of concrete” line. Pins and Wedges used to secure Formwork … Continue reading
Location: Port Adelaide South Australia Normally, when the red light is flashing and the safety boom is down at a railway crossing, the intention is that drivers wait until the train passes, the safety boom raises and the lights stop … Continue reading
Location: Port Adelaide South Australia Yet another unsafe looking truck I saw while doing Bridge Formwork at Port Adelaide. It should be noted that this is not some quiet back street, but a very busy main road. Dodgy Unsafe Looking … Continue reading
I was just browsing ebay when I noticed plenty of bids on Gold Coast Big Day Out tickets. What is surprising is that the Gold Coast Big Day Out happens on the 18th of January 2009 but tickets are selling … Continue reading
Location: Francis Street Port Adelaide South Australia While doing bridge formwork at Port Adelaide, I was surprised to see so many trucks with either uncovered and/or unsecured loads driving down the street. It became normal to see some kind of … Continue reading
Location: A Construction Site In Beenleigh Queensland Australia In a previous post, we asked what was wrong with the mobile scaffold, but that pales in comparison to the following photo taken today at a Beenleigh construction site 37 KM south … Continue reading
Location: Mains Road MacGregor Queensland Australia I just received this photo today. This V-Dub is transporting what looks like a full 6 meter length of roof guttering on a busy main road on the Southside of Brisbane. At least he … Continue reading
I see people pumping concrete like this all the time here in Australia. Don’t work for Grubs! Use scaffolding whenever there is a chance of falling from heights. Don’t feel under pressure to get up there without a scaffold just … Continue reading
Location: A Surfers Paradise High-Rise Construction Site, Gold Coast Australia A Formworker built this work platform on top of a dodgy Guardrail around a Crane Base Penetration in order to do some Stripping and Back-Propping. Obviously he does not have … Continue reading
Location: A Surfers Paradise High-Rise Construction Site, Gold Coast Australia After reading about a killed worker as a result of being buried under wet concrete after a suspended slab collapsed, I wondered if some of us are too relaxed with … Continue reading