Unfinished Site Visit 4: Warehouse, Grovedale

Whilst i was driving through Grovedale i stumbled across this warehouse site in Essington Street. I was fortunate enough to get permission, from a group of concreters who were on site, to take some photos. The Builder for this project was David Anderson for the Master Builders

Shows the connection from the purlins to the rafter. You can also see the insulation in this picture.

The connection between the bracing and propping to the concrete tilt-up to the concrete slab.

In this picture you can see the bracing and propping in full length. The cross bracing in the cieling is connected to the rafter along with the purlins. Again in this photo you can see the insulation.

Again the bracing and propping is evident in this photo but you can also see the girts and how they have been connected to the concrete panel.

You can almost see the full span of the rafters in this picture and how the purlins are connected to them. You can also see the extent of the bracing and propping and how it is needed for each concrete panel. The bracing and insulation in the cieling is also evident.

What the tilt-up concrete panel looks like in full close up view.

View of the site from the outside.

Completed warehouse in the neighbouring lot.

Article 6: Keep Construction Sector Watchdog

Source: news.ninemsn.com.au

This article is about the Government's decision to keep the ABCC which oversees the building and construction industry in regards to violence, intimidation and thuggery on worksites. Unions have been pressing to get the ABCC abolished and have found themselves at odds with the overtly union friendly Labour government. Despite the unions putting together a national campaign the Government has stuck by its decision on the basis that the ABCC has nothing to do with Work Choices and has been a huge bonus for the industry in terms of productivity and less disputes.

In terms of keeping the ABCC i totally agree with the Government's choice, there has to be a body within the industry that can keep things in order and ensure that standards are met in all work places. Without the ABCC we could again see a rise in not only disputes but workers disastifaction which could see skilled trades people leaving the industry.

The article:

The proposed abolition of a commission set up to enforce workplace laws in the construction industry would see a "return to the dark ages of militant unionism", the Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA NSW) says.

The Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) was set up by the Howard government in 2005 and given powers to enforce workplace laws in the building and construction industry...

Read the full article by clicking on the link below:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=568034