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School children injured after scaffolding collapses

Nearly 30 school children have been injured after scaffolding collapsed at a Sydney school. It has been reported that Year 12 students at Campbelltown Performing...

Tragedy: Aussie scaffold business owner loses house, then his life

An Australian scaffold business owner lost his family home in a devastating fire just before Christmas. Weeks later he died suddenly aged just 37. Father...

New Zealand scaffold fall leads to $230K fine

A construction company and scaffolding firm will have to pay a combined $230,000 as part of a settlement agreement with New Zealand's Health &...

Australian scaffolding industry put on notice

New data has revealed that nearly half of all construction sites in New South Wales (NSW) have non-compliant scaffolding. The NSW government has put the...

Sydney Scaffolding Collapse Kills Teen Apprentice

A large section of scaffolding has collapsed at a building site in Sydney killing an 18-year-old apprentice and seriously injuring another. Apprentice Christopher Cassantiti was...

Global height safety company ‘Stop the Drops’ rebrands

The global safety company 'Stop the Drops' have rebranded, the company are now known as 'Gripps' and are offering new and exciting products and innovations...

Foreign workers in New Zealand’s construction industry at all time high

The number of foreigners traveling to New Zealand to work in scaffolding and construction has reached a new record. According to figures obtained by Newshub show in...

Scaffolding catches fire after it was erected to remove fire risk cladding in Sydney

Scaffolding dramatically caught fire in Sydney, Australia yesterday after the office block cladding was removed less than a week ago because of concerns sparked...

Snake bite kills Scaffolder

A 46-year-old scaffolder has been killed by an eastern brown snake in Queensland, Australia. Mr Aaron Bryant died after a 1.5m long juvenile eastern brown...

First female apprentice scaffolder in New Zealand

Mother of two becomes the first ever female apprentice scaffolder in New Zealand. Maggie Myocevich, a 28-year-old mother of two, has become the first woman...

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