The purpose of this website is not to protect workers within the construction industry but the Public, especially young children from the activities of the construction industry namely Residential Builders. The law states that when there is no clear guidline as to safety procedure, the builder must take reasonable precautions and act with due diligence to ensure the safety of the public is not put at risk.
The construction industry is without doubt one of the most dangerous industries to be involved in in Australia and indeed the world. Last year there were more deaths and injuries in this industry than in the ADF (Australian Defence Force), each state has it's own safety authority that strives to protect the workers within each state.
The point very simply put is that building sites are always going to be dangerous places especially to minors, this fact will never change, the sole aim of this site is to encourage builders to take responsibility and do whatever is possible to prevent the public especially children from accessing their sites and that is by fencing them off with either temporary or permanent fencing that is fit for the purpose!
There have been prosecutions in NSW for builders failing to fence off their sites, other states place the cost of fencing too high and do not enforce regulations to the letter. The NSW Gallery shows the contrasting situation clearly.
An 8-year-old boy died in Auckland, New Zealand in 2004, let's hope it does not have to happen here in Australia.
