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SCAMwatch is advising businesses to beware of unsolicited faxes offering paid listings in scam online directories How the scam works
Your business receives an offer, often via fax, to list your businesses details in a scam online directory.
The offer may aim to lock you into an..
HIA Campaign on Non-Compliant Products
The HIA held a summit in Melbourne on the 28th of March discussing all aspects of compliant and non-compliant products including a review of the Australian certification system. The outcome of this summit is an industry campaign focusing on non-compliant p..
The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) has advised that the work on mandatory disclosure is still in development. Extensive consultation based on a draft consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) took place over July-September 2011 with industry stakeholder groups an..
For many of our members it is difficult to travel to the capital cities to attend AWA training courses, we have received significant amounts of feedback asking for a solution to this problem.
We are very excited this month to announce our first online course. We have developed the Windows..
The Sydney Morning Herald, recently quoted Tracey Gramlick in an article regarding today's versatility of glass. Click the link to read the article.
Click Here (http://smh.domain.com.au/design-and-living/a-window-on-the-new-modernity-20120217-1tcha.html) to read more...
'A Guide to Windows & Doors in Bushfire Prone Areas' has recently gone under review and received minor changes.
A Version 5 has been released. Please make sure you update your version now.
To download, login to the AWA Member's Only Area and can be found under 'Guides & Standar..
On 7 June 2011, the New South Wales Parliament passed the Work, Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act). The NSW WHS Act largely reflects the national model WHS Act and gives effect to the NSW government’s commitment to adopt the COAG OHS harmonisation reforms scheduled to commence at the sta..
Two important industry Australian Standards amendments were made available as publications in the SAI Global store:
AS1288:2006 Glass in Buildings, Amendment 2
AS3959:2009 Construction in Bushfire Zones, Amendment 3
Please login into the Member's Only Area (/Member/Members-Login) and s..
The Government of Western Australian, Department of Commerce, has released a Building Act Implementation Media Statement regarding the new Building Act that reforms the way building approvals are managed Western Australia.
Download the PDF below to read more.
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Each year, at least 12 children are admitted to The Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW) in NSW alone as a result of sustaining injuries from a balcony or window fall. Children aged one to five years are most at risk, with presentation to the hospital peaking during warmer months. While the ma..
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