Asbestos is not a commonly used material in Australian products, but it was popular in the sixties to the eighties, and its effects still impact people to this day. While construction workers have been identified as the most affected by asbestos-related conditions (due to the popularity of asbestos as a building material in the past), an… Read more »
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Discover The Ultimate Answer To Eradicating Hazardous Materials
Recently, Multiplex invited leading Australian organisations GBAR and Coffey, who provide world-class environmental safety solutions and hazardous material remediation services, to help train their workforce in NSW. The result was a unique and highly effective training course that helped to educate and train their tradesmen and tradeswomen about safely dealing with hazardous materials. The development… Read more »
GBAR Group exhibit at the Sydney Building Expo
GBAR Group recently attended the Sydney Build Expo held at the Hordon Pavilion in Moore Park, Sydney. Even with the inclement weather there was a high attendance of personnel from across the construction industry and beyond. It was also good to see many young TAFE students in attendance. Many were particularly interested in asbestos and… Read more »
Archaeological Dig
An interesting project recently presented itself to the Sydney office. GBAR were engaged by an archaeological consultancy to be on standby during a dig as there was an assumption that asbestos debris was on site. Fortunately only a very small amount of asbestos was found in part of the site. Derrick Scott, National Business Development… Read more »
Client BBQ Brunch
In November, GBAR put on a BBQ for our clients at one of their large projects located in Sydney. The brunch was planned to foster relationships with the site employees and also as an opportunity to say thank you for their support. GBAR are engaged to look after processes when works are required in areas… Read more »
2016 Asbestos Awareness & Management International Conference
GBAR’s National Business Development Director, Derrick Scott, represented the firm at the annual Asbestos Awareness & Management International Conference in Adelaide. The conference brings industry experts from around the world together to discuss the latest research, information and industry practices around the world. Derrick’s highlights were Edward Emmett (Professor and Director of Academic Programs in… Read more »
