Posts by Chris
How to avoid the Junk Mail folder
[mt_lineheader size=”3″ align=”left”]Setup a SPF record [/mt_lineheader] To reduce the likely hood of your emails ending up in “Junk mail”, you will need to get your IT support person (or Internet service provider) to setup a Sender Policy Framework record (SPF record). The “SPF record” identifies the “SiteBook mail server” as being a “permitted sender”…
Read MoreHow to improve Your email delivery rate
Emails sent from SiteBook on your behalf, generally do not end up in the recipients “Junk Mail”, because we go to great lengths to make sure we abide by the email delivery rules & standards. However if you change the “Email From” in a template from the default “mail@sitebook.com.au” to your email address, then that…
Read MoreHow to send emails “from” your email address
You can setup SiteBook to so that emails appear to be sent from your email address @ your company domain name. The benefits are that you will receive any out-of-office replies, and any notification of undeliverable emails, (usually due to an incorrect email address) so you can fix and resend the email. By default, emails…
Read MoreWHS Regulations – What can I be fined for?
A large number of building contractors are unaware of the on-the-spot- fines for breaches of work health & safety laws that took effect on 1st January 2014. The maximum penalty for exposing workers to risk of death or serious injury is now $600,000 for individual or $3million for body corporate and or 5 Years…
Read MoreWhat Insurances should my Trades have?
When engaging a subcontractor it is best practice to ensure that they have all the relevant insurances to reduce the risk of you being out-of-pocket for their actions. It’s all about risk, and how much risk you are prepared to take, especially when your best trades don’t have insurances, and you just need to get…
Read MoreContractor Business Name Check
We have just added a new feature to automatically check the registered business name of your subcontractors , based on the ABN they supplied. Recent changes to Tax reporting requirements mean that builders must to supply all subcontractor payments to the tax office, including the registered business name of the payee ( not the trading name! ) SiteBook…
Read MoreWhich Trades need a building contractors licence?
[mt_lineheader size=”3″ align=”left”]Which Trades ? [/mt_lineheader] A business that performs any work which contributes to the construction of a building will need to have a “building work contractor’s licence”, often referred to as a “builder’s licence” or “contractor’s licence”, issued by state governments in Australia. “Building work”, including all work inside and on the outside of…
Read MoreDraft WHS Code of Practice for Construction released
SafeWork Australia recently released a draft model Code of Practice (Construction Work) for Public comment. You can read it and learn more here. Public comment will close on Wednesday 2 October 2013.
Read MoreWhen To Notify SafeWork
If there is an incident on your work site, you must notify the relevant authority (e.g. SafeWork SA in south Australia) when the incident meets certain criteria. Here is the list from SafeWork SA web site: ” Work Health and Safety Act 2012 Section 35 – What is a notifiable incident? notifiable incident means— (a)…
Read MoreHigh Risk Construction Work
Principle Contractors are now responsible for ensuring that Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) are available for all workers who conduct high risk work on their construction site. Before work commences, the Principal Contractor or Site Manager should: ensure their own workers, who conduct high risk construction work, are given copies of SWMS , and collect…
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