Working on construction or renovation sites requires personal protection equipment (PPE) and other construction safety equipment. Aside from these, all workers must wear long-sleeved shirts and long work pants while at these sites. Depending on the circumstances and potential hazards present, additional PPE may be required as determined by a preliminary Job Hazard Analysis. Basic…

A drilling machine is used to drill holes into various materials. These power machines are used mostly for construction purposes or to complete a specific task at home. A drilling machine can make holes even in hard surfaces like rocks, metal, hardwood, concrete, and plastic. Like other power tools, if you don’t take proper safety…

If you’re using diamond core drill bits in your construction business, then you need to give these drill bits extra care and attention. This extra care will bring good drilling if the diamond drill bits are kept rigid and always in shape. Diamonds may be the hardest gems in the world, but if you’re frequently…

What Is a Diamond Drill? A diamond drill is a machine used for drilling holes in hard materials such as rock, concrete, and other materials. Diamond drills are common as part of the construction supplies in the construction industry. They are also used to make precision holes for instruments or electrical wiring. Diamond drills work…

Floor stripping is the technical term used in the janitorial, sanitation, and construction industry in removing the finish of a hard floor. This multi-step process uses conventional stripping methods to remove the top finish from a floor that is being prepped for re-finishing to make the floor safer for foot traffic. Special tools, equipment, and…

Concrete core drilling or concrete coring is the process of drilling clean, circular holes in any concrete surface. Using special equipment that needs a skilled operator, holes as little as 10mm to as wide as 1.8 metres in diameter can be drilled. Electricians and plumbers often carry small hand-held concrete core drills in their toolkits.…

In the construction industry, drilling into concrete can be physically exhausting, loud, and dusty. It exposes workers to silica dust that can damage the lungs if inhaled. But there are safety standards and a code of practice set down by the Australian COSH (Commission for Occupational Safety and Health) for concrete and masonry cutting and…

If you’re in a company or industry that works with raw concrete, you need the best set of concrete equipment tools and accessories. Once wet concrete starts to pour, you need to be prepared, and no one wants to get to the job site and discover that they don’t have an essential tool or two…

Concreting equipment used by construction companies is essential for quality construction that can be done faster and in less time. With good quality concrete machinery, quality concreting and construction services can be given to clients in a faster way while cutting down on labour costs. Here are some basic and essential types of concrete construction…