Incolink publishes a range of information booklets and brochures about matters relating to members in the Victorian building and Construction industry.

‘Careers in Construction’ is produced by Incolink every two years. It provides information regarding career opportunities and related training in the building industry. The guide, which is updated every two years, covers all areas of the industry, with sections on young workers and apprentices, mature-aged workers, people with qualifications gained overseas and people seeking a new career path within the industry. It carries a comprehensive listing of relevant industry, union, professional, training and educational organisations and their contact details. Click here to download a copy or contact the Member Services Department on 9639 3000

‘OnSite’ ‘On Site’ is a quarterly magazine with news and articles about people and key issues in the Victorian Building and Construction industry. It is circulated to more than 70,000 workers throughout the state. Click here to download a copy or contact the Member Services Department on 9639 3000

‘StrongLink' StrongLink is a newsletter targeting Fund 2 employers and their workers. StrongLink is distributed quarterly with invoices and member benefit statements.  Click here to download a copy or contact the Member Services Department on 9639 3000

‘The Safety Handbook’ ‘The Safety Handbook’ is a cooperative project between building industry employers and trade unions to achieve improvements in OH&S. Incolink has played an important part in this initiative. It is a comprehensive reference for employers and employees working on construction sites, providing a common set of basic safety requirements applicable to sites regardless of size. Click here to download a copy of ‘The Safety Handbook. Click here to download a copy or contact the Member Services Department on 9639 3000

‘Women in Industry’ book Incolink provided the funding and produced the booklet ‘Women in Industry’, which examines the role of women in the building industry and ways to provide equal opportunities and overcome discrimination against them. It contains many valuable contact details and inspirational case studies for women considering a career in the industry. Contact the Member Services Department on 9639 3000

Other projects and activities

The range of projects and activities Incolink provides for members and the industry generally are constantly being expanded and now includes:

Occupational Health and Safety initiatives

Incolink funds a variety of Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) projects. Those conducted so far range from Safe Work on Roofs and Noise Awareness programs to the training of site OH&S representatives and supervisors and the development of long-term initiatives to tackle drug and alcohol problems and to formulate new approaches to rehabilitation.

Incolink also funded an OH&S Management System that included production of an audit capability manual, which provided detailed, procedure-based, quality management information and principles for contractors and sub-contractors.

 A range of brochures and booklets has been published by Incolink on this important aspect of working in the building and construction industry. Click here to download other publications including:

• 'Subcontractors’ Guide to Manage OH&S' (Available Soon)  
• 'Noise and Hearing in the Construction Industry' (Available Soon)
  

 ‘You Bet’ problem gambling preventative education kit

Incolink produced an information kit and preventative education program on the issues associated with problem gambling. Titled 'You Bet', the kit is designed to assist apprentices and young people in the industry understand the issues and signs of problem gambling in their own lives and in the lives of work colleagues, friends and family. It involves written materials and a DVD, to illustrate how to identify a problem and where to go for help. To recieve a copy, contact the Member Services Department on 9639 3000 or email memserv@incolink.org.au.