Notes from the field.
Short, practical reads on field operations, safety evidence, job costing — and getting the record of the work without the paperwork.
Electrical
Victoria's new electrical enforcement powers are live
5 August 2026 · 8 min read
The second wave of Victoria's energy safety reforms commenced on 1 April 2026. Prohibition notices, warranted entry and expanded improvement notices are already in force — and every one of them turns on what a contractor can produce on the day.
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NSW codes of practice are now mandatory. Can you prove it?
22 July 2026 · 5 min read
Since 1 July 2026, following an approved code of practice is a legal duty in NSW — not guidance. Both ways of complying now depend on evidence you can actually produce.
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Job costing you don't have to chase
21 July 2026 · 4 min read
Most field jobs under-bill because what happened on site never makes it onto the invoice. Here's how capturing cost in the field fixes that.
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Would your safety record survive an audit?
14 July 2026 · 4 min read
When a client, insurer or regulator asks for proof a job was done safely, is it one click — or one week? A look at what defensible safety evidence really takes.
Read →Field evidence
A field job that documented itself
7 July 2026 · 5 min read
A routine directional-drilling bore, and everything the business needed to prove it — captured automatically, as the crew worked. A short story of before and after.
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