The PileSafe® Rig Operators Course has been approximately 5 years in the making, with the first course delivered late in 2020. Presently the PFSF has licensed an RTO in QLD and NSW to deliver the training course, see the links at the bottom of the page for contact details. RTOs in the remaining states will [...]
The second joint conference of the Piling and Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) and Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), at the historic International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, is rescheduled for February 2022. The conference will promote all aspects of deep foundations, retention and ground improvement works. Sessions will cover design, testing, construction, ground improvement, risk and project delivery [...]
PFSF-DFI Sydney Piling & GI Conference Program-Final Click on link to Conference Website http://www.dfi.org/dfieventlp.asp?13385
The PFSF held a safety forum on the 29th of August 2018 to discuss the contributing factors of the fatal piling incident on the Westgate Tunnel Project in Melbourne in June 2018. The safety forum heard presentations from Piling contractors, Principal contractors and piling rig manufacturers on two topics, Auxiliary line Restraint devices and Exclusion [...]
The PFSF and DFI combined resources to successfully produce their inaugural conference held in Melbourne in 2017. We are now inviting abstracts for the 2nd PFSF/DFI conference to be held in Sydney in March 2020. This follow-up conference is intended to promote all aspects of the deep foundations, retention and ground improvement works. Call for Abstracts [...]
PFSF-DFI Melbourne Conference This inaugeral joint conference between the Piling and Foundation Specialist Federation (PFSF) and the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) covers piling and ground improvement works associated with building and infrastructure developments, including foundation works and retention requirements for basements. Presenters will share their experiences and knowledge encompassing aspects of design, construction [...]
The Introduction of PileSafe The Piling and Foundation Specialists Federation (PFSF) and The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) have formed an industry partnership to administer the newly created PileSafe green sticker for piling and foundation equipment. The motivation for the inspection program is to raise the standard of piling equipment maintenance, make [...]
