Offensive graffiti, attitudes targeted in NSW bid to improve conditions for female construction workers

‘It can be very verbally aggressive’ for female workers, construction boss Alison Mirams says. Photograph: xavierarnau/Getty Images

Obscene graffiti will be removed and new toilets and changing facilities installed as part of a New South Wales trial to improve construction sites for female workers.

The “culture standard” will be rolled out at two government construction sites in coming months, with the results to be studied to see if pervasive cultural issues can be addressed and workplaces improved.