Author: April Everitt

Site visits to were conducted to Voting Members in the Geelong area by Elizabeth Gibson and Gavin Moreira.

Members Day / Dust Management workshop in Corio including a site visit to Local Mix Quarries in Anakie.

A quarry worker was standing in an elevated pugmill (see photos below) preparing to clean the additive spray bar nozzles at the head of the pugmill. A co-worker on the … Continued

An electrician was performing a low voltage (415 V AC) switching operation on a switchboard. There were problems isolating an individual switch (rated for 4,000 A). The worker attempted to … Continued

A haul truck operator was hauling raw material from the extraction area downhill towards the primary plant, on a 5 percent grade haul road. The truck operator did not maintain … Continued

Draft Stakeholder Engagement Strategy 2016–2018 open for public comment. This is your chance to help shape a strategy that balances the stakeholder engagement needs and expectations of all stakeholders. Submissions … Continued

Women in Energy and Resources – International Women’s Day Breakfast Event with Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, Melbourne, Attended by Dr Elizabeth Gibson.

A new resource has been released to help employers in male-dominated resource industries such as quarrying increase gender diversity within their workforces. The Australian Women in Resources Alliance (AWRA) launched … Continued

Highlighting the risks associated with removing guards and using incorrect discs on angle grinders.(Source: WorkSafe Qld) Click here for related link.

An incident occurred on 8 January 2016 when a 13.4 tonne counterweight fell off the back of a mobile piling rig that was being assembled on a construction site in … Continued