VicRoads (Graeme Newman) / CMPA Technical Committee Meeting (Dr Elizabeth Gibson, CMPA; Mark Wagner, Conundrum Holdings; Craig James, E.B. Mawson & Son; Bill Payne, Quarry Crete), Northern Quarries, at Epping … Continued
The purpose of the CMPA Member Surveys (Voting and Associate) is to establish member priorities and direct the Association’s resources accordingly. 2015 CMPA Members Survey Participation Prize Winner – Mr … Continued
A new Australian telecommunications start-up promises to provide more economical machine to machine communications solutions for a range of industries, including quarrying. (Source: Quarry Magazine) Click here for related link.
After a succession of fatalities this year, New Zealand has unveiled good practice guidelines for quarrying. (Source: Quarry Magazine) Click here for related link. Click here for link to Guidelines.
INCIDENT:– While reversing an electric drive haul truck to a parked position last month, the driver’s off-side (position two) tyre suddenly failed and burst. Pressurised air was blast into the … Continued
INCIDENT:- While carrying out weekend maintenance activities on an excavator in October, three workers were exposed to a high pressure fluid release ending in two people being taken to hospital … Continued
Injuries from hand tools accounted for the third-most common injuries in the aggregates injury. Use of these best practices can reduce injuries from non-powered hand tools. (Source: National Stone, Sand … Continued
A new payment option recently introduced by the Victorian Government means quarry operators and small-scale miners can now use cash bonds to cover up to $20,000 of their site rehabilitation … Continued
Meeting with Tony Robinson, Acting General Manager Operations, Earth Resources Regulation, Melbourne and Dr Elizabeth Gibson with discussions around a number of issues such as the annual compliance program.
Extractive Industry Taskforce DEDJTR (Supply and Demand of construction materials in Victoria to 2050), Melbourne and Dr Elizabeth Gibson concerning an update on the project’s status.
