Earth Resources Reform Steering Committee, DEDJTR, a meeting with Industry Associations and Earth Resources Government Staff to be informed and have input into the current reform program of the Earth … Continued
There have been several related incidents of diesel fuel fires occurring on mobile plant while they were being refuelled. Click here for related link.
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
