Site visits to were conducted to Voting Members in the Geelong area by Elizabeth Gibson and Gavin Moreira.
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Members Day – 16 March 2016
Members Day / Dust Management workshop in Corio including a site visit to Local Mix Quarries in Anakie.
Mines safety alert no. 322 | 10 March 2016 | Version 1 Worker injured in pugmill accident
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… Read more »
Significant Incident Report No. 239 – Low-voltage arc flash during switching operation | 11 March 2016
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… Read more »
Serious Accident – Surface Limestone
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… Read more »
Have your say on Earth Resources Regulation’s Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
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… Read more »
Secretariat Meeting – 08 March 2016
Women in Energy and Resources – International Women’s Day Breakfast Event with Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, Melbourne, Attended by Dr Elizabeth Gibson.
Helping remove barriers for women to enter the resource industry.
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… Read more »
Safety Alert – Risks associated with guards and discs on angle grinders
Highlighting the risks associated with removing guards and using incorrect discs on angle grinders.(Source: WorkSafe Qld) Click here for related link.
Safety Alert – Counterweights on mobile plant
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… Read more »