Posts Categorized: News

A woman has died after the truck she was driving fell into a quarry at Nyora, in South Gippsland on last Tuesday (1 Mar 2016). It is understood the woman,… Read more »

A South Canterbury company NZ) who owned a lime quarry where a worker died has been convicted on a workplace safety charge after changing its plea from not guilty to… Read more »

Jane Sims, Box Hill TAFE, Box Hill to discuss education strategies, Ron Kerr and Elizabeth Gibson

The CMPA Management Committee held its first meeting for the year at the Kilmore Tennis Club. Thank you to the members that attended and a special thank you also to… Read more »

Extractive Industry Reference Group, SkillsDMC teleconference, Elizabeth Gibson discussed the current federal government reform in the VET process and the implications for the extractive industry.

The CMPA Associate Committee held its first meeting for the year. Thank you to the members that attended and a special thank you to CJD Equipment in Campbellfield for hosting… Read more »

The campaign, shows the impact that a serious injury can have on a workplace.  It is aimed squarely at employers. According to WorkSafe Chief Executive Clare Amies, it is important… Read more »

Following charges which arose from the death of a young man at a Quarry in Queensland’s North Burnett region in 2012, two men have pleaded guilty in the Industrial Magistrates… Read more »

The accessible word versions of the following model Codes of Practice have been republished on the Safe Work Australia website: Confined spaces Hazardous manual tasks How to manage and control… Read more »

Workshop on Working Safely with Geotechnical Risk in Quarries, Kinglake and site visit to Castella Quarries – the Minister for Energy and Resources launched the Guideline “Working Safely with Geotechnical Risk… Read more »