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 to discuss a number of issues such as proposed changes to the Code of Practice 500.02 and Standard Sections 812 and 815.
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 Mark Stalio from Aurora Constructions in Epping (Voting Member).
Dr Elizabeth Gibson presents Mark Stalio of Aurora Constructions with the Mini iPad.
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)
After a succession of fatalities this year, New Zealand has unveiled good practice guidelines for quarrying. (Source: Quarry Magazine)
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 immediate vicinity where workers were intending to check oil levels on the truck. For further details on the incident, as well as recommendations from the department. (Source: NSW Department of Industry).
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 by ambulance. (Source: NSW Department of Industry).
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 and Gravel Association).
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 costs.(Source – Quarry Magazine)
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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.