Hazardous substances are those that may be harmful to human health. Below is an extract from the CMPA’s “Work Safely Reference Manual” providing handy hints on managing hazardous substances on your site especially Hot Works. IT is the responsibility of…
STACEY CLARK, Course Coordinator – Mining at the Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE (BRIT) discusses the benefits of training being conducted within the extractives industry. THE benefits of training are numerous and cover increased productivity and compliance to a reduction…
BRUCE McCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on the slope stability workshop conducted in February. THE CMPA conducted a slope stability workshop on 17th February 2011 at Holcim’s Oaklands Junction quarry. Over the last couple of years a number of quarries…
SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on the progress of the Perform Basic Cutting & Welding and Work Safely Reference Manuals. GOOD quality reference manuals are considered a very important resource in developing industries. Some of the existing documents which…
SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on his tour of TRUenergy Yallourn. WHILE researching Thermodynamics at University, it has been noted that the electrical generation from coal uses the Rankine Cycle. However, there is only so much which can be…
SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on his new position within the association. THE CMPA recently appointed Sean Kinder to the position of Document Officer, a casual part-time position which is utilised by the organisation to produce, update and develop…
BRUCE McCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on Extractive Industry Courses at Box Hill Institute in 2011. ONGOING training and development of all staff in the Extractive Industry is now more important than ever. With increased Government regulation and increased cost…
Getting safety training messages to stick can be tricky. Discover the key factors behind successful workplace safety communication and how to implement them. Reported by MARIE-CLAIRE ROSS. EFFECTIVE communication is vital to get staff and contractors aligned and working towards…
WAYNE DOUGLAS of E.B.Mawsons & Sons Pty Ltd reports on the importance of keeping your staff educated. CONDUCT CRUSHING AND SCREENING Back in May a Conduct Crushing and Screening Course was held in Bendigo. We felt privileged to have personal…
A cross section of industry participants recently came together to further understand their role as OH&S Supervisors. CMPA Administration Officer GAVIN MOREIRA reports on the outcomes of the workshop. OVER 25 people from CMPA member and non member companies, government…