DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA, provides a summary on the Guarding Workshop. THE CMPA Guarding Workshop was held at William Adams on Thursday, 13 February, 2014. CMPA Secretariat reports on the successful Workshop recently held in Laverton for CMPA…
SEAN KINDER, Sales Engineer for Kinder & Co. reports on optimising productivity rather than fixing breakdowns. DISCUSSIONS of improvements to correct conveyor belt cleaning is becoming more of a necessity in the mining industry. Incorrect practice in material discharge and…
Dr Elizabeth Gibson, reports on the Traffic Management Workshop held in Ballarat. THE traffic Management Workshop was held in Ballarat on 1 May, 2014 and was facilitated by David McKelvie of DMcK Management. the sponsors were Landair Surveys and Walsh…
Maintaining Safety around Conveyors with proper guarding and work practices is an important OHS issue within the construction material industry. Below is an extract from the CMPA’s Conduct Screening and Conveying Operations Reference Manual. A requirement of operating any mobile…
Does your business have copies of the CMPA Reference Manuals? Do you need to replenish your stock of Operator Checklists? Make the most of your membership and place an order with the Secretariat today! The CMPA has a wide variety…
MELANIE SUMPTER, Administration Support Officer for CMPA reports on the new mobile plant safety checklist books. FOLLOWING a review by machinery suppliers, company owners and employees, the CMPA has released three new mobile plant safety checklist books. These will replace…
Transportation of materials is a major part of quarry operations. Below is an extract from the CMPA’s WORK SAFELY REFERENCE MANUAL providing handy hints on managing cartage operations on your work site. CHAIN OF RESPONSIBILITY All parties in the transport…
SEAN KINDER, Document Development Officer for the CMPA reports on the risks associated with Cement Silos. CEMENT silos have several risks associated with their operation and service, due to service and maintenance tasks involving working from heights or in confined…
Box Hill Institute of TAFE has a midyear intake for Th e Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Operations (RII60209) and requires the successful completion of 14 units of competency. THE Advanced Diploma of Extractive Industries Operations will require participation on-site…
ROSS KELLY, Business Manager for William Adams Institute of Training reports on the new look operator training. LAST month, a new generation of focussed operator training was delivered by William Adams Institute of Training at Conundrum Holdings’ Northern Quarries site…