In a survey conducted late last year the CMPA’s analysis of the number of people operating Work Authorities under a commercial lease has also yielded accurate results. The results of the survey highlighted the seriousness of this issue with 57% of the Work Authorities sampled operating in conjunction with a lease arrangement. Recent data received…
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Book Early for the 2003 AGM Preparation is well underway for the 2003 Annual General Meeting and Dinner. William Adams has again provided the venue and Tim Connellan of NEM Communications has agreed to follow up his brilliant job as…
Figures recently obtained from the Department of Primary Industry prove that research conducted by the CMPA is both accurate and representative of the industry. The CMPA’s February proposal to the Quarry Managers Advisory Panel (QMAP) shows accurate alignment of the…
Chief Inspector of Quarries, John Mitas, a regular at CMPA meetings, discussed regulation and compliance as well as giving a brief on recently reported safety incidents at GM#12. The incidents included a fall from a loader, engulfment in a crushed…
In an industry heavily regulated through Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental legislation a business requires the cooperation of all persons involved to keep the business afloat. Safety policies, management systems and procedures are only as good as the ability…
In June 2002 Galli Quarries was awarded the contract to supply 250,000 tonnes of quarry materials to John Holland Pty. Ltd. for the Carlsruhe section of the Calder Freeway. This contract presented Galli Quarries with an opportunity to demonstrate the…
In the first of this two part series Peter Bentley of Bentley Consulting discussed the relationship of the Native Title Act to public and private land, time frames for reporting of archaeological finds and the role of archaeologists and the…
A recent decision handed down by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has seen a two tiered increase to existing award rates. The minimum adult wage will now increase by $17 to $448.40 a week. Employees on a rate above…
The Construction Material Processors Association is aware of the many pressures currently being brought to bear on the small business operator. These pressures are all inclusive and involve physical, financial, and legislation and government pressures. The CMPA has put in…
In a recent New Zealand quarrying fatality, a crusher operator was killed when the conveyor belt that he was standing on ran backwards due to a component failure in the head drum. The accident occurred after the operator stopped the…
The Australian Taxation Office has recognised the efforts and input of the CMPA during their recent review of the effective life of quarrying assets. ATO Effective Life, Centre of Expertise, project officer, David Matheson said the CMPA’s input into the…