MSC Group has recently purchased a ‘state of the art’ office and workshop facility in Laverton North, reports KIRWAN BARR. THE property boasts a large modern workshop and spare parts store (1,250m2), plenty of office space (240m2), and over 3000m2 of concrete and asphalt hard stand area. This new service centre will allow the company…
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Galesafe Weighing’s installation of Loadrite®gear greatly improves efficiency and safety for both contractor and client, reports JIM & ROWENA CAIRNS. GALESAFE Weighing Pty Ltd (Galesafe) is the Victorian distributor for the Loadrite® range of on board weighing systems. In late…
JOHN MITAS, Chief Inspector of mines and quarries reports on the moderinisation of the Extractive Industry regulatory framework occurring in response to the ‘Review of the Efficient Regulation of Victoria’s Extractive Industry’. REVIEW OF THE MRSDA 1990 – RELEASE OF…
Commencing the consultation process, the CMPA has recently made a submission to the DPI on the Extractive Industry Regulations discussion paper. Below is a summary of the proposed changes. TO coincide with the legislative changes that will occur as a…
DAVID CROSBY from Quantec Solutions outlines their two day course, the Certificate of Completion & Welding Procedure Qualification. WELDING lifting lugs onto wear components is by its nature a high risk activity. There have been a number of incidents in…
TEGAN ELDRIDGE, CMPA Document Development Officer attends Combined Crushing and Screening Operations training course to gain a first hand understanding of the process. AFTER speaking to past students of both the Conduct Screening and Combined Crushing & Screening courses, I…
Preventing drivers falling from dump trucks is an important OHS issue within the extractive industry. Below is a Health and Safety Solution provided by WORKSAFE. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Drivers falling from older model dump trucks with doors while they…
Recycling of construction and demolition materials is an important industry in Victoria. It is important to ensure that Members are meeting their obligations under the related asbestos legislation. Following is a summary of guidance material available from the WORKSAFE website.…
WORKSAFE has produced a new handbook, ‘Working Safely with Air Receivers’, to improve awareness of risks associated with air receivers and explain ways to reduce and eliminate those risks. Air receivers have the potential to cause serious damage to people…
Australia’s largest recycler of construction and demolition materials is about to embark on a groundbreaking program of development that will see people at both entry level and middle management receive unprecedented levels of training and support. THE Alex Fraser Group,…
The AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS has recently released the Consumer Price Index data for the March 2009 quarter. Following is a summary of the findings. AT the ‘All Groups’ level, the CPI rose in all capital cities this quarter, with…