Conveyors are integral to the operation of many processing plants, and as such need to be well maintained. One area that requires attention is the tracking of conveyor belts as reported by NEIL KINDER, Kinder & Co. TRACKING (training) is…
Until January 2008, OHS was managed by DPI – Minerals & Petroleum. One of their roles was the collection and dissemination of trends that have occurred. With the official handover nearly complete, JOHN MITAS, DPI Chief Inspector of Mines and…
Specialised welding requires detailed attention onsite – especially when you don’t know the exact metallurgical makeup of manganese, reports SARAH ANDREW, CMPA Project Manager. WELDING lifting lugs onto manganese is a specialised task that requires the detailed attention of managers.…
This alert warns quarry operators, maintenance workers and other users of crushers of the danger of substandard welded lifting lugs fitted to austenitic manganese steel (AMS) internal crusher liners. RECENTLY a liner was dropped, while being installed in a jaw…
Selected Victorian businesses can now register for free sessions with OHS consultants, SARAH ANDREW, CMPA Project Manager reports. VICTORIAN businesses with up to 50 employees can register for a free 3 hour session with an independent health and safety consultant.…
A sound understanding of the incident reporting obligations is particularly important. AT the recent CMPA Industry Briefing, Allan Beacon from the Construction & Utilities Program within WorkSafe gave a detailed presentation on incident notification. Following is an extract from the…
Hydrocarbon Storage Blitz DPI’s next targeted audit program will be focusing on the storage of diesel, lubricants and other hydrocarbons at mines and quarries across the state. The blitz will look at packaged flammable and combustible liquids (ie. those in…
Mobile plant rollover is a major cause of workplace accidents and fatalities in the extractive industry. It is with this in mind that the CMPA held its first Mobile Plant Stability Workshop in Bendigo last month to increase industry awareness…
Proposed Compliance Codes Released WorkSafe released nine proposed Compliance Codes in late March for comments. These compliance codes provide practical guidance to people who have duties or obligations under the OHS Act or Regulations. The proposed compliance codes released were…
On 1 January 2008 WorkSafe Victoria took over the administration of OHS for quarries from DPI. Since that date, WorkSafe’s designated quarry inspectors have been busy, visiting more than 120 quarries, doing inspections and issuing Improvement Notices as well as…