John Mitas, Operations Manger, DPI The 15th CMPA General Meeting was held at William Adams, Clayton, on Friday 26th of November. The meeting encompassed a discussion of the contentious topic of quarry manager’s accreditation, and the Department of Primary Industries…
Excavator Boom Collapses Incident: WorkSafe attended an incident at a construction site where the boom of an excavator collapsed across the tray of a tip truck. Preliminary Investigation: Initial investigations into this incident found: No injury occurred Slight damage occurred…
Many of our Members may remember the article in Issue 14 of the CMPA News (March 2004) which described the new WorkSafe campaign. The campaign highlighted the dangers of excessive exposure to UV radiation from sunlight, and aimed to improve…
FATAL GRINDER ACCIDENT AT QUARRY Incident A welder was carrying out maintenance on a quarry excavator bucket. He was using an angle grinder to prepare surfaces for welding when the disk disintegrated. Circumstances The hand-held angle grinder was fitted with…
Rhonda Barro, Barro Group On 28 October Barro Group was the recipient of the WorkSafe 2004 Award for “Best Strategies in Health and Safety Management”. A couple of years ago Barro Group commenced a journey to best practice in OHS.…
Incident Investigations and Enforcement Actions John Mitas, Manager Minerals & Extractive Operations (Southern Region) Minerals & Petroleum Regulation Branch The primary role of Minerals & Petroleum Regulation Branch (MPR) is to encourage and facilitate compliance with the various Acts and…
Ammonium Nitrate Sarah Kerr, CMPA Secretary The CMPA was recently invited to attend a forum to discuss the issue of ammonium nitrate. The following is a summary of the issue and WorkSafe’s subsequent response. A national review into ammonium nitrate…
Passenger vehicle takes 15 metre plunge in Quarry The Department of Primary Industries has recently completed an investigation into a falling incident whereby a passenger car had driven over the edge of a bench at a quarry. According to the…
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…
Employer responsibilities under Section 21 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 Excluding commuting claims, deaths investigated by the Victorian Work Cover Authority (VWA) totalled 34 people in Victoria alone last year. According to the VWA in the 2001/02…