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…
ROBERT KELLY – Manager of Earth Resources for VWA reflects on safety in quarries for the 2013/14 financial year. INTRODUCTION VWA continued its program of initial quarry site visits to gain an understanding of individual and industry site safety hazards…
ROB KELLY, Manager of the VWA’s Earth Resources team provides clarity on the ‘Quarry Oversight Inspection Checklist’ and onsite training. IN the Aug/Sept 2014 issue of Sand and Stone reference was made to the VWA’s draft ‘Quarry Oversight Inspection Checklist’,…
This article was written by David McKelvie, Director of DMcK Management Pty Ltd. AWARENESS of mental health conditions has dramatically increased in recent years as many of us have been touched in some manner by this most serious and often…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager CMPA provides an analysis of the Voting Members Survey. THE main drivers behind continuing with the survey (which is in its third year) were to gain an understanding of the future direction of the industry,…
Member visits to Gippsland Region GAVIN MOREIRA, Member Services Manager of CMPA reports on a recent trip to visit members in the Gippsland Region. ADRIAN TOWN (Development Manager) and Gavin Moreira (Member Services Manager) visited members and prospective members in…
Discussion Paper – Quarries ROBERT KELLY, Manager of Earth Resources for VWA, provides an extract from the Discussion Paper on Quarries. AT the June Earth Resources Tripartite Safety Forum, of which the CMPA is an active member, the finalised Victorian…
Mineral and Extractive Industries Stakeholder Information Days, Department of State Development Business and Innovation (DSDBI) DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA reports on the Mineral and Extractive Industries Stakeholder Information Day. THE information day was held on 20 October,…
DR ELIZABETH GIBSON, General Manager of CMPA provides a report on the exposure draft submission for the Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014 (the Bill). THE CMPA recognises and respects the State’s Aboriginal Heritage and Culture and the need to preserve…
Fine for storing and depositing industrial waste EPA Victoria has fined an earth moving company more than $7000 for depositing and storing industrial waste without an EPA license or council planning permit. EPA officers visited the company’s site to discover…