KANE HENSON, General Manager reports on the development of the business to what it is today. ANDREW Halloran has an eye for opportunity, not just identifying it, but acting upon it. As the Company Director of the EMM Group (formerly…
The NIMBY Syndrome BRUCE McCLURE General Manager of the CMPA comments on the impact of the NIMBY syndrome. OVER the last few years one issue that is becoming of major concern throughout Australia is the NIMBY syndrome and its implications…
JILLIAN MANNIX, Teacher Primary Industries from Bendigo TAFE reports on collect routine site sampling training (MSL952001A). THE Sample Collection course was initially delivered late in 2011. Following a review by various industry experts; this course is ready for delivery now…
CMPA Honorary Voting Member, ROBIN HOCKING recalls an earlier life and his progress into the valuation profession and his subsequent interest in quarrying. ROBIN Hocking was born in Castlemaine in 1936 and spent the last three years of schooling at…
JAY MADGETT, Director of Techweigh reports on the integration of belt scales into mobile crushers. NO longer is it complex and expensive to integrate belt scales into mobile crushers. Tecweigh’s dexterity in manufacturing customised and innovative equipment has more recently…
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals & Extractive Operations, reports on the next round of Targeted Audits – Review of Boundaries, Extraction & Mining Limits and Buffers. AS part of the proactive auditing program, the DPI carries out compliance audits of…
PETER MCCLUSKEY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. UPCOMING AGM & CONFERENCE The VLPA’s 2012 AGM and Conference will be held: Venue: Waltzing Matilda Hotel Motel Location: Cnr Heatherton and Springvale Rds, Springvale South Date: Thursday 18…
The latest Safety Alert from WorkSafe Victoria highlights the dangers associated with using synthetic fibre slings, often known as soft slings, in construction. It also provides advice on how to control the risks. BACKGROUND Recently, a 950kg steel beam fell…
MARTIN DAVIES, the Principal Dangerous Goods Advisor, Workplace Hazards and Hazardous Industries Group, WorkSafe Victoria conducted a Blasting Workshop at the Members’ Day. THE recent CMPA blasting workshop covered the following topics: THE BACKGROUND TO WORKSAFE REGULATIONS Explosives have long…
BRUCE McCLURE General Manager of the CMPA comments on the recently released changes to the Standard Section 831 Aggregate for Sprayed Bituminous Surfacing. A revised version of Standard Section 831 (Aggregate for Sprayed Bituminous Surfacing) has been recently released and…