The industry has lost the last of the old guard with Marc Barro passing on the 16th August 2010. All associated with the CMPA pass on their condolences to the Barro family. MARC was an approachable, interested and honourable gentleman.…
Safely Lifting Jaw Liners Two quarries recently trialed alternative lifting methods for jaw faces without welding. Following are reports from, BRIAN CALOVIC from Conundrum Holdings, LEW DILKES from Crushing Equipment, ROSS OUTEN and ANDREW BROCKMAN of Boral. ON Thursday, January…
TOM KERR of Conundrum Holding reports on a presentation by BARRY SHERRIFF of Norton Rose Australia during the Safety in Action trade show, 20-22 April 2010 A commitment by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments to the harmonisation of work…
CMPA Secretariat provides an update of the latest news and happenings. VEAC – REMNANT NATIVE VEGETATION INVESTIGATION The CMPA has provided comments to the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council on the discussion paper Remnant Native Vegetation Investigation. The investigation’s purpose is…
A New Way Forward CMPA’s new Associate Chairperson, MARK THOMPSON touches on the role of the associate. AS the incoming Associate Chairperson it’s certainly going to be a big pair of shoes to fill from our past Chairperson of five…
Finlay Screening & Crushing launch the new Terex Finlay Mobile Jaw Crusher with independent Pre Screen, reports HAN ALAM, Area Sales Manager Vic/SA/Tas. FINLAY Screening & Crushing Systems have launched the new Terex Finlay mobile jaw crusher into the Victorian…
Landair Surveys, ERIC BIRZULIS discusses how to determine the volume of stockpiles MANY quarries request surveys at six monthly intervals to determine the volume of stockpiles. They request this information for auditing, stockpile management or valuation purposes. Auditors can use…
The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation’s (QLD) latest safety alert looks at the hazards of working on compressed spring assemblies. Incident A third year apprentice, assisting in the adjustment of the discharge opening of a mobile jaw crusher,…
NEIL KINDER an Associate Member from Kinder and Co Pty Ltd, report on the K-Protector Return Idler Guard. CONVEYOR guarding is a vital piece of equipment on all installations where it is possible to be classed as a hazard. Conveyor…
A cross section of industry participants recently came together to further understand their role as OH&S Supervisors. CMPA Administration Officer GAVIN MOREIRA reports on the outcomes of the workshop. OVER 25 people from CMPA member and non member companies, government…