PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victorian Limestone Producers Association reports on several series of seminars and field days aimed at combating soil acidity through the use of lime. SOIL acidification is now gaining increasing recognition as a national problem and attracting…
It is common practice to have dams to manage water and minimise off site sediment disposal on a quarry site. ROGER BUCKLEY provides a summary of the Government requirements for licensing and safety management of dams. AS part of the…
ROGER BUCKLEY summarises some of the key aspects of the Digging Deeper study on safety issues in the NSW resources industry. THE 2007 Digging Deeper study on safety in the New South Wales resources sector conducted by the NSW Mine…
Maintaining Safety around Conveyors and Feeders with proper guarding and work practices is an important OHS issue within the extractive industry. Below is an extract from the CMPA’s Work Safely Reference Manual regarding FIXED PLANT – CONVEYORS AND FEEDERS. A…
Rehabilitation bonds on a reasonable sized quarry operation can place a significant financial liability on the business. ROGER BUCKLEY, CMPA Executive Director, explains how the system works and provides some practical guidance on how to reduce your liability. BEFORE a…
As of 1 January 2010, the new modern Quarrying Award 2010 together with the new National Employment Standards outline the basic working conditions for employees covered by the national workplace relations system. ROGER BUCKLEY reports. THE development of the new…
A key part of the work of the CMPA is to act as an industry champion, informing Government on behalf of its Members on the impacts of proposed Government policy and to work towards reducing red tape and help to…
Managing dust on your site so that dust emissions are minimised, impacts on neighbours are managed and health of workers maintained can be a costly and time consuming issue. DR LYN DENISON, Principal Scientist – Air Quality, EPA Victoria provides…
PETER HEYWOOD provides an overview of the family business that has been supplying sand to the Latrobe Valley region for over 50 years. Maryvale Sand started operation in 1957 as a partnership between Bruce Heywood and Albert Bicknell. In 1958…
The CMPA published the An Unsustainable Future: The prohibitive costs of securing access to construction material resources in Victoria report in late 2009. The summary of this report was published in Sand & Stone Edition 47. This is an important…