Welcome to Sand & Stone Merging the extractive industries into mining legislation will be a challenge, writes GRANT PHILLIPS. WELCOME to Sand & Stone, the CMPA’s magazine designed with the Victorian construction material sector in mind. This will continue the…
Hydrocarbon Storage Blitz DPI’s next targeted audit program will be focusing on the storage of diesel, lubricants and other hydrocarbons at mines and quarries across the state. The blitz will look at packaged flammable and combustible liquids (ie. those in…
After a successful show last year, the Australian Construction Equipment Expo returns to its established home at Sandown Racecourse next February in what promises to be its biggest show ever. Despite being 15 percent larger than in 2007, already the…
Alex Fraser Group a dynamic and progressive company in the recycling industry have recently taken delivery of 2ThorStack2 Model T140-8 units. Currently they use conventional methods of building stockpiles using loaders, however with their unique type of product (recycled and…
Mobile plant rollover is a major cause of workplace accidents and fatalities in the extractive industry. It is with this in mind that the CMPA held its first Mobile Plant Stability Workshop in Bendigo last month to increase industry awareness…
Proposed Compliance Codes Released WorkSafe released nine proposed Compliance Codes in late March for comments. These compliance codes provide practical guidance to people who have duties or obligations under the OHS Act or Regulations. The proposed compliance codes released were…
On 1 January 2008 WorkSafe Victoria took over the administration of OHS for quarries from DPI. Since that date, WorkSafe’s designated quarry inspectors have been busy, visiting more than 120 quarries, doing inspections and issuing Improvement Notices as well as…
After over two years of hard work the ‘Conduct Crushing’, ‘Conduct Screening’ and ‘Conduct Combined Crushing & Screening’ reference manuals are at a point where training can be delivered on a large scale. This has resulted in a number of…
VicRoads – Revisions to Section 801 Sarah Andrew and a number of Members have met with Graeme Newman from VicRoads to discuss the proposed changes to section 801. Although a formal submission is to be developed, one comment that will…
DPI Response to the CMPA’s Concerns In late 2007 the CMPA was asked to review and provide comment upon the draft guidelines ‘Establishment and Management of Rehabilitation Bonds for the Mining and Extractive Industries’ and Bond Calculator. The following information…