VLPA Update (Issue 32)
Rain Did Come!!! Well, some rain did eventuate towards the end of March but certainly much more is needed to get rural industries back to what we’d know as reasonable seasons. It might be a good time for the rural…
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What’s News? (Issue 32)
CMPA General Meeting Thank you to all those who attended the General Meeting held at Metaltec Precision International. Unfortunately the EPA presentation on the requirements of the Protocol for Environmental Management (Mining and Extractive Industries) was cancelled on the day…
WA Proposals & Variations (Issue 31)
The time it takes to receive approval for your WA proposal or variation The CMPA would like to introduce the WA Proposals & Variations data as a new feature to the CMPA News. This data is taken from the DPI…
DPI Update (Issue 31)
Targeted Audit of Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) Have you ever asked yourself where tailings storage facility management begins? Well, now is the time to refresh your memory, because MPR will be conducting tailings storage facilities audits during the months of…
Standards (Issue 31)
Safety of Machinery The design, manufacture and installation of machinery have an impact on the safety of users. By eliminating OHS hazards during the design process, the result may be safer workplaces and a reduction in the incidence of occupational…
Legislation (Issue 31)
Streamlining Victoria’s OHS regulations: an overview Victoria’s 13 existing occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations are being reviewed and consolidated into a single, streamlined document. Together with the modernised Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, a new streamlined regulation will…
Submissions and Issues (Issue 31)
Goolengook Forest Investigation On 21 December 2006 the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) received advice from the Minister for Water, Environment & Climate Change of the withdrawal of the request to investigate the Goolengook Forest. The withdrawal was signed by…
Education (Issue 31)
Mobile Plant Training Having delivered three Service & Handover Front End Loader courses, the Caterpillar Institute is ready to take on the world with several new units. This will result in detailed training specific to construction material processing businesses available…
CJD Apprenticeship Excellence
Employee wins “Apprentice of the Year” again For the second year running, Luke Jackson has won Apprentice of the Year as a heavy earthmoving mechanic. Apprenticeship Training Organisation, GTES, supplies the apprentices for CJD Equipment in Campbellfield where Luke is…
Maintenance Management Accreditation
Heavy vehicle operator’s responsibilities for maintaining their vehicles Maintenance Management Accreditation encourages heavy vehicle operators to take more responsibility for maintaining their vehicles correctly and ensuring that they are always in good mechanical condition. It helps you to manage your…