Box Hill Institute of TAFE Industry Board On 14 March CMPA Education Chairperson, Tim Bird, attended the Box Hill Institute of TAFE board meeting on behalf of the CMPA. Tim presented the following issues raised by Members and industry as…
Extractive Industry Development Regulations RIS The Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for the EID Regulations has been recently released by the DPI. On first review it appears that the changes proposed are primarily of administrative. The CMPA is presently preparing a…
The ‘Transitional’ Quarry Award For employers who are not covered by WorkChoices (e.g. employers who are not constitutional corporations) their current awards will continue as ‘transitional’ awards. Transitional awards operate for up to five years from WorkChoices commencement. Employers covered…
New Owner Driver Premium Public Ruling A new public premium ruling has been released aimed at simplifying the declaration of payments to owner drivers for WorkCover premium purposes. The ruling takes effect from 1 July 2007 and has been developed…
Andrew Jennings, Statewide Bearings Conveyor Bearings aren’t expensive – when they work! It’s when they don’t work that they start to cost. For example, a standard head drum bearing (75mm spherical roller and housing) can cost anywhere from $500-$750. But…
Key points from Bob Beaumont’s presentation at the General Meeting At the General Meeting a presentation was made by Bob Beaumont, an economic consultant who presented an analysis of the financial health of the extractive industry. This presentation was a…
Hazard and risk identification associated with the operation of conveyors During the publication stage of this issue of the CMPA News the CMPA Conveyor Workshop will be held in Bentleigh East. The purpose of this Workshop is to identify all…
Members spend Friday night at Metaltec Precision International! Almost 50 Members travelled to Cheltenham on a Friday afternoon to attend the CMPA General Meeting held at Metaltec Precision International. Please note that copies of all of the presentations from the…
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…
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…