Monash University Research Team Visits CMPA Work Safely Training Earlier this year Box Hill Institute was approached by Monash University to participate in a Research Project which was interested in conducting a study across a range of industries including the…
Summary of Updates Seldom a month will go by without several new or revised items of legislation being passed by one of the many levels of government affecting our members. These can range from issues concerning human resources, accounting practices,…
Information supplied by Department of Primary Industries The inaugural Strzelecki Earth Resources Sustainability Awards are intended to encourage and recognise efforts by the resource industry to contribute to sustainable development. The Awards are jointly administered by the Department of Primary…
John Mitas, Operations Manager, DPI I hope that you all had a safe and enjoyable end of year break and I look forward to working with you to improve industry compliance with safety and environmental standards. The year ahead will…
Excavator Boom Collapses Incident: WorkSafe attended an incident at a construction site where the boom of an excavator collapsed across the tray of a tip truck. Preliminary Investigation: Initial investigations into this incident found: No injury occurred Slight damage occurred…
Off The Back Of The Truck… An Essential Industry It is obvious to identify our industry as an essential service as without which our community as we know it would not continue to function. We are beginning to wonder whether…
Many of our Members may remember the article in Issue 14 of the CMPA News (March 2004) which described the new WorkSafe campaign. The campaign highlighted the dangers of excessive exposure to UV radiation from sunlight, and aimed to improve…
Quarry Industry—Victoria—Award 2000—PLF0088 The Senior Deputy President Cartwright of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission issued an order on20/9/04 varying the award by increasing severance payments and placing additional obligations on employers when decisions are made to retrench employees. For more…
Explosive Licence Renewal Course Brian Calovic, Conundrum Holdings On Friday 5th November I attended a CMPA Explosive Licence Renewal Course and was tested for the renewal of my Explosive Licence. With licences now due for renewal, the course offered the…
FATAL GRINDER ACCIDENT AT QUARRY Incident A welder was carrying out maintenance on a quarry excavator bucket. He was using an angle grinder to prepare surfaces for welding when the disk disintegrated. Circumstances The hand-held angle grinder was fitted with…