The 4th Australian Construction Equipment Expo (ACE 2005) has been officially launched with almost 60% of exhibition space sold in just 4 weeks. The event is ideally timed from Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th of February, at an exciting new…
The CMPA recently received the Australian Government’s “Energy White Paper,” which details how Australia will continue its tradition of providing reliable and competitively priced energy to industry and households and, at the same time, improve the sustainability of energy production…
I have been approached by the CMPA to assist in the renewal of the Explosive Licence, which is legislated and comes into force in July 2005. I was pleased to accept the position of lecturer for the CMPA courses, as…
I would like to thank all the CMPA members that responded to our article in the last CMPA newsletter. The response was overwhelming, with many of you expressing concern over the safety of your oxy, acetylene, and LPG equipment. So,…
Location: The Torrente Quarry (Spain), operated by Readymix Asland. Details: On February 9th at 8:30pm, a 46-tonne Komatsu dump truck carrying material from the quarry to the plant went over a cliff and fell 15 metres below. The driver was…
Submitted by Pat Kerr, Quarry Manager, Northern Quarries I arrived on site early and started to read the seminar notes and hand-outs. Even at this stage after you have read some of the literature, you feel as if you have…
Fatality Report—Iron Ore Plant A gas explosion/jet fire in the reactor of an iron ore plant resulted injuries to eight employees in Port Hedland WA, on the midnight of 19/20 May. One of the injured persons succumbed to his injuries…
On the 25th June there was a VCAT hearing in Horsham in relation to an appeal lodged by an objector against a determination made by Horsham Rural City Council to issue a planning permit to K & J Baker Cartage…
The certification of Quarry Managers will no longer be required after December 2005. Instead, the new legislation will require the holder of a work authority to ensure the quarry manager is ‘competent’ (One would think this would not be necessary…
Since inception in 1999 the CMPA has been focused on laying the foundations of a strong and vibrant representative body for private operators of construction material processing businesses in Victoria. The CMPA asked several key players about their thoughts on…