Chief Inspector of Quarries, John Mitas, a regular at CMPA meetings, discussed regulation and compliance as well as giving a brief on recently reported safety incidents at GM#12. The incidents included a fall from a loader, engulfment in a crushed…
In an industry heavily regulated through Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental legislation a business requires the cooperation of all persons involved to keep the business afloat. Safety policies, management systems and procedures are only as good as the ability…
In June 2002 Galli Quarries was awarded the contract to supply 250,000 tonnes of quarry materials to John Holland Pty. Ltd. for the Carlsruhe section of the Calder Freeway. This contract presented Galli Quarries with an opportunity to demonstrate the…
In the first of this two part series Peter Bentley of Bentley Consulting discussed the relationship of the Native Title Act to public and private land, time frames for reporting of archaeological finds and the role of archaeologists and the…
A recent decision handed down by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has seen a two tiered increase to existing award rates. The minimum adult wage will now increase by $17 to $448.40 a week. Employees on a rate above…
The Construction Material Processors Association is aware of the many pressures currently being brought to bear on the small business operator. These pressures are all inclusive and involve physical, financial, and legislation and government pressures. The CMPA has put in…
In a recent New Zealand quarrying fatality, a crusher operator was killed when the conveyor belt that he was standing on ran backwards due to a component failure in the head drum. The accident occurred after the operator stopped the…
The Australian Taxation Office has recognised the efforts and input of the CMPA during their recent review of the effective life of quarrying assets. ATO Effective Life, Centre of Expertise, project officer, David Matheson said the CMPA’s input into the…
A US quarrying journal years ago claimed that more land in the US had been devoted to parking lots at supermarkets than all the lands ever used by mining in its entire history. While that may or may not transfer…
Revised Mobile Plant Operators Daily Safety Checklist A reformatted version of the CMPA’s Mobile plant operator’s daily safety checklist will be available from the start of May. The new books will have easy access to the Safety Maintenance, Environment and…