Dr Elizabeth Gibson General Manager CMPA provides the CMPA submission to WorkSafe Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Workplace Exposure Limits) Regulations. WorkSafe Victoria provided the opportunity to comment on the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Workplace exposure limits) Regulations…
We recently updated the CMPA ‘Working Safely with Geotechnical Risk in Quarries’ Guideline. While we featured new content relating to Section 8 of the guideline in the last Sand & Stone, the following new content relates to Section 9. 9.1…
Every Victorian worker deserves to return home safely at the end of their shift. It’s a principle that drives WorkSafe Victoria’s engagement with workplaces across the state, including those in Victoria’s extractives industry, such as quarrying, mining and supporting businesses.…
We recently updated the Slimes Management Guideline – Issue 2 | 2025 It has been circulated for review to a cross section of CMPA members. When we have received and collated feedback, we will incorporate updates and then send to…
As Kinder celebrates 40 years of innovation and teamwork, they continue to spotlight the people who make their success possible. Anthony Ockers joined Kinder in October 2018 as a Field Applications Specialist, a position that offered him the chance to…
For Australia’s heavy industry balancing output and compliance, locally made is resonating across the sector. As regulators sharpen their focus on silica and respirable dust, and as communities grow more sensitive to air-quality impacts, Victorian quarries, concrete recyclers and material…
The quarry industry is becoming increasingly more competitive as a number of factors, including tighter environmental constraints, come into effect. In addition to this, customers are becoming more demanding regarding product specifications, demanding improved quality control.Budgetary constraints are also putting…
From 1 July 2026, employers must pay their employees’ super each payday instead of at three month intervals. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released new factsheets, checklists and videos at ato.gov.au/PaydayResources to help you prepare for this change including:…
The implementation date, 1 July 2027 of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act Reform (Reform) is fast approaching with transitioning of existing Work Authorities commencing 1 July 2026. The Reform introduces a general duty to eliminate or minimise risks to…