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GET ON BOARD WITH CMPA INNOVATION AWARD

By on April 19, 2010

THE CMPA Innovation Award is a new idea to recognise and reward an innovative development in Victoria’s construction material processing industry. The award is open to any CMPA member or their employees that includes any genuine innovative development in the areas of:

  • plant maintenance or design, e.g. – new maintenance method that improves efficiency and safety;
  • materials processing, e.g. – new technologies that improve production efficiencies;
  • staff development and training, e.g. – novel approach to improving workers skills or sharing of information through the work place;
  • environmental management, e.g. – site rehabilitation, re-vegetation, or weed control;
  • resource management, e.g. – improved efficiency of use of existing sand/stone resource, pit redesign;
  • reducing offsite impacts, e.g. – innovative approach to front entrance design, dust management, noise reduction, blast management or visual impact;
  • community relations, e.g. – novel approach to interacting with the local community resulting in improved outcomes;
  • new product development, or
  • safety or employee health, e.g.
    • solution to a specific safety issue,
    • selection, design and/or safe introduction of new equipment or processes,
    • solution to an identified occupational health hazard that will minimise workers exposure,
    • development of a safer/healthier work procedure

WHAT IS INNOVATION?

The award will be presented to a genuinely innovative* development which has been implemented and is reasonably able to demonstrate a significant improvement in the efficiency, sustainability or safety of that part of the Extractive Industries to which the entry relates. Innovation must have been implemented in the work place in 2009.

*Innovation is broadly defined as either a new initiative or an original solution to a specific issue.

An independent judging panel will decide the winner who will be presented with a $500 cheque, framed certificate and a perpetual trophy at the CMPA Annual Dinner in August 2010.

SUBMISSION CONTENT:

Submissions should explain how the development has met the criteria in less than 600 words. Entrants should submit pictures to illustrate the development. CMPA Secretariat support is available to help in the development of the submissions.

Submissions should have the following sections:

  • The problem or initiative
  • The solution
  • Benefits/effects
  • Transferability across the Victorian industry

SUBMISSIONS TO INCLUDE:

  • Company/individual name
  • Company/individual address
  • Contact person position, phone number, mobile & email
  • Statement that the intellectual property in your innovation is open source and that you are willing to provide and share the intellectual property in the innovation so that it can be used by others free of charge.

SUBMISSION DUE DATE

18th June 2010. So start thinking about your entry NOW!

This is an opportunity for your brand new idea to be recognised, rewarded and promoted and all CMPA Members are encouraged to take part in this new initiative.

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