All posts by Gavin Moreira
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FROM THE CMPA SECRETARIAT (Issue 57)
Working Towards A Better Future CMPA Honorary CEO, RON KERR considers the impact of the MRSDA Review on our industry. THE aim of the CMPA has always been to ensure that market entry is not restricted and...
- Posted June 6, 2011
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MEMBERS DAY IN TRARALGON
ADRIAN TOWN, CMPA’s Development Manager reports on the Secretariat’s site visit to Gippsland and the Members Day in Traralgon. ON 23 March 2011 Bruce McClure, CMPA’s General Manager and Adrian Town Development Manager visited several existing and...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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WAM at your service
WAYNE HANSON, Marketing Manager for WAM Australia reports on the companies’ new service arm to complement their state of the art range of equipment. WAM Australia has long been known for its market oriented range of equipment...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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Mangasafe the standard for safe liner changes
TOM BRUCE, Managing Director, Crushing Equipment reports on their new Mangasafe jaw liner lifting tool. AN innovative new jaw and cone crusher liner lifting tool, Mangasafe, promises to revolutionise the quarrying and mining industry as it quickly...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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Directors OHS Responsibilities
As the nation moves to adopt the Work Health and Safety Act, commencing 1 January 2012, senior management and directors should start to look closely at their responsibilities for all occupational health and safety issues. By JOHN...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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VLPA Update (Issue 56)
PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victoria Limestone Producers Association. A successful Terang Field Day – Reducing Soil Acidity via Liming. The Commonwealth’s Caring for Our Country program is continuing to provide funding for soil health...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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DPI Update (Issue 56)
IAN MCLEOD, Acting General Manager, Minerals and Extractive Operations, discusses proposed changes to work plan requirements. THERE are significant changes that are currently being developed to the legislation that is used to regulate mines and quarries in...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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Proposed changes to Explosives Regulations
BRUCE MCCLURE, reports on the proposed changes to Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2011. WORKING in the hard rock, gravel, sand, masonry, clay, lime, soil, gypsum or recycling; a considerable number of our Members use explosives as part...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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Controlling Traffic Management
This latest safety alert from the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland looks at incidents involving traffic controllers. THE purpose of this alert is to highlight the hazards and risks to workers performing...
- Posted April 6, 2011
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Crushing in the USA
STEPHEN RICHARDS, owner/manager of Richards Quarries & Concrete from the Victorian High Country, recently visited the West Coast of the USA. Here he reports on his visit to a quarry operation at Corona, 75km east of Los...
- Posted April 6, 2011