All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • New Cat® On-Road Trucks Get Thumbs Up

    Owners and Drivers Confirm Vehicles’ Power, Ride, and Ease of Use. GLEN SHARMAN of NC2 Global LLC reports. THE first-ever Cat® on-highway trucks are receiving an enthusiastic reception from Australian customers who have had the chance to...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • DPI Update (Issue 55)

    JOHN MITAS General Manager, Minerals and Extractive Operations, Chief Inspector of Mines and Quarries Earth Resources Regulation Branch comments on the Department of Primary Industry’s concern with the safety of small dams located on quarry sites. RECENT...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • VLPA Update (Issue 55)

    PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. ACID SOIL ACTION We are continuing to work with the Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Authority and WestVic Dairy in publicising the use of lime to combat acidic...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • Succession Planning

    Whether you decide to sell up, retire or have to get out of business due to health reasons, it’s important that you plan for that day, reported by Justin Sparks of Mead Partners. NOBODY likes to think...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • Welding & Safety Reference Manuals to get an Overhaul

    SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on the progress of the Perform Basic Cutting & Welding and Work Safely Reference Manuals. GOOD quality reference manuals are considered a very important resource in developing industries. Some of the...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • How Electricity is Generated in a Practical Environment

    SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on his tour of TRUenergy Yallourn. WHILE researching Thermodynamics at University, it has been noted that the electrical generation from coal uses the Rankine Cycle. However, there is only so much...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • Stockpile Collapses

    The latest safety alert from the Department of Primary Industry (NSW), Industry & Investment, Mine Safety Operations Branch looks at a stockpile collapse on a loader driver. INCIDENT A 17 year old trainee front end loader driver...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • Injury Hotspots

    The most common injuries and hazards for people working in the Earth Resources Industry as reported by WORKSAFE VICTORIA. WORKSAFE Victoria provides details on injury hotspots for most industries. They provide statistics that show at a glance...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • REFINING THE MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) ACT 1990

    BRUCE McCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on the recent first quarterly Stakeholder groups meeting held to discuss the second phase of possible changes to the MRSDA’s subordinate legislation. AS Members of the CMPA are aware the former...

    • Posted March 1, 2011
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  • ACE Expo is Back in Town

    For all those boys and girls who love their toys to be new, shiny, the latest and the greatest, the 7th Australian Construction Equipment Expo is the place to be! ONCE again this February, Sandown Racecourse will...

    • Posted January 26, 2011
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