All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • WorkSafe Warns – Keep Kids off Quarry Sites These Holidays

    Quarry operators need to be mindful of public safety at their site, especially during the holiday season. WorkSafe provides some guidance on this issue. WORKSAFE Victoria reminds quarry managers and workers to keep children away from quarry...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • Truck and Dog Trailers get VicRoads tick of Approval for Greater Productivity

    Compliant truck and dog trailer combinations will be able to increase their payload under new VicRoads Guidelines. VicRoad provides a summary of the situation below. THE Victorian quarrying industry is set to make productivity gains following a...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • Safety should be the prime focus for all operators

    The latest safety statistics from WorkSafe show that there is still plenty of work to be done to improve safety in Victoria’s extractive industry. CMPA Executive Director ROGER BUCKLEY presents an overview of the latest findings. AN...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • Fireproofing Your Quarry

    The CFA have produced a publication Preparing your property, that aims to assist you to fireproof your properties in the country, including quarry sites. This is summarised below. YOU can reduce the spread, speed and heat of...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • DUST MANAGEMENT

    Most employers and employees of construction material processing business are aware that dusts can be a serious health hazard. Below is an extract from the CMPA’s Work Safely Reference Manual outlining two potential Dust Hazards in your...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • Capital Acquisition Is A Partnership

    TOM KERR from Conundrum Holdings provides some advice to those looking to purchase a sales loader. ARE you looking to purchase new plant or machinery? Under the Victorian OHS Regulations designers, manufacturers, suppliers and employers who use...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • New Requirements for Federally Funded Contracts

    There are new compliance requirements for companies wishing to win contracts for works that are funded in part from the Commonwealth Government. Executive Director ROGER BUCKLEY summarises these requirements. AS part of the Commonwealth Government’s response to...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • K & RJ MATTHEWS QUARRIES PTY LTD

    ROB MATTHEWS is a foundation member of the CMPA and the K & RJ Matthews Quarries Pty Ltd on the northern side of the Latrobe Valley has grown and his business interests have expanded as the CMPA...

    • Posted January 18, 2010
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  • WESTERN METROPOLITAN RECYCLING FACILITY

    On Wednesday the 18th of November the Premier of Victoria the Honourable John Brumby MP officially opened the $45 million Western Metropolitan Recycling Facility with the unveiling of a plaque from the Victorian Government, reports TEGAN ELDRIDGE,...

    • Posted January 17, 2010
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  • Minister Visits Walsh Quarries

    RAYMOND WALSH proudly guided Minister Batchelor around his family’s quarry and new processing plant. REPRESENTATIVES of the CMPA Management Committee met with the Minister for Energy and Resources, Peter Batchelor on Tuesday 15th December 2009 during Minister...

    • Posted January 17, 2010
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