All posts by Gavin Moreira
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DPI Update (Issue 44)
JOHN MITAS, Chief Inspector of mines and quarries reports on the moderinisation of the Extractive Industry regulatory framework occurring in response to the ‘Review of the Efficient Regulation of Victoria’s Extractive Industry’. REVIEW OF THE MRSDA 1990...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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Revising the Extractive Industries Regulations
Commencing the consultation process, the CMPA has recently made a submission to the DPI on the Extractive Industry Regulations discussion paper. Below is a summary of the proposed changes. TO coincide with the legislative changes that will...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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Certification for Welding Lifting Lugs
DAVID CROSBY from Quantec Solutions outlines their two day course, the Certificate of Completion & Welding Procedure Qualification. WELDING lifting lugs onto wear components is by its nature a high risk activity. There have been a number...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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Surveys, Reviews, Questionnaires, Feedback
TEGAN ELDRIDGE, CMPA Document Development Officer attends Combined Crushing and Screening Operations training course to gain a first hand understanding of the process. AFTER speaking to past students of both the Conduct Screening and Combined Crushing &...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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Preventing Drivers Falling fr om Dump Trucks
Preventing drivers falling from dump trucks is an important OHS issue within the extractive industry. Below is a Health and Safety Solution provided by WORKSAFE. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Drivers falling from older model dump trucks with...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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Dealing with Asbestos
Recycling of construction and demolition materials is an important industry in Victoria. It is important to ensure that Members are meeting their obligations under the related asbestos legislation. Following is a summary of guidance material available from...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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Have you Checked your Air Receiver Recently?
WORKSAFE has produced a new handbook, ‘Working Safely with Air Receivers’, to improve awareness of risks associated with air receivers and explain ways to reduce and eliminate those risks. Air receivers have the potential to cause serious...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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World Class People to Match World Class Plants at Alex Fraser Group
Australia’s largest recycler of construction and demolition materials is about to embark on a groundbreaking program of development that will see people at both entry level and middle management receive unprecedented levels of training and support. THE...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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CPI Report
The AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS has recently released the Consumer Price Index data for the March 2009 quarter. Following is a summary of the findings. AT the ‘All Groups’ level, the CPI rose in all capital cities...
- Posted April 12, 2009
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Screening Media Selection
The type of screening and size of the material will have a large bearing on the type of screening media that would be most efficient for the operation. We look at some of these factors. Th is...
- Posted April 12, 2009