All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • Out & About With the DPI

    A weed management workshop was recently held, ANDREW RADOJKOVIC, Environmental Officer, DPI reports. DPI, in collaboration with Boral Resources, ran a one day weed movement, machinery inspection and cleaning workshop at the Boral Deer Park Quarry. The...

    • Posted August 13, 2008
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  • Managing the Welding of Lifting Lugs onto Manganese

    Specialised welding requires detailed attention onsite – especially when you don’t know the exact metallurgical makeup of manganese, reports SARAH ANDREW, CMPA Project Manager. WELDING lifting lugs onto manganese is a specialised task that requires the detailed...

    • Posted August 13, 2008
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  • Welding Lugs onto Liners

    This alert warns quarry operators, maintenance workers and other users of crushers of the danger of substandard welded lifting lugs fitted to austenitic manganese steel (AMS) internal crusher liners. RECENTLY a liner was dropped, while being installed...

    • Posted August 13, 2008
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  • Meeting the Training Needs of the Future

    We need to strive to meet the training needs of the future by doing the ground work now. SARAH ANDREW, CMPA Project Manager reports. TRAINING requires a continued and concentrated effort by the participant, employers, RTOs and...

    • Posted August 13, 2008
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  • Talking the Night Away

    At the CMPA Annual General Meeting and Dinner, attendees were entertained and networked with industry peers thanks to the generous support given by the night’s sponsors. Following is a review of the AGM & Dinner covered by...

    • Posted August 12, 2008
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  • ARE WE PREPARED FOR A MARKET DOWNTURN?

    Have we sufficient margin over our cost base and the correct business models in place to withstand a significant market downturn? RON KERR, Honorary CEO of the CMPA reports OVER the last ten years, we have witnessed...

    • Posted August 12, 2008
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  • MERGING LEGISLATION VLPA Submission

    Supporting the CMPA’s submission, the VLPA provided the following submission to the DPI in relation to their consultation paper released on August 14. Merging the quarrying and mining legislation presents a number of issues, as reported by...

    • Posted August 12, 2008
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  • MAJOR WORKS

    Handshake Agreements Out, Formal Contracts In In the volatile economic environment that Members find themselves in it is particularly important to put agreements in writing, reports SARA H ANDREW, CMPA Project Manager. THE industry has relied for...

    • Posted August 12, 2008
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  • MERGING QUARRY LEGISLATION INTO MINING

    A Benefit…or a Burden? Merging raises concerns about duty to consult and rehabilitation liability reports SARA H ANDREW, CMPA Project Manager. DPI released a consultation paper on August 14 considering how it will progress the proposed ‘Resources...

    • Posted August 12, 2008
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  • CMPA News (Issue 40)

    By SARAH ANDREW Thank you to all those who provided feedback on the new magazine – it is good to know it was well received. We also welcome many new readers as the magazine’s distribution is extended...

    • Posted August 12, 2008
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