All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • LEGISLATIVE UPDATES (Issue 23)

    Dangerous Goods (High Consequence Dangerous Goods) Regulations The Dangerous Goods (High Consequence Dangerous Goods) Regulations were recently released by WorkCover with the intention of managing high consequence dangerous goods such as products containing more then 45% ammonium...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • CMPA SUBMISSIONS (Issue 23)

    Sarah Andrew, CMPA Project Manager SENATE INQUIRY INTO WORKPLACE EXPOSURE TO TOXIC DUSTS Members may be aware from last newsletter that the CMPA was recently invited to comment upon the inquiry being held by the Federal government’s...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • DPI UPDATE (Issue 23)

    Traffic Management/Mobile Equipment Blitz John Mitas, DPI Manager Minerals & Extractive Operations In the months of June and July 2005, inspectors from the Minerals and Extractive Operations Group conducted a Mobile Plants/Traffic Management blitz. This involved inspectors...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • EDUCATION UPDATE (Issue 23)

    Red Card Update Earlier in 2005 the CMPA, in conjunction with Box Hill Institute of TAFE, facilitated update courses for those who had attended Work Safely training in the past to receive recognition for the Red Card....

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • WHAT IS HID?

    Alex Gondidis, Roylance’s P/L High Intensity Discharge is also known as Gas Discharge. The light is produced by an arc in a small Xenon gas filled quartz tube, as opposed to passing an electric current through a...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • ASSOCIATE UPDATE

    Briony Rowley, CMPA Associate Committee Secretary On Thursday 8 September the Associate Committee gathered at Komatsu in Campbellfield to hold their second meeting for 2005. The meeting was chaired by David Batson, Vice Chairperson, on behalf of...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • ROAD TRANSPORT: CHAIN OF RESPONSIBILITY

    Information session attended by Tony Tamburro, Conundrum Holdings The Chain of Responsibility currently applies under driving hours and dangerous goods regulations. New provisions in the Road Safety Act 1986, mean that as of 30 September 2005 the...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • WORKPLACE TELEPHONE POLICY

    Bobbie Symons, CMPA Management Committee I attended a conference where one of the guest speakers was a lecturer in Industrial Relations, her address was on a University study on the use of mobile phones in the workplace....

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • IMPROVING MAINTENANCE, DECREASING DOWNTIME

    Mark Pitham, Groeneveld Australia When we talk about maintenance and the associated costs, we look for the most reliable service provider and the most opportune time to carry out that maintenance so as to minimise the effect...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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  • VITAL CMPA UPDATES (Issue 23)

    Sarah Andrew, CMPA Project Manager TRANSPORT FORUM Friday 23 September saw over 40 attendees gather at the Airport Hotel in Tullamarine for the Transport Forum. The forum saw attendees gain an introductory understanding of the recently changed...

    • Posted October 15, 2005
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