All posts by Gavin Moreira
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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS (Issue 21)
M’ship Renewals All Members should be aware that we are coming up to a very busy period in which all Members will receive their membership renewal paperwork for the 2005/06 Financial Year. We ask that all Members...
- Posted May 14, 2005
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BUSINESS UPDATE (Issue 21)
VECCI ECONOMIC UPDATE Supplied by VECCI www.vecci.org.auFor further information please contact: Daniel Sheehan (03) 8662 5227 dsheehan@vecci.org.au IN THE PIPELINE The CMPA, as always is flat out this time of year preparing for the end of financial...
- Posted May 14, 2005
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EDUCATION UPDATE (Issue 21)
Red Card & Work Safely! Jane Sims, Box Hill TAFE The good news for those participants undertaking the ‘Work Safely’ program from June 6th onwards is that successful negotiations have resulted in the provision for a conversion...
- Posted May 13, 2005
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SAFETY UPDATE (Issue 21)
Haul Truck Tips on to Back While Dumping at Stockpile INCIDENT A rear dump haul truck rolled over and landed on its tray. The truck had slid approximately 2m down the side of a stockpile and then...
- Posted May 13, 2005
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DPI UPDATE (Issue 21)
National Mine Safety Policy Dr W J McKay, Geoscience Australia INTRODUCTION The Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources (MCMPR) was established by the Council of Australian Governments in 2001to subsume the minerals and upstream petroleum component...
- Posted May 13, 2005
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATES (Issue 21)
Employer’s Rights for Contractors Contactors Don’t Have to be Directly Engaged to be Deemed Employees In a ruling that potentially broadens the scope of employers’ OHS obligations, the Victorian Court of Appeal has found a company that...
- Posted May 13, 2005
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MEETING REPORTS (Issue 21)
Victorian Transport Association Tony Tamburro, Conundrum Holdings Victorian Transport Association Luncheon Topic: Business & Government The Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Planning, Rob Hulls MP, was asked to detail proposals for owner driver legislation currently...
- Posted May 13, 2005
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CMPA SUBMISSIONS (Issue 21)
It is quite a challenge to keep up to date with all the legislative changes that occur on a near daily basis, why only yesterday the CMPA was informed of a review of the Australian Standard AS...
- Posted May 13, 2005
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BBS TEK BACK ALARM SYSTEM
Since the mid 80’s, 48 Victorians have died as a result of incidents involving forklifts with a number of them resulting from lack of reversing systems. This problem is just the tip of the iceberg. All operators...
- Posted May 13, 2005
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CMPA MOBILE PLANT WORKSHOP
Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer Following on the from the very successful Mobile Plant Workshop on 9th March, the CMPA are happy to publish the results of the evaluation forms. At the conclusion of the Workshop the...
- Posted May 13, 2005