All posts by Gavin Moreira
-
DPI UPDATE (Issue 19)
John Mitas, Operations Manager, DPI I hope that you all had a safe and enjoyable end of year break and I look forward to working with you to improve industry compliance with safety and environmental standards. The...
- Posted February 7, 2005
-
SAFETY UPDATE (Issue 19)
Excavator Boom Collapses Incident: WorkSafe attended an incident at a construction site where the boom of an excavator collapsed across the tray of a tip truck. Preliminary Investigation: Initial investigations into this incident found: No injury occurred...
- Posted February 7, 2005
-
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS (Issue 18)
Off The Back Of The Truck… An Essential Industry It is obvious to identify our industry as an essential service as without which our community as we know it would not continue to function. We are beginning...
- Posted November 13, 2004
-
SUNSMART LAUNCH
Many of our Members may remember the article in Issue 14 of the CMPA News (March 2004) which described the new WorkSafe campaign. The campaign highlighted the dangers of excessive exposure to UV radiation from sunlight, and...
- Posted November 13, 2004
-
BUSINESS UPDATE (Issue 18)
Quarry Industry—Victoria—Award 2000—PLF0088 The Senior Deputy President Cartwright of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission issued an order on20/9/04 varying the award by increasing severance payments and placing additional obligations on employers when decisions are made to retrench...
- Posted November 13, 2004
-
EDUCATION UPDATE (Issue 18)
Explosive Licence Renewal Course Brian Calovic, Conundrum Holdings On Friday 5th November I attended a CMPA Explosive Licence Renewal Course and was tested for the renewal of my Explosive Licence. With licences now due for renewal, the...
- Posted November 13, 2004
-
SAFETY UPDATE (Issue 18)
FATAL GRINDER ACCIDENT AT QUARRY Incident A welder was carrying out maintenance on a quarry excavator bucket. He was using an angle grinder to prepare surfaces for welding when the disk disintegrated. Circumstances The hand-held angle grinder...
- Posted October 30, 2004
-
A HIDDEN TREASURE
Supplied by “The Leader” newspaper Barossa Quarries is a thriving business hidden in Angaston and exports crushed stone products throughout Australia and overseas. Formerly known as Howard Quarries, which was established in 1938, Stephen and Rebecca Falland...
- Posted October 30, 2004
-
HEALTH & SAFETY BARRO GROUP’S AWARD WINNING EXPERIENCE!
Rhonda Barro, Barro Group On 28 October Barro Group was the recipient of the WorkSafe 2004 Award for “Best Strategies in Health and Safety Management”. A couple of years ago Barro Group commenced a journey to best...
- Posted October 30, 2004
-
PROUD MIGRANT WHO BUILT LEGACIES
LORENZO GALLI 18/1/1930 – 21/5/2004 Lorenzo Galli, a property developer, construction and quarry king and, most recently, the owner of a winery, has died in Melbourne after a short illness at age 74. Galli arrived in Australia...
- Posted October 30, 2004