All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • CMPA QUARRY DRILLING WORKSHOP ‘04

    Groups were organised to brainstorm the different areas of drilling operations. People were split up from their comfort zones of people they were familiar with, and put into groups from different backgrounds, levels of expertise and knowledge....

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • SAFE HANDLING AND SAFE USE OF EXPLOSIVES COURSE TONGALA—JUNE 04

    This course, which has a strong quarry blasting emphasis, will be organised and conducted by Terrock Consulting Engineers, who specialise in blasting and blast vibration control. The course will be held at the ‘Golden Cow’, Tongala, with...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • CMPA Update (Issue 14)

    Capital Selection, Acquisition and Commissioning Reference Manual (CSACRM) The CMPA Associates Committee has received a draft copy of the Plant and Vehicle Management Manual. This document was reviewed by the CMPA, however it has been noted that...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • PR AND QUARRIES

    Yet again, a member of the CMPA was presented in their local media in a highly negative light with the area’s major being recorded in the paper as stating, “When you live in a rural area the...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • WIMMERA MALLEE PIPELINE

    Offers Opportunities for Extraction Industry Businesses involved in the extraction industry could pick up substantial work from the $300 million Wimmera Mallee Pipeline project, according to Industry Capability Network consultant John Fullerton. The project involves converting 17,500...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • MOOD MANAGEMENT

    If you learn to take preventative action between episodes of depression you can reduce the intensity and frequency of future episodes. Do some goal setting and planing.  Think about the direction your life is taking.  Develop some...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • BASIC TYRE AWARENESS

    Chris Rachor 10 March 2004 The tyre awareness course that we attended at work was mainly on tyre damage and what to look for when checking tyres daily. It was very educational and it has made me...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • IN THE PIPELINE…

    As part of an industry association, it is important that you are aware of what the CMPA sees as issues that will effect members in the next three to six months. The below listed issues will be...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • MINING TIRADE

    Max Hedt Tuesday, 20 January 2004 SIR: YET another tirade against the Iluka Resources sand mine has appeared in your letters column. It was, as usual, just a repeat of the Greenies’ mantra `the black cockies are...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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  • Safety (Issue 14)

    QLD Tyre Fitting Fatality In early February, one person died and another was injured at a mine in Queensland. The two were changing wheels on a truck when a split rim became dislodged and caused the tyre...

    • Posted July 15, 2004
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