All posts by Gavin Moreira

  • Preventing falls from earthmoving equipment

    The latest guidance note from Worksafe Victoria, provides advice on preventing falls from earthmoving equipment during on-site inspections, maintenance and repairs. BACKGROUND Falls from earthmoving equipment may result in death or serious injury such as fractures, spinal...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • Extractive Industry support materials updated

    SEAN KINDER, Documentation Officer CMPA reports on his updating of the CMPA Reference Manuals and the future extractive industries support materials to be developed. IN the Oct/Nov 2011 issue of Sand & Stone I reported on the...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • New Blasting Checklists – Are you compliant?

    GAVIN MOREIRA , Administration Officer of the CMPA provides an overview of the recently developed blasting checklists. THE CMPA has recently developed two new blasting checklists – Shotfirer’s Book and Magazine Management Safety Checklist which are now...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • Reducing Electricity Costs at Quarries

    For many quarries electricity is a major operating cost. Crushers, screeners and other plant and equipment consume significant amounts of electricity. Short of shutting down its operations, the quarry operator appears to have little control over the...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • THE PERFECT TRIFECTA Decreased Downtime, Increased Productivity & Increased Safety

    PAUL TIMONEY, Sales & Marketing Manager for Indeco Australia Pty Ltd reports on the benefits of its Secondary Breaking Boom Systems THE J H Cuthbertson quarry at Jindivick has grown from humble beginnings a quarter of a...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • Reducing the Cost of Ownership & Extending Electric Motor Life

    JOHN TREIMANIS, BEAK Electrical Pty Ltd’s Business Development Manager, provides an insight on getting the best out of your electric motors. Tired of losing valuable production time due to motor failure? Did you know that? quarry work...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICT VISIT

    ADRIAN TOWN reports on a recent trip in February 2012 to visit current and potential members in South West Victoria. BRUCE McClure (General Manager CMPA) and Adrian Town (Management Committee member) visited members and prospective members, in...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • SANDVIK CELEBRATES 150 YEARS

    Adrian Wise, Marking Manager of Sandvik reports on their 150 year anniversary. JANUARY 31, 2012 marked 150 years to the day since Göran Fredrik Göransson’s new company was formed in Sandviken, Sweden. At that time, Sandvik was...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • Why Are Extractive Industries Forgotten by the Controlling Department?

    BRUCE MCCLURE CMPA’s General Manager reports on lack of direction from the industries controlling government body. O N the 30 January 2012 four members of the CMPA attended a Parliamentary Inquiry into greenfields mineral exploration and project...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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  • COLLATERAL DAMAGE The regulatory the cuts that slowly kill

    A government inquiry into greenfields mineral exploration and project development in Victoria has been given a compelling insight into the multiple threats facing the quarrying industry. TOM MCKENNY reports CALLED to present to the all party parliamentary...

    • Posted February 12, 2012
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