All posts by Gavin Moreira
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DPI Update (Issue 59)
IAN MCLEOD, Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations, Melbourne District, reports on current projects. DPI WEBSITE GETS ITS OWN YOUTUBE! Visitors to the DPI website now have instant access to around one hundred and eighty videos that live...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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Festive Season Celebrations
VECCI Manager, ALEXANDRA MARRIOTT reminds us to ensure that the festive season remains a time of cheer. With many workplace end of year celebrations kicking off soon, VECCI has developed a guide for employers and employees to...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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VLPA Update (Issue 59)
PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. AGM AND CONFERENCE The VLPA’s AGM and conference was held at the City Memorial Bowls Club Warrnambool Bowling Club on Friday 18thNovember 2011. A number of...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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Collect and Prepare Samples
BRUCE MCCLURE, General Manager of the CMPA reports on the Collect and Prepare Samples course. OVER the last few years it has become evident from CMPA members requests that the extractive industry required a course that enabled...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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Reviewing CMPA Reference Manuals
SEAN KINDER, CMPA Documentation Officer reviews the CMPA Reference Manuals. IT has been a big year in education, with SkillsDMC requesting major updates to training materials to coincide with the revised compliance documentation and legislation amendments. The...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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Working in Heat
Heat illness can result from working outdoors in hot weather or working where heat is generated as part of the work. This Guidance Note from WORKSAFE VICTORIA provides practical advice for employers and employees on heat illness,...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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WorkSafe Blitz on Quarries
ASHLEY BRAKEN, Project Officer, WorkSafe Victoria reports on the safety inspections on Victorian quarries. WORKSAFE is continuing its program of targeted health and safety inspections of Victorian quarries. A significant number of quarry inspections have already been...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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DRAFT MODEL WORK HEALTH & SAFETY REGULATIONS FROM SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA
BRUCE MCCLURE, CMPA General Manager reports on the draft Model Work Health and Safety Regulations to Safe Work Australia. IN September this year the CMPA made a submission to Safe Work Australia on the proposed draft model...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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Changes to the use of Explosives
BRUCE MCCLURE, CMPA General Manager provides an update to changes to the use of explosives in the extractives industry. WORKSAFE Victoria (WSV) has implemented over the last twelve months a number of changes to the use of...
- Posted October 29, 2011
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Use of Recycled Materials for Road Works
BRUCE MCCLURE, CMPA General Manager reports on the use of recycled materials for road works. OVER the last few years a number of CMPA members have become increasingly involved in the production of recycled materials for use...
- Posted October 29, 2011