MEMBERSHIP MATTERS (Issue 19)

Central Region Site Visits

Recently the CMPA engaged the services of Ravindra Joggesur to conduct a review of the Work Safely Reference Manual. As part of the review, Sarah Kerr accompanied Ravindra to several sites in the central region of Victoria being R & A Maltby & Sons, Hampstead Gravel, Tylden Quarry & Hanson – Carisbrook Quarry.

The first visit was to R & A Maltby & Sons, a slate quarry based out of Taradale. To access the slate, black powder is used to blast away an area after which it is broken into manageable sizes and thicknesses, and moved to the yard. Once at the yard, the slate is hand packed onto pallets for shipping.

Our next site was the Hanson – Carisbrook quarry, where Dave Walker showed us around. The site is a single bench basalt deposit and is well situated between Ballarat and Bendigo.

After lunch, we progressed to Hampstead Gravel, where Ian Leach told us about his operations which are to be upgraded soon. In addition to quarrying basalt, they also process quartz pebbles from mullock heaps around the area.

Our final visit for the day was to Tylden Quarries. Mary Thompson showed us around the operation which quarries basalt in a single bench operation as seen on the left. Mary has clearly lead a lot of effort in improving the company and enjoys the support of the local community.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to these four sites for their time.

Classifieds

This issue of the CMPA News includes an addition to the ‘Membership Matters’ segment of the newsletter.

This new section will be a “Classifieds” section in which all CMPA Voting Members have the opportunity to advertise any items of plant or employment positions they have available, or a “Wanted” listing for anything our Members are currently on the look out for.

Classifieds include approximately 3 lines of text and are published free of charge. This service is available only to CMPA Voting Members.

For more information on the requirements of the classifieds, or to place a classified in the March issue of the CMPA News, please feel free to contact the CMPA on (03) 9745 2132, or supply your classified by fax to (03) 9745 2586 or email at enquiries@cmpavic.asn.au

FREE Classifieds!

WANTED:
Jaques 2’ 4” Gyratory Cone Crusher
Contact: Cameron Goldsmith: 0428 513 803

Jaques Bulldog non-clog crusher
Contact: David Germano 0428 525 726

FOR SALE:
Dunkeld Sandstone Quarry
Estimate stone reserve: 20million cubic metres
Two types of stone available: white to off white, white with reddy ironstone inclusions, other variations with depth.
Please contact CMPA for full details.

Brain Teaser—Trivia

Taken from www.braingle.com.au

Johnny the farmer is tired of rabbits always coming to his vegetable patch and eating up all his vegetables. So one day, he decides to build a big fence, 4 feet high, 2 feet below the ground (in case the rabbits try to burrow their way underground into his vegetable patch) all around his patch.

The fence is very sturdy so no rabbit or any other animal could break it and there’s no possible way that the rabbit could get into the vegetable patch without human help.

Two days after Johnny built the fence, he found rabbit bite marks on his cabbages and carrots. No humans brought rabbits in or helped the rabbits into the patch, so Johnny was stumped how rabbits could’ve gotten into the patch. How did rabbits get into the vegetable patch?

Answer: See bottom of the page

State of Play

This issue we are taking the State of Play comments from the Regional Coordinator’s Understudies…

EASTERN REGION:
At this point in time it is fairly busy in the Easter Region, especially with respect to sales of concrete sand. Construction in the area in general is fairly busy, especially in Traralgon and Morwell, as it has been for a number of years and doesn’t look to be slowing down at all.
PETER HEYWOOD

SOUTHERN REGION:
“Business is certainly cranking up” with respect to the production and sale of lime in the Northern Region. An increase in crushing and screening operations is due soon as the weather appears to be drying up. This is as expected due the seasonal changes in production levels.
DAVID GERMANO

MELBOURNE REGION:
February is a traditionally busy time of year for the extractive industry, which has seen quarries in our region have certain products presold for a period of up to three months in advance.
LEIGH COOMBS

WESTERN REGION:
Business in the Western Region is currently so busy that we can’t keep up! This time of year is generally excellent for those in the extractive industry and we look forward to this continuing over the next few months.
GRAHAM BIRD

NORTHERN REGION:
Business in the region has slowed down for the summer break. Most of the factories and mills etc for which our work is related shut down for a period of a month over Christmas for maintenance, which means business is quieter than normal, however it is expected to get busier as we move into the new year.
GRAEME EXTON

Publications

Note:

• The Fixed Plant Operator’s Pre Start & End Day Checklist has now been updated to a one page document similar to the Mobile Plant Checklists.
• Major changes have also been made to the Concern Form found at the back of all checklists, this will now been known as an ‘Issue Resolution Form.’
• The implementation of the ‘Issue Resolution Form’ has lead to the creation of a new CMPA publication—Issue Resolution Pads. Each pad consists of 100 copies of the ‘Issue Resolution Form’ and are now available from the CMPA.
• The CMPA Act Pack has now been updated to include a comprehensive CD which has reduced the cost of the Act Packs by almost 50% to $200 for CMPA members.
• Recently updated CMPA documents include:
  • Fixed Plant Checklist
  • Drill Rig Checklist
  • General Information Manual
  • Introductory Guide
  • Act Pack
• New publications to the CMPA include:
  • Events Calendar
  • Issue Resolution Pad

For all purchases please contact the CMPA on (03) 9745 2132 or via email at enquiries@cmpavic.asn.au

Brain Teaser Solution

Rabbits didn’t get INTO the patch, they were already there when Johnny built the fence. Johnny had forgotten to get the rabbits out of the patch while building the fence, so instead of keeping the rabbits out of his patch he was keeping them in. Once Johnny realized this, he let the rabbits out and didn’t have any more rabbit troubles after that.

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