JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the Mineral and Extractive Industries Stakeholder Information Days. IN October 2010, DPI hosted five regional information days throughout Victoria -in Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat, Traralgon and Benalla. This is the third…
PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. THE Annual General Meeting and Conference of the VLPA was held at the Waltzing Matilda Hotel/Motel in South Springvale on 16 November 2010. The conference was addressed by Debbie…
JOHN MITAS, DPI, Earth Resources, General Manager Minerals & Extractive Operations reports on the issue that mining, prospecting and quarrying is not allowed in State forest on Code Red Fire Danger Rating days. ON days of Code Red Fire Danger…
The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation’s (QLD) latest safety alert looks at the safe operations of light vehicles. INCIDENT This Safety Alert results from an increase in reported unplanned movement / loss of control incidents involving light vehicles,…
SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on his new position within the association. THE CMPA recently appointed Sean Kinder to the position of Document Officer, a casual part-time position which is utilised by the organisation to produce, update and develop…
BRUCE McCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on Extractive Industry Courses at Box Hill Institute in 2011. ONGOING training and development of all staff in the Extractive Industry is now more important than ever. With increased Government regulation and increased cost…
BRUCE McCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on the change in State Government in Victoria. ON the 27th November 2010 Victorians went to the polling booths to elect the 46th State Government of Victoria. Although results were not conclusively known for…
Are your screens running effectively? Below is an extract from the CMPA’s “Conduct Screening Operations Reference Manual” providing some handy hints on how to effectively operate various screens. THE following checks should be conducted several times during a shift to…
The drought has definitely broken, how will the severe weather affect the stability of our quarries? OVER the last few months we have witnessed unusual weather patterns throughout Victoria. The drought has definitely broken and we have seen unseasonable storms,…
BRUCE McCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on WorkSafe’s position on the use of cable ties. A number of CMPA members have expressed interest in using nylon cable ties in specific locations at their quarries. In some instances the use of…