PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. THE MRSDA (Act for mines and quarries) is being revised along with regulations with a view to implementation in 2012; along with other kindred associations we are involved in…
Getting safety training messages to stick can be tricky. Discover the key factors behind successful workplace safety communication and how to implement them. Reported by MARIE-CLAIRE ROSS. EFFECTIVE communication is vital to get staff and contractors aligned and working towards…
The Department of Primary Industry (NSW ) Mine Safety Operations Branch, Industry & Investment’s latest safety alert looks at safety on haul roads. INCIDENT A water tanker failed to negotiate a left hand turn at a 90 degree T-intersection of…
Worksafe Victoria has put out an Alert that highlights the precautions that need to be taken when working with elevating work platforms on construction sites. BACKGROUND In a recent incident, a construction worker died when the boom type elevating work…
As announced in the last issue of Sand & Stone, the CMPA is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce McClure to the position of General Manager. MR McClure has significant career experience as a civil engineer both with VicRoads…
A new Australian porphyry stone quarry is delivering more than royalties for traditional owners in far north Queensland. LOCATED near Dimbulah, one and half hours inland from Cairns, Featherstone Quarries development has come about as a result of an innovative…
In October 2010 the CMPA made a submission to the VCEC on the need for major changes to Victoria’s regulatory framework. BRUCE MCCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports. IN July 2010 the Victorian Treasurer directed the Victorian and Efficiency Commission (VCEC)…
JOHN MAWSON, Managing Director of E.B.Mawson & Sons Pty Ltd reports on the history and growth of the business. E. B. (Barney) Mawson started contracting with a horse and dray in Northern Victoria in 1912. Barney was an enterprising man,…
Representatives of Engineers Without Borders visit CMPA offices, reports FRANK SANTORO of Orica Quarry Services Victoria. ON the 29th July 2010 three representatives of Engineers Without Borders (EWB), Phil Clark, Madeleine Jenkins and Kristen Wood visited the CMPA offices in…
Quarries worldwide have experienced benefits using electronic initiation systems with improved and novel initiation sequencing. Unitronic Electronic Detonator Trial at E.B.Mawson & Sons Pty Ltd – Lake Cooper, reported by FRANK SANTORO and REZA GHAEMI of Orica Quarry Services Victoria.…