Quarry operators need to be mindful of public safety at their site, especially during the holiday season. WorkSafe provides some guidance on this issue. WORKSAFE Victoria reminds quarry managers and workers to keep children away from quarry plants during the…
Compliant truck and dog trailer combinations will be able to increase their payload under new VicRoads Guidelines. VicRoad provides a summary of the situation below. THE Victorian quarrying industry is set to make productivity gains following a VicRoads decision to…
The latest safety statistics from WorkSafe show that there is still plenty of work to be done to improve safety in Victoria’s extractive industry. CMPA Executive Director ROGER BUCKLEY presents an overview of the latest findings. AN analysis of the…
The CFA have produced a publication Preparing your property, that aims to assist you to fireproof your properties in the country, including quarry sites. This is summarised below. YOU can reduce the spread, speed and heat of a bushfire by…
Most employers and employees of construction material processing business are aware that dusts can be a serious health hazard. Below is an extract from the CMPA’s Work Safely Reference Manual outlining two potential Dust Hazards in your workplace. DUST HAZARDS…
TOM KERR from Conundrum Holdings provides some advice to those looking to purchase a sales loader. ARE you looking to purchase new plant or machinery? Under the Victorian OHS Regulations designers, manufacturers, suppliers and employers who use plant all have…
There are new compliance requirements for companies wishing to win contracts for works that are funded in part from the Commonwealth Government. Executive Director ROGER BUCKLEY summarises these requirements. AS part of the Commonwealth Government’s response to the Global Financial…
ROB MATTHEWS is a foundation member of the CMPA and the K & RJ Matthews Quarries Pty Ltd on the northern side of the Latrobe Valley has grown and his business interests have expanded as the CMPA has also developed…
On Wednesday the 18th of November the Premier of Victoria the Honourable John Brumby MP officially opened the $45 million Western Metropolitan Recycling Facility with the unveiling of a plaque from the Victorian Government, reports TEGAN ELDRIDGE, CMPA Development Officer…
RAYMOND WALSH proudly guided Minister Batchelor around his family’s quarry and new processing plant. REPRESENTATIVES of the CMPA Management Committee met with the Minister for Energy and Resources, Peter Batchelor on Tuesday 15th December 2009 during Minister Batchelor’s visit to…