Review of Exploration and Development Approvals Processes This investigation has been called by the Earth Resources Development Council (ERDC) to map the current approvals processes for the Victorian earth resources sector and define potential improvements. This investigation will cover the…
Business tools to manage your transport operations THE tools outlined below have been developed to assist Members in compliance with the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005 and Chain of Responsibility requirements. Transport Contract The CMPA has invested enormous…
THE graph below ‘History of Application Status’ refers to those Work Authority applications currently listed on the Department of Primary Industries’ database and provides a comparison over time. ‘With Proponent’, ‘With MPR’, and ‘With Referral’ all refer to applications currently…
THE table below provides a history of Victoria’s unit rate by product over time. The data highlights that whilst the costs of operating in the extractive industry have risen dramatically over the years, the average unit rate of material has…
Explosives Guidance THE following guidance may be of use to Members with regards to the storage, transport and use of explosives. Explosives — Storage, Transport and Use —Terminology (AS 2187.0-1998) Provides definitions for terms referred to in AS 2187, explosives…
Silica Exposure The CMPA recently located two studies on silicosis. Quantitative Relations between Exposure to Respirable Quartz and Risk of Silicosis The purpose of this study was to analyse exposure response data from to gain a more detailed knowledge of…
Educating our Workforce OVER the past few years the CMPA has built up relationships with a number of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) who specialise in training relating to the extractive industry. These RTOs provide industry with various avenues in which…
VECCI Current Wage Rates Members should be aware that the: Quarry Industry Victoria Award 2000; Transport Workers Award 1998; and Personal and Other Services Industry Sector Award have all received the same Wage Rate update recently. This update includes increases…
Annual General Meeting & Conference The VLPA recently held its Annual General Meeting and Conference in Pakenham at which the Committee for 2007/08 was elected. Tom McCann of Geelong Lime was elected as the new Chairman and has taken over…
Industry Difficulties with Native Vegetation SARAH Andrew recently accompanied Chris Pitfeld, Senior Policy Officer of the Department of Sustainability and Environment, on a number of site visits in order to provide an understanding of the different scales and types of…