Supplied by Simon Lees, Smart Water Fund Water is a finite and precious natural resource. It underpins the prosperity of our communities and the health of our environment. Together as a community, our challenge is how we can use our…
Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer Under the provisions of the new Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, employee representatives are now able to conduct surprise workplace inspections. To hold a permit a person must be an officer or permanent employee…
Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer Wednesday 1st June saw over 70 employers, employees, regulators, educators and manufacturers gather in a wet and windy Lilydale for the third CMPA Hazard and Risk Identification Workshop. This Workshop, run in a similar fashion…
Sarah Andrew, CMPA Project Manager INDUSTRY ALTERNATIVES TO THE QUARRY MANAGERS ADVISORY PANEL The CMPA will take the following steps to assist sites in ensuring that they have a competent person on their quarry site: Work with the DPI to…
Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer The CMPA AGM and Dinner are fast approaching! Date: Saturday 13th August, 2005 Time: Annual General Meeting from 5:15pm, Opening of CMPA Dinner at 6:30pm Location: The Premiere Function Centre, Traralgon This year’s event includes…
M’ship Renewals All Members should be aware that we are coming up to a very busy period in which all Members will receive their membership renewal paperwork for the 2005/06 Financial Year. We ask that all Members complete all sections…
VECCI ECONOMIC UPDATE Supplied by VECCI www.vecci.org.auFor further information please contact: Daniel Sheehan (03) 8662 5227 dsheehan@vecci.org.au IN THE PIPELINE The CMPA, as always is flat out this time of year preparing for the end of financial year tasks including…
Red Card & Work Safely! Jane Sims, Box Hill TAFE The good news for those participants undertaking the ‘Work Safely’ program from June 6th onwards is that successful negotiations have resulted in the provision for a conversion to a ‘Red…
Haul Truck Tips on to Back While Dumping at Stockpile INCIDENT A rear dump haul truck rolled over and landed on its tray. The truck had slid approximately 2m down the side of a stockpile and then rolled. The operator…
National Mine Safety Policy Dr W J McKay, Geoscience Australia INTRODUCTION The Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources (MCMPR) was established by the Council of Australian Governments in 2001to subsume the minerals and upstream petroleum component of the former…