Employer’s Rights for Contractors Contactors Don’t Have to be Directly Engaged to be Deemed Employees In a ruling that potentially broadens the scope of employers’ OHS obligations, the Victorian Court of Appeal has found a company that didn’t directly engage…
Victorian Transport Association Tony Tamburro, Conundrum Holdings Victorian Transport Association Luncheon Topic: Business & Government The Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Planning, Rob Hulls MP, was asked to detail proposals for owner driver legislation currently being considered by…
It is quite a challenge to keep up to date with all the legislative changes that occur on a near daily basis, why only yesterday the CMPA was informed of a review of the Australian Standard AS 2187.2 titled ‘Explosives…
Since the mid 80’s, 48 Victorians have died as a result of incidents involving forklifts with a number of them resulting from lack of reversing systems. This problem is just the tip of the iceberg. All operators of heavy vehicles…
Briony Rowley, CMPA Administration Officer Following on the from the very successful Mobile Plant Workshop on 9th March, the CMPA are happy to publish the results of the evaluation forms. At the conclusion of the Workshop the attendees were asked…
Associate Committee Meeting Briony Rowley, CMPA Associate Committee Secretary On Thursday 28th April the CMPA Associate Committee gathered for their first official meeting of 2005. Thanks must go to David Batson for allowing us to use the William Adams facilities…
Mary Thompson, CMPA Treasurer, Tylden Quarries On April 14th, Fran Bailey, MP Federal Member for McEwen and Minister for Small Business & Tourism attended a site visit to Tylden Quarries based out of Tylden, near Kyneton. Fran Bailey attended the…
Mary Thompson, CMPA Treasurer, Tylden Quarries On 28th April, Mary Thompson was invited to be part of a Customer and Business Partner Panel at Esanda’s national conference held at Southbank. The conference was attended by the Esanda Managing Director, Elizabeth…
Sarah Andrew, CMPA Project Manager Every now and again the CMPA receives an update on the quarrying industry in the United Kingdom. One such update arrived on April 1 and, if it weren’t for the date on the letter, we…
Barry Taylor, ILM Services Lubrication and its importance to production and maintenance levels is often ignored, and in some cases even discarded. As simple as lubrication may seem, it is actually one of the most important issues to be addressed…