Fatality Report—Iron Ore Plant A gas explosion/jet fire in the reactor of an iron ore plant resulted injuries to eight employees in Port Hedland WA, on the midnight of 19/20 May. One of the injured persons succumbed to his injuries…
On the 25th June there was a VCAT hearing in Horsham in relation to an appeal lodged by an objector against a determination made by Horsham Rural City Council to issue a planning permit to K & J Baker Cartage…
The certification of Quarry Managers will no longer be required after December 2005. Instead, the new legislation will require the holder of a work authority to ensure the quarry manager is ‘competent’ (One would think this would not be necessary…
Since inception in 1999 the CMPA has been focused on laying the foundations of a strong and vibrant representative body for private operators of construction material processing businesses in Victoria. The CMPA asked several key players about their thoughts on…
State of Play WESTERN REGION: Traditional sandstone road base materials in the Horsham area are under close scrutiny following at least two separate failures in recently completed new road constructions in the city of Horsham.PETER LANGLANDS SOUTHERN REGION: Work has…
Funding for the Extractive Industries to Remain Last issue it was reported that funding for training in the Extractive Industries Training Package was to be cut due to a recommendation from OTTE. At a recent meeting with OTTE, they reported…
Land tax review The Land Tax (Amendment) Act 2004 came into effect on 28th April, 2004. There are two important changes. The good news is the land tax rate has not been increased for this coming year, and hopefully reduced…
Recently, Wendy Cook, Competition Administrator, Victorian Mine Rescue Competition, contacted the CMPA in regards to establishing a Mine Rescue Competition for surface quarry and mine operators similar to that presently run for underground operators. The Underground Mine Rescue Competition is…
We’re not sure where this amazing photo was taken, but we do know it’s one of the most dangerous and downright ridiculous Absolute Shockers we have ever published! How little force would it take for one of these ad hoc…
In last month’s newsletter we discussed how members could plan for a fire or something similar that affected our office and computer equipment and records. This newsletter we consider some other potential disasters and how to avert them—or recover from…