In a recent New Zealand quarrying fatality, a crusher operator was killed when the conveyor belt that he was standing on ran backwards due to a component failure in the head drum. The accident occurred after the operator stopped the…
The Australian Taxation Office has recognised the efforts and input of the CMPA during their recent review of the effective life of quarrying assets. ATO Effective Life, Centre of Expertise, project officer, David Matheson said the CMPA’s input into the…
A US quarrying journal years ago claimed that more land in the US had been devoted to parking lots at supermarkets than all the lands ever used by mining in its entire history. While that may or may not transfer…
Revised Mobile Plant Operators Daily Safety Checklist A reformatted version of the CMPA’s Mobile plant operator’s daily safety checklist will be available from the start of May. The new books will have easy access to the Safety Maintenance, Environment and…
On the evening of Friday March 14, around 45 members gathered at the EMECO sales centre in Dandenong for the twelfth CMPA General Meeting. As usual, there was representation from across the state and the contributions of all present were…
Preventing future fatalities As a result of the number of serious injuries and deaths involving drillers throughout Australia and New Zealand over the past 10 years, the CMPA has instigated the development of a protocol for the management of both…
Employer responsibilities under Section 21 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985 Excluding commuting claims, deaths investigated by the Victorian Work Cover Authority (VWA) totalled 34 people in Victoria alone last year. According to the VWA in the 2001/02…
On the 1 April 2004 CMPA Associate Committee Chairperson, Andrew Lambing will face new challenges as the new Victorian State Manager of Komatsu Australia. Formerly the sales manager, in his new role Lambing will be responsible for the functioning and…
The CMPA contacted extractive industry consultant Peter Bentley, of Bentley Consulting, to provide some discussion about the impact Native Title issues can have with our industry. Read on for an account of Mr. Bentleys response to questions raised by CMPA…
Technology Assistance available A new initiative to assist small and medium business implement, identify and adopt new technology has been recently launched by the Federal Government. Industry Tech Link is a free service is an initiative of AusIndustry and driven…