WHAT IS HID?
Alex Gondidis, Roylance’s P/L High Intensity Discharge is also known as Gas Discharge. The light is produced by an arc in a small Xenon gas filled quartz tube, as opposed to passing an electric current through a filament to make…
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ROAD TRANSPORT: CHAIN OF RESPONSIBILITY
Information session attended by Tony Tamburro, Conundrum Holdings The Chain of Responsibility currently applies under driving hours and dangerous goods regulations. New provisions in the Road Safety Act 1986, mean that as of 30 September 2005 the Chain of Responsibility…
WORKPLACE TELEPHONE POLICY
Bobbie Symons, CMPA Management Committee I attended a conference where one of the guest speakers was a lecturer in Industrial Relations, her address was on a University study on the use of mobile phones in the workplace. The lecturer asked…
IMPROVING MAINTENANCE, DECREASING DOWNTIME
Mark Pitham, Groeneveld Australia When we talk about maintenance and the associated costs, we look for the most reliable service provider and the most opportune time to carry out that maintenance so as to minimise the effect on the bottom…
SUBMISSION: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Sarah Andrew, CMPA Project Manager The CMPA was given the opportunity to provide comments on the new Guidelines for Assessing Environmental Effects under the Environmental Effects Act 1978. The following are the Association’s comments on the Guidelines. Time limits on…
DPI UPDATE (Issue 22)
John Mitas, DPI Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations TRAGIC QUARRY FATALITY—VICTORIA At approximately 10.45 AM on Friday 15th July, a maintenance contractor was fatally injured when the fixed jaw liner of a primary crusher fell on him at the Barro…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATES (Issue 22)
New Victorian Legislation Changes—Timeframes for Lodging Claims Supplied by OAMPS—Employer Compensation Management Services The Victorian WorkCover Authority have cracked down on employer’s obligations for lodging claims within 10 days. New changes have made employers more accountable in lodging claims in…
FORUM TO REVIEW WORK PLANS & DPI PROCESSES
Basil Natoli, Bell, Cochrane & Associates The CMPA, in conjunction with the Department of Primary Industries, is preparing a forum to review Work Plans and the current DPI processes in requesting new Work Plans, variations/updates and their assessment and approval.…
BALANCING ACT
CSIRO Balancing Act—A triple bottom line analysis of the Australian economy Sustainability is a Balancing Act Australians – in the community, industry and Government – are becoming increasingly concerned with ‘sustainability’. Many individuals and businesses want to be more ‘sustainable’…
CREATING A WATER SMART FUTURE
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…