Off The Back Of The Truck… An Essential Industry It is obvious to identify our industry as an essential service as without which our community as we know it would not continue to function. We are beginning to wonder whether government understands this fact. We are already witnessing the diminishing concrete sand resources within the …
Many of our Members may remember the article in Issue 14 of the CMPA News (March 2004) which described the new WorkSafe campaign. The campaign highlighted the dangers of excessive exposure to UV radiation from sunlight, and aimed to improve the level of UV protection for construction and other outdoor workers. Following on from this …
Quarry Industry—Victoria—Award 2000—PLF0088 The Senior Deputy President Cartwright of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission issued an order on20/9/04 varying the award by increasing severance payments and placing additional obligations on employers when decisions are made to retrench employees. For more information please visit: www.wagenet.gov.au The major changes include: New severance payment requirements for employers who …
Explosive Licence Renewal Course Brian Calovic, Conundrum Holdings On Friday 5th November I attended a CMPA Explosive Licence Renewal Course and was tested for the renewal of my Explosive Licence. With licences now due for renewal, the course offered the opportunity for people to have their licences renewed in a group session with training provided. …
FATAL GRINDER ACCIDENT AT QUARRY Incident A welder was carrying out maintenance on a quarry excavator bucket. He was using an angle grinder to prepare surfaces for welding when the disk disintegrated. Circumstances The hand-held angle grinder was fitted with a 230 mm diameter cutting-off wheel and when it disintegrated, fragments penetrated the victim’s chest …
Supplied by “The Leader” newspaper Barossa Quarries is a thriving business hidden in Angaston and exports crushed stone products throughout Australia and overseas. Formerly known as Howard Quarries, which was established in 1938, Stephen and Rebecca Falland are the third generation to own and operate the business. Stephen, who has 18 years’ experience with the …
Rhonda Barro, Barro Group On 28 October Barro Group was the recipient of the WorkSafe 2004 Award for “Best Strategies in Health and Safety Management”. A couple of years ago Barro Group commenced a journey to best practice in OHS. Our project was about managing health and safety throughout our company, establishing integrated corporate responsibility …
LORENZO GALLI 18/1/1930 – 21/5/2004 Lorenzo Galli, a property developer, construction and quarry king and, most recently, the owner of a winery, has died in Melbourne after a short illness at age 74. Galli arrived in Australia in 1952 from Tuscany in Italy as a 22 year-old with no English, but within four years he …
Erik Birzulis, Landair Surveys Landair Surveys is a surveying company that specialises in all land and aerial surveying work associated with the extractive industry. Recently we were commissioned by a number of CMPA Members to locate underground electricity cables at numerous quarries throughout Victoria. It is important for quarry owners and managers to know where …
Sarah Kerr, CMPA Secretary WELL Funding 2005 The CMPA is please to announce that it will again be applying for WELL funding towards ‘Work Safely’ in 2005. This application will also include the units ‘Communicate in the Workplace’, ‘Conduct Local RiskControl’, ‘Site Quality Outcomes’,and ‘Operate a Personal Computer’. A training calendar will be released in …