Business tools to manage your transport operations THE tools outlined below have been developed to assist Members in compliance with the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005 and Chain of Responsibility requirements. Transport Contract The CMPA has invested enormous amounts of time and effort into the production of the ‘Conditions of Contract for the …
THE graph below ‘History of Application Status’ refers to those Work Authority applications currently listed on the Department of Primary Industries’ database and provides a comparison over time. ‘With Proponent’, ‘With MPR’, and ‘With Referral’ all refer to applications currently in the Draft Work Plan stage. ‘Endorsed’ refers to applications for which the Work Plan …
THE table below provides a history of Victoria’s unit rate by product over time. The data highlights that whilst the costs of operating in the extractive industry have risen dramatically over the years, the average unit rate of material has remained relatively steady.
Explosives Guidance THE following guidance may be of use to Members with regards to the storage, transport and use of explosives. Explosives — Storage, Transport and Use —Terminology (AS 2187.0-1998) Provides definitions for terms referred to in AS 2187, explosives series of Standards and those terms commonly used in the explosive and pyrotechnic industries. Explosives …
Silica Exposure The CMPA recently located two studies on silicosis. Quantitative Relations between Exposure to Respirable Quartz and Risk of Silicosis The purpose of this study was to analyse exposure response data from to gain a more detailed knowledge of the relations between exposure to quartz and the risk of silicosis in miners. Key messages …
Educating our Workforce OVER the past few years the CMPA has built up relationships with a number of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) who specialise in training relating to the extractive industry. These RTOs provide industry with various avenues in which to train those entering the industry and provide additional skills for current personnel. It may …
VECCI Current Wage Rates Members should be aware that the: Quarry Industry Victoria Award 2000; Transport Workers Award 1998; and Personal and Other Services Industry Sector Award have all received the same Wage Rate update recently. This update includes increases granted by the Australian Fair Pay Commission from the first pay period on or after …
Annual General Meeting & Conference The VLPA recently held its Annual General Meeting and Conference in Pakenham at which the Committee for 2007/08 was elected. Tom McCann of Geelong Lime was elected as the new Chairman and has taken over from Gary Bascomb, who has remained on the Committee. The remaining Committee Members consist of …
Industry Difficulties with Native Vegetation SARAH Andrew recently accompanied Chris Pitfeld, Senior Policy Officer of the Department of Sustainability and Environment, on a number of site visits in order to provide an understanding of the different scales and types of operations that our members undertake. Several had native vegetation issues, and all were at vastly …
Native Vegetation and Mobile Plant Add-Ons ON Friday 12 October members travelled to William Adams Laverton for a CMPA Briefing focusing on: Draft Guidelines for Native Vegetation Management, and Mobile Plant Add-Ons Draft Guidelines for Native Vegetation Management These Guidelines were recently released for comment and the CMPA was invited to be a member of …