MSC Group has recently purchased a ‘state of the art’ office and workshop facility in Laverton North, reports KIRWAN BARR. THE property boasts a large modern workshop and spare parts store (1,250m2), plenty of office space (240m2), and over 3000m2 of concrete and asphalt hard stand area. This new service centre will allow the company …
Galesafe Weighing’s installation of Loadrite®gear greatly improves efficiency and safety for both contractor and client, reports JIM & ROWENA CAIRNS. GALESAFE Weighing Pty Ltd (Galesafe) is the Victorian distributor for the Loadrite® range of on board weighing systems. In late 2008, they were approached by C & K Cartwright Civil Contracting (Cartwright) to come up …
JOHN MITAS, Chief Inspector of mines and quarries reports on the moderinisation of the Extractive Industry regulatory framework occurring in response to the ‘Review of the Efficient Regulation of Victoria’s Extractive Industry’. REVIEW OF THE MRSDA 1990 – RELEASE OF ISSUES PAPER The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is committed to the efficient regulation of …
Commencing the consultation process, the CMPA has recently made a submission to the DPI on the Extractive Industry Regulations discussion paper. Below is a summary of the proposed changes. TO coincide with the legislative changes that will occur as a result of the merging of the Acts, the existing Regulations that apply to the extractive …
DAVID CROSBY from Quantec Solutions outlines their two day course, the Certificate of Completion & Welding Procedure Qualification. WELDING lifting lugs onto wear components is by its nature a high risk activity. There have been a number of incidents in recent history where welds have failed as a result of poor welding practices. This is …
TEGAN ELDRIDGE, CMPA Document Development Officer attends Combined Crushing and Screening Operations training course to gain a first hand understanding of the process. AFTER speaking to past students of both the Conduct Screening and Combined Crushing & Screening courses, I found that feedback was minimal, thus providing me with little insight on how to further …
Preventing drivers falling from dump trucks is an important OHS issue within the extractive industry. Below is a Health and Safety Solution provided by WORKSAFE. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Drivers falling from older model dump trucks with doors while they are entering or exiting the operator cabin. WHAT ARE THE RISKS? Dump trucks with access …
Recycling of construction and demolition materials is an important industry in Victoria. It is important to ensure that Members are meeting their obligations under the related asbestos legislation. Following is a summary of guidance material available from the WORKSAFE website. AS a result of the OHS Consultancy sessions that have been occurring around Victoria, the …
WORKSAFE has produced a new handbook, ‘Working Safely with Air Receivers’, to improve awareness of risks associated with air receivers and explain ways to reduce and eliminate those risks. Air receivers have the potential to cause serious damage to people and property. These pictures illustrate that damage. They are the result of two separate explosions …
Australia’s largest recycler of construction and demolition materials is about to embark on a groundbreaking program of development that will see people at both entry level and middle management receive unprecedented levels of training and support. THE Alex Fraser Group, already known for its leadership in the recycling industry, has recognised that people development and …