By ROGER BUCKLEY It has been a busy start to the year with several Members’ events, continued liaison with Government on the high cost and extended time in gaining approvals for new quarry operations and additional submissions to Government on various industry issues. CMPA Executive Director ROGER BUCKLEY provides a summary of the latest happenings. …
Indeco’s testing program improves Productivity and Reliability in Secondary breaking reports STEPHEN MORRIS. ELFIE’S Plant Hire owner David Alford has been contracted by Boral for approximately ten years for secondary breaking requirements at their Colac Quarry. Equipped with an Indeco HP 5000 whisper breaker it has proved to be very productive and successful. With Indeco’s …
CRAIG CAHILL, CEC Electrical Director reports on the work of the electrical specialists. CEC Electrical specialises in the industrial electrical contracting field, in particular, concrete plants and quarries. CEC Electrical provides design, manufacturing, maintenance and break down services. We design automation systems to our clients’ specific requirements, from basic PLC systems, for example pump control, …
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on DPI’s latest guidelines on developing extractive industry work plans. DRAFT EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY WORK PLAN GUIDELINE – PUBLIC CONSULTATION DPI has prepared a draft Extractive Industry Work Plan Guideline for public consultation and industry comment. What is the guideline for? The purpose of this guideline is …
PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victorian Limestone Producers Association reports on several series of seminars and field days aimed at combating soil acidity through the use of lime. SOIL acidification is now gaining increasing recognition as a national problem and attracting attention at Commonwealth Government level. The VLPA has for a number of years now made …
It is common practice to have dams to manage water and minimise off site sediment disposal on a quarry site. ROGER BUCKLEY provides a summary of the Government requirements for licensing and safety management of dams. AS part of the Government changes to sustainably manage surface water in Victoria, a licensing system for commercial dams …
ROGER BUCKLEY summarises some of the key aspects of the Digging Deeper study on safety issues in the NSW resources industry. THE 2007 Digging Deeper study on safety in the New South Wales resources sector conducted by the NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council (MSAC) provides a comprehensive understanding of the safety issues facing the resources …
Maintaining Safety around Conveyors and Feeders with proper guarding and work practices is an important OHS issue within the extractive industry. Below is an extract from the CMPA’s Work Safely Reference Manual regarding FIXED PLANT – CONVEYORS AND FEEDERS. A requirement of operating any mobile or fixed processing equipment is to ensure that the General …
Rehabilitation bonds on a reasonable sized quarry operation can place a significant financial liability on the business. ROGER BUCKLEY, CMPA Executive Director, explains how the system works and provides some practical guidance on how to reduce your liability. BEFORE a Work Authority can be granted and stone extraction started, a rehabilitation plan must have been …
As of 1 January 2010, the new modern Quarrying Award 2010 together with the new National Employment Standards outline the basic working conditions for employees covered by the national workplace relations system. ROGER BUCKLEY reports. THE development of the new set of “modern” industrial awards has been in progress over the last few years, with …