Tecweigh have developed belt weighing scales to ideally suit the harsh conditions imposed by mobile crushers, reports Tecweigh’s National Sales Manager, OLIVER LYNCH. MOBILE crushers and stackers currently being manufactured for the extractive industries invariably feature instruments to indicate operating hours and fuel consumption, but until recently, a simple, reliable and cost effective measure of …
Withcott Quarry’s move to replace a tired impact crusher that wore through expensive wear parts with a new Terex® TC1000 cone crusher has seen production rates rise, reliability improve and wear part costs decline. By TOM MCKENNY at Industri Communications. SUPPLYING a range of road and concrete products from the basalt reserve at Withcott , …
Is your quarry vehicle in a roadworthy condition and being properly maintained? The CMPA SECRETARIAT provides an overview of their recently developed Light Vehicle Checklist. THE CMPA has recently developed a new glove box size checklist – Weekly Light Vehicle Safety Checklist which is now available to purchase at a cost of $25 Members and …
PETER MCCLUSKEY from the Victorian Limestone Producers Association reports on combating soil acidity through the use of lime. THE seminar series addressing soil acidification which commenced in February 2010 has continued in western Victoria culminating in the very successful Westvic Dairy field day and seminar at Terang in late April. The VLPA has had the …
JOHN MITAS, General Manager Minerals and Extractive Operations reports on the role of the new Technical Review Board. FOLLOWING the Yallourn mine wall collapse in 2007, an investigation by a specially appointed Mining Warden identified a number of areas where improvements could be made and highlighted a significant gap in Victoria’s geotechnical expertise. The Government …
WorkSafe’s latest health and safety publications focuses on safety around trucks What is the problem? Truck drivers slipping or falling when getting in/out of the truck cabin. The ability to safely get in/out of the cabin relies on drivers being able to maintain three points of contact with hand rails and step surfaces without needing …
The danger of being crushed underneath a raised tipping tray while inspecting components or doing maintenance work should not be under estimated. Here are some handy hints that make this task safer. Background A number of people have been killed or seriously injured in Australia while inspecting components or undertaking maintenance work underneath raised tipping …
The Department of Sustainability and Environment’s ‘Groundwater Licensing and Trading in Victoria’ fact sheet is now available. THE Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) oversees the monitoring and management of Victoria’s groundwater resources. A DSE fact sheet for all operators and businesses in the earth resource industries is available online via the Our Water Our …
THE CMPA Innovation Award is a new idea to recognise and reward an innovative development in Victoria’s construction material processing industry. The award is open to any CMPA member or their employees that includes any genuine innovative development in the areas of: plant maintenance or design, e.g. – new maintenance method that improves efficiency and …