PETER MCCLUSKY provides an update on the Victorian Limestone Producers Association. ACID SOIL ACTION We are continuing to work with the Glenelg-Hopkins Catchment Management Authority and WestVic Dairy in publicising the use of lime to combat acidic soils in Western Victoria. WestVic Dairy, the industry supported R&D co-op. near Terang, is holding a soil health …
SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on the progress of the Perform Basic Cutting & Welding and Work Safely Reference Manuals. GOOD quality reference manuals are considered a very important resource in developing industries. Some of the existing documents which I have read regarding safety in the workplace have been too complex, especially when reading …
SEAN KINDER, CMPA’s Document Officer reports on his tour of TRUenergy Yallourn. WHILE researching Thermodynamics at University, it has been noted that the electrical generation from coal uses the Rankine Cycle. However, there is only so much which can be learnt from reading. The vast majority of learning actually comes from experience. As part of …
The latest safety alert from the Department of Primary Industry (NSW), Industry & Investment, Mine Safety Operations Branch looks at a stockpile collapse on a loader driver. INCIDENT A 17 year old trainee front end loader driver suffered deep lacerations to the left forearm when the face of a stockpile he was loading, collapsed and …
The most common injuries and hazards for people working in the Earth Resources Industry as reported by WORKSAFE VICTORIA. WORKSAFE Victoria provides details on injury hotspots for most industries. They provide statistics that show at a glance what are the many areas of injury and they also provide what they consider are good solutions to …
BRUCE McCLURE, CMPA’s General Manager reports on the recent first quarterly Stakeholder groups meeting held to discuss the second phase of possible changes to the MRSDA’s subordinate legislation. AS Members of the CMPA are aware the former State Government (Bracks/Brumby) repealed the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 and brought the regulation of the extractive industries …