A concrete cleaning product was amongst the winners of the 8th annual Safe Work Australia Awards in Canberra at the end of April.

The ideal tailings management system produces the correct volume of process water at the best quality and tailings with the right characteristics, while minimising the impact of waste solids on the site’s function. The key to getting it right, Stewart Reeve explains,
is to understand the nature of your tailings.

Quarry workers recently took to the limelight when shooting started for a video to raise awareness of safe work, good posture and ergonomics.

Young workers under 26 years of age are the most likely to be injured in the workplace and less likely to claim compensation.

Australia’s first comprehensive study of the sector's contribution to vocational education shows that training is on the agenda to cover shortages of labour in the industry.

When Doug Prosser first approached Miriam Watters for an interview, her immediate reaction was surprise, peppered with modest protests that there were many others in the quarry industry more worthy and interesting. Yet, as Doug explains, Miriam is herself a woman with a very worldly story.

A Melbourne based rail maintenance contractor has successfully collaborated with a Commonwealth Government initiative to develop new operating systems to increase management's control over operational processes and improve its marketing.

Consultation and engagement play an important part in the conduct of business today, particularly in planning permits. In the past, this was seen as being a “soft skill” but as James Marshall explains, more recently there has been an emerging recognition of the value of engaging communities and building relationships.

The IQA has successfully trialled pilot education program in the Torres Strait. Paul Sutton reports on the success of a qualifications and coaching project for workers at Horn Island Quarry.

The skills challenge for the resources and infrastructure industry has bedevilled Australia for years. As SkillsDMC chairman Steve McDonald contends, unless the training regime changes, the problems will remain, despite the Federal Government’s good intent.

Komatsu Australia and Hunter TAFE’s Kurri Kurri campus have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that formalises the partnership between the two organisations.xx