A relatively new technology, ?sonic drilling? over the last decade has quietly become a commonly used drilling and sampling method in sand and gravel
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Managing vibration and airblast issues
Australian Standard 2187.2 (Appendix J) is used by state and local regulators and owners of assets for determiningvibration and airblast limits for blasting. It
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Are your walls safe?
Is the visual inspection enough? In some rock masses with no known history of fretting or collapse, then potentially yes. However, this is not
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Bravely leaping off the icefloe
Last December, I was in the Qantas lounge, and a vaguely familiar man approached me.
?You?re Virginia?, he said. ?I?m Bruce. You may not
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Weighing shot rock at the face
Boral?s Deer Park Quarry is one of its largest operations in Australia, producing basalt products for both internal and external customers. The site also
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Protecting workers from UV radiation
The guidance note provides a practical guide on how to assess and minimise exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation at work. This is a
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Forklift hoon caught out on YouTube
In November 2008, WorkSafe Victoria prosecuted20-year-old Seymour man Matthew Garry Ward after he posted a video of himself doing stunts on a forklift on
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Rhyolite – All that glitters is not gold…
About 37 million years ago, I was startled awake from a lengthy geologic nap. A huge explosion shook the rocks around me. Somewhere in
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