Scientists may have figured out how cosmic dust particles grow and aggregate to form planets – and in turn this application may improve dust handling in industrial processes here on earth.
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IQA membership value more than just the education on offer
It’s an exciting time for the Institute of Quarrying Australia. I have to thank Clayton Hill for his leadership and passion in overseeing transformational change in the Institute in the past two years.
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Boral quarry plays key role to protect town from NSW bushfires
A Boral quarry and its employees have been influential in the battle against destructive bushfires across the mid-north coast region of New South Wales.
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Worker fatally buried in former quarry
SafeWork New South Wales has urged caution when working near mobile plant after a bulldozer recently buried two workers under tonnes of waste at a quarry-turned-landfill.
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Dust risk on the radar of NSW regulators
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has contacted the New South Wales industry regulator to better understand the basis for a ‘state-wide blitz’ on dust risk exposure.
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New environmental guidelines developed for concrete batch plants
The CCAA has released a new resource aimed at helping concrete batch plant operators comply with their environmental obligations.
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Key industry figures to lead safety seminar
The impact of automation, critical control management, dust control and aerial observational data will feature on the agenda of an upcoming construction materials safety seminar in New South Wales.
Dust suppression is beneficial for workers, equipment
The quarrying industry has a good record in protecting workers from dust exposure but there are further options to bolster their health and safety.
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Mobile screen caters to the ‘green thumb’ market
Proving again that quarrying and other primary industries are essential to our social fabric, a quarry-spec mobile screen is making a significant contribution to Australia’s gardening and homeware market. Damian Christie reports.
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Mobile screens prove their mettle in alluvial diamond mines
Up to six Terex Finlay mobile screens are “kicking goals” in alluvial diamond mining for two operations on either side of Kimberley, in South Africa’s Northern Cape.
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