Clean air is one of the most basic and fundamental expectations for quality of life. As Roger Cudmore and Cameron S McNaughton discuss, regardless of where we live, we all want to be confident that the air we breathe isn’t going to harm our health, or the health of the living things in our environment.
Teams of inspectors will be arriving unannounced at large quarries across New South Wales this month following an electric shock incident last September.
The United Kingdom’s Hillhead exhibition will be postponed for the second year running due to COVID-19 – but Hillhead Digital is still set for 30-31 March.
Heat is more dangerous than the cold in most Australian regions. About two per cent of deaths in Australia between 2006 and 2017 were associated with the heat, and the estimate increases to more than four per cent in the nation’s northern and central parts.
The latest results from the Australian Performance of Construction Index (PCI) survey indicate that housing activity has reached an all-time high, as overall COVID-19 recovery continues across Australia.
The Victorian Government is seeking to engage more women to work in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) jobs through a series of programs, initiatives and events.
SafeWork South Australia has announced that effective from 2021, it will introduce additional mine manager competency requirements for quarry professionals.
Victoria’s Earth Resources Regulation has appointed a past IQA President as independent stakeholder liaision.
The Great Penrhyn Strike at the Penrhyn Quarry in the town of Bethesda, Wales lasted three years from 22 November, 1900, with a new tour retelling the story of what occurred.
From the design sheet to the quarry site, Webforge Locker’s Monowills Link range is designed to give customers a high quality ready-to-install handrail system that doesn’t cut corners.