VEGA is making its entire range of sensors compatible with smartphones and tablets to provide an ease of access towards remote operation on-site.
Victorian quarrying industry ‘crucial’ to economic survival
Victoria’s Resources Minister has stated that the quarrying industry will play a vital role in helping to keep the state running during COVID-19, with a focus on continuing and speeding up the approval of works across the state.
Health truck to provide lung checks to regional workers
Lung checks to Queensland’s former and present quarry and mine workers will be provided by a prime mover health truck that will roll through regional areas by the end of the year.
Coronavirus protection: Tips for aggregates producers
Coronavirus has undoubtedly taken industries globally by surprise. However, as Kevin Garcia explains, well prepared teams in the aggregates industry, equipped with the right tools and precautions, can still succeed in this challenging, health-conscious environment. Read more
Bat Booth 2.0’s rapid automatic fever checks and de-dusting raise the bar for quarry safety
The quarry industry is a major focus for the “smart” Bat Booth 2.0, giving employers new powers to guard against dust diseases such as silicosis, prevent heat stress and stop on-site viral transmission in industrial settings.
SA quarries advised to submit COVID-19 management plans
As states enforce stricter prevention measures for COVID-19, the IQA has backed a directive that South Australian quarries submit management plans for the virus.
IQA and CCAA respond to the COVID-19 crisis
Australia’s quarrying and heavy construction materials bodies have responded to the industry’s position amid the COVID-19 outbreak that has seen many sectors of Australia’s workforce shut down.
IQA branch funds assist artisan winery with bushfire recovery
In the wake of Australia’s devastating national bushfires over summer, an IQA member relates the spirit and resilience she has encountered in one of South Australia’s renowned wine regions.
Planning for the next phase of industry progression, growth
In July, I had the pleasure of attending the 2019 QuarryNZ conference in Invercargill, New Zealand. The Institute of Quarrying New Zealand and the Read more
Fatalities force Queensland extractive sector to take stock
The measure is among a series of new initiatives to emerge from an urgent Queensland ministerial forum on 10 July, which established a government/industry Read more