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Merry Christmas 2015
Dear Members The IOQ Office will be closed from 23 December 2015 and will re-open on 18 January 2016. For urgent enquiries from 6 January 2016 - please contact Gordon Laing on 027 497 1808. All general enquiries will be responded to upon our return. The IOQNZ...
Blenheim Conference – Speakers
The 2016 QuarryNZ conference will be held in Blenheim between 13-15 July 2016. Conference Theme is Sound, Safe and Solid. We would like to hear feedback from our members on the kind of speakers they would like to listen to or any recommendations. Please send your...
Exam Dates for CoC
WorkSafe NZ Have issued exam dates for new CoC applicants
CPD for Extractives Dec 2015
WorkSafe NZ have released 10/12/2015 a Gazette Notice re Continuing Professional Development. Gazette Notice
Risk Management Course – Invercargill
Mines Rescue are running a Risk Management training course in Invercargill on 9-10 December at the Ascot Hotel from 8.30 am each day. The tutor is Dave Stewart. The course cost is $775 plus GST. The course is part of the COC requirements. For further information...
WorkSafeNZ release Good Practice Guidelines
The following documents are available: Quarry Essentials Pocket Guide
Certificates of Competency renewal date extended
Update from WorkSafe NZ re Certificates of Competency Renewals We have been advised by WorkSafe NZ (30 Nov 2015) that the deadline for Quarry Managers to renew Certificates of Competency has been extended from 31 December 2015 to 31 December 2016. The IOQNZ urges each...
MITO 2016 Scholarships available
Kick Start: Have you been working fulltime in the automotive, extractive, transport, logistics or industrial textile fabrication industry for less than 12 months? Then Kick Start your career with a MITO scholarship! Twenty scholarships are available, paying $1,000...
WorkSafe – definitions
The Board of Examiners has defined the following two items. • As per the Gazette notice the term “The Board May examine the following CoC’s B Grade Quarry, B-Grade Tunnel & B-Grade Opencast”. • Moving from an A-Grade CoC to a B-Grade CoC See details 6/11/15....
Courses available
Places available on upcoming courses UNITCOURSELOCATIONDATES NZQA 26855Human FactorsNelson12-13th November NZQA 26855Human FactorsGreymouth16-17th November NZQA 16686Incident InvestigationChristchurch17-19th November NZQA 26856Risk ManagementInvercargill18-20th...
Regulations – Worker engagement, participation and representation
from Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) Good afternoon, I am very pleased to let you know that the exposure draft of the Worker Engagement, Participation and Representation regulations has now been released for consultation. Read more information on...
Survey of Certificate of Competency Holders on Extra Competency Training Locations
MinEx is surveying all CoC holders to determine how many have yet to complete all of their extra competency unit standards and where they would prefer the training courses to be run to best suit their workplace requirements. These unit standards should be completed by...
WorkSafeNZ – Exam requirements for CoCs
What is the purpose of panels of examiners? Do I have to do an examination? Oral examination structure Competency requirements Assessment guidelines Key functions and responsibilities See WorkSafe document
Am I a quarry ?
Is my site a quarry operation and am I a quarry operator? The flow-sheet in the attached document has been developed to assist a number of industries in understanding their potential obligations under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Health and...
Proposed Extractives CPD requirements
Proposed CPD requirements for CoC holders, which are set by WorkSafe, have been released for feedback. Attached below is WorkSafe NZ CPD Feedback Statement the CPD Draft for members' input please plus a CPD Response Form Please email your submissions (Response Form)...
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