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Jim Macdonald Memorial Lecture Tour
The 2014 Jim Macdonald Memorial Lecture Tour details have been finalised. Tony Forster has agreed to present at each of the branches during June. The lecture will be about the man and his passion for safety - not a lecture on rules and regulations. Please also see...
COCs for the Mining and Quarrying Industry
Certificates of Competency: With the new regulations prescribing competencies for the mining and quarrying sectors passed in December, MITO has uploaded information on the transitional arrangements onto their website, for quick and easy reference MITO Website - CoC's...
Chief inspector wants ‘much more effort’ on quarry, mine vehicle safety
New Zealand’s top mine inspector has called on quarry and surface mine operators to lift their game when it comes to the use of vehicles. Tony Forster, chief inspector – extractives at the government’s High Hazards Unit (HHU), has signalled the inspectorate will this...
IOQNZ December 2013 Newsletter
Your December 2013 IOQNZ Newsletter contains the following articles: PRESIDENT'S NOTE AUCKLAND BRANCH CHRISTMAS EVENING WAIKAIA GOLD LTD’S GOLD RECOVERY PLANT ROCKTEC INNOVATION & TRAVEL GRANT 2013 IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR BARMAC VS IN NZ REPORT ON IQA CONFERENCE...
Health and Safety in Mining and Quarrying Sectors
Cabinet has approved new regulations covering health and safety in the mining and quarrying sectors. The Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 replace the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration)...
Health & Safety Regs in Mining & Quarrying sector approved
Cabinet has approved new regulations covering health and safety in the mining and quarrying sectors. The Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Operations and Quarrying Operations) Regulations 2013 replace the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration)...
Paykel Shield 2013
Murray Harvey, of Applied Conveyor & Belting has not missed many IOQ Branch meetings, and has been a regular sponsor at the Annual IOQNZ / AQA Conferences for many years. His ongoing support of the local Auckland Branch made him an easy choice for the 2013 award,...
Worldwide Mine Incident Reports from Mark Freeman
2013: : No 1311 NZ: Pike River re‐entry starts 19/10/2013 No 1310USA: PA Fatality is Third in Aggregates This Week No 1309NZ approves conditional funding to recover remains from Pike River mine No 1308Kiwi killed in West Australian mine accident No 1307NZ: Pike...
Auckland Branch Meeting
Join us this Friday (11th October 2013) at Applied Conveyor and Belting new premises. 51 Adams Road, Pukekohe Vote for your new committee members at the AGM. Watch Ranfurley Shield holders Steelers/Counties Manukau play Southland with your quarrying mates. See diary...
Certificates of Competence Information for MBIE
CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCE INFORMATION: The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment intends to contact all current Certificate of Competence (COC) holders to provide information about upcoming changes. It is important that your details are up to date in the...
AB’s vs Oz – watch it with your IOQ mates
Image courtesy allblacks.com When: 24 August Time: 6pm Where: Celsius Gastrobar, Botany Junction Sponsor: see Diary for full details
Minex H&S Council relocated
As from Thursday 1 August 2013, the operations of MinEx Health & Safety Council will be physically relocated to Strattera’s Wellington offices. Roger Parton will continue to provide the Safety Alerts and Incident Reporting functions and acting as the contact point for...
Waikato / BOP Branch Meeting – with C&R Developments
Keep August 13th free. See Diary page for this exciting meeting at C&R Developments premises: 162 Hannon Road Hautapu Cambridge
Founding Member Wally Yelavich passes
It is with great sadness that we record the passing of one of the Institute of Quarrying NZ Founding members, Walter Peter (Wally) Yelavich on 13 July 2013, aged 89 years. Wally recently featured in the “Profiles in Stone” book published by the IOQNZ in 2012,...
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