By Andy Loader. It is common knowledge that there is a shortage of Quarry Managers who hold current certificates of Competency (CoCs). This situation has...
According to WorkSafe, construction work has a big potential to produce silica dust that can cause serious lung disease and its removal from a worksite,...
This month (December) the new Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 come into force and apply to all workplaces that manufacture, use,...
This article first appeared in Q&M‘s February-March issue. Q&M magazine was invited into the nearly completed Waterview tunnels in Auckland to witness one of the safety...
Using bacteria to extract valuable minerals from ore is showing the potential to replace toxic chemicals such as cyanide in the mining industry. Toxic byproducts...
When it comes to health and safety in the quarry industry it can be confusing working out the regulatory agencies and representative associations, so we...
More changes to the country’s universal accident compensation scheme could prove very expensive for employers caught under new health and safety legislation. Our accident compensation...