Original press release from AQA chair Jared Johnston.
I am very pleased to report that today's AQA Board meeting has unanimously confirmed the appointment of Wayne Scott as our new Chief Executive, effective from Monday October 1.
We appointed Wayne from a field of outstanding candidates on the basis that he will continue to also be...
At the AQA AGM, held during the combined AQA and IOQ 49th industry conference, the association chair summed up the situation for the industry. By ALAN TITCHALL.
"THE ONLY THING that is constant is change," said AQA chair Brian Roche, quoting the wise words of a Greek philosopher.
“The winds of change are certainly again blowing for...
At the AQA AGM, held during the combined AQA and IOQ 49th industry conference, the association chair summed up the situation for the industry. By Alan Titchall.
"The only thing that is constant is change," said AQA chair Brian Roche, quoting the wise words of a Greek philosopher.
“The winds of change are certainly again blowing for...
Applications for the new job of chief of MinEx close May 1.
Touted as a “rare and valuable opportunity to influence and assist the minerals industry to achieve significant improvements in health and safety performance”, the new person could be taking on a big task if calls for association consolidation are met.
Major stakeholders...
CHRIS BAKER, chair of the Mining/Extractives Health and Safety Council, responds to CoC concerns and comments as reported in the last issue of Q&M magazine.
The article ‘Concern over CoCs continues’ in the February/March 2016 issue of Q&M raised the cost of CoC compliance and pressure on small quarry operators.
It was...
From crushing plant to directors’ table, Ollie Turner’s ongoing involvement in quarrying and contracting has been from bottom to top down. He talks to HUGH DE LACY.
For all the kerfuffle surrounding the introduction of a new extractives regulatory framework in December 2013, the reality is far less formidable for quarry operators...
The following is a précis of the speech that CHRIS BAKER, chair of MinEx and CEO of Straterra, made to the 2015 QuarryNZ conference last month.
I know there have been many concerns raised within the quarry sector over recent months; what right has MinEx to represent quarries; don’t they understand, a quarry is very different to a...
We are all for health and safety here at Contrafed so please read Netta Burnside’s comment with a grain of salt, as the old folks used to say, or don’t take it too literally.
Netta may have written tongue-in-cheek but many of us share her view that when it comes to health and safety issues we don’t want a remedy (or a...
