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Chair’s Address – Spring 2024

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A message from the Chair Welcome to the CMEIG Spring Newsletter. In this issue you will find an economic update, a forward-looking article on careers of the future, and a crucial safety share on eliminating live work by rolling out SafeGuage tool kits to prevent fitters from working in [...]

Careers with a Future

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This month, Caterpillar hosted a "Careers with a Future" Day, aimed at showcasing emerging career paths, the jobs of tomorrow, and the industry’s transition to new, low-emission technologies. As we move towards a more sustainable future, the event highlighted the evolving opportunities available for those ready to embrace these [...]

Hastings Deering Enhance Safety with SafeGauge Toolkits

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In an effort to eliminate live testing work, Hastings Deering has rolled out SafeGauge toolkits which are designed specifically to enhance safety during live testing operations. Live work presents inherent risks, yet is an integral part to operations, particularly during machine mobilisation, component replacement and post-rebuild testing. Recognising the [...]

Economic update from CMEIG

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Australia The Australian unemployment rate increased in July from 4.1% to 4.2% with a record participation rate of 67.1%.  Nevertheless, Economists were surprised with the strong employment growth, up a further 58,200 in July. According to the RBA, CPI inflation increased by 1% in the June quarter. Over the [...]

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