CMEIG Engineering Working Group were invited to present at this year’s Resources Safety and Health Queensland Mechanical Engineering Manager’s Safety Forum (held across three sessions on 2nd, 3rd and 9th November). Osama Ali was the representative who presented on behalf of the working group. Across the three days, [...]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water were seeking survey responses from individuals working with businesses in the hydrogen industry over November. It was requested by the Australian Energy Ministers Forum to: Understand the experience of hydrogen industry participants with industry regulation Use industry [...]
You may remember that in 2015, supplying or installing quick hitches that allowed uncontrolled movement and primary retention system fails were phased out, with the allowance of semi-automatic quick hitches fitted on host machines before 30 April 2014, could continue to be used until 31 December 2022. WorkCover [...]
Welcome to the August Newsletter. I am particularly pleased to advise that CMEIG will be hosting a business lunch at the Queensland Cricketers Club on Wednesday the 21st September with our guest presenter being The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Olympics. This is not [...]
CMEIG were pleased to be a guest at the Australian Industry Group webinar on `The Road to Zero Emissions in Transport’. Whilst the content was ‘on-road’ based, the challenges and opportunities mirror those of off-road earthmoving equipment. Presenters included Toyota, Toll Holdings and Ampol. Takeaways included: That the Internal Combustion [...]
Standards Australia recently acknowledged Earthmoving Equipment Committee, ME-063, with the Outstanding Committee Award for 2022. CMEIG CEO, David Birrell, commented that two years ago industry considered that more could be done to expedite the development and international alignment of Australian earthmoving equipment standards to keep pace with emerging developments in [...]
Skills shortages are a challenge confronting the Australian economy. This extends beyond the shortfall of available employees to also having necessary industry skills in the immediate term and having a pathway to develop skills required to service and support emerging technologies in our industry. Three aspects of this are: Skills [...]
Whilst the weekend’s election results signal a major change in the Australian political landscape, it is pleasing that investment in infrastructure is planned to continue under a Labor Government. A standout consideration in this election was the emergence of the “teal” candidates that promoted the demands for more to [...]
CMEIG has been made aware of new operator licensing requirements in Western Australia where earthmoving machines (e.g. excavators, wheeled loaders and backhoe loaders) are used for lifting freely suspended loads. Western Australia’s implementation this year of the Australian Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws includes a requirement for [...]
AS 13031, Australia’s modified adoption of ISO 13031 – Earth-moving Machinery – Quick Couplers is now out for public comment until 20 July 2022. The publication of this document is intended to result in the withdrawal of AS 4772 - Earth-moving machinery - Quickhitches for excavators and backhoe loaders. [...]