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The Engineering Working Group (EWG) has been active in a Standards Australia project to harmonise Australian earthmoving machinery standards internationally (more information on this activity here). This project is essentially withdrawing the vast majority of dated Australian Standards and replacing them with contemporary, international best practice standards, as appropriate. To [...]

In 2021 CMEIG, via Carsales/ERG will introduce new visual reporting via the Sales Analytics website, which some of you may have already seen when you log into the portal. Benefits include: Earlier release of information. Presentation ready pages. Click throughs and filters. For industry statistic subscribing members (only) a webinar [...]

CMEIG set out last year well before Covid-19 to help make a positive impact on mental health issues. Australia’s overall starting point is reasonably strong: we have a suicide rate of 5.7 per 100,000 people compared to the World Health Organisation average of 11.7. Sadly in Australia, 75% of [...]

As Australia’s largest mental health organisation, Beyond Blue has reported a massive upswing in calls to its support service across the country – often from people who have never experienced mental health challenges before. In response, Beyond Blue earlier this year launched a dedicated Coronavirus Mental Health and Wellbeing Support [...]

CMEIG has established a working group to engage with the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE) on Non-Road Diesel Emissions, specifically considering the Australian market between 2008 and 2018. DAWE recently held a forum with CMEIG involvement to provide insight and awareness to participants in the Australian [...]

John McNamara studied Civil Engineering at RMIT before joining what is now Melbourne Water then Morgan Drainage and eventually Leighton Contractors. He started at Leighton Contractors as a Construction Project Manager, eventually rising through the ranks to take the role of General Manager Southern Region, covering Victoria, Tasmania and [...]

Well, 2020 continues to be a memorable year! Covid-19 dominates both immediate conditions and the market outlook. In mining, six-year high iron ore prices and record volumes are reflective of continued robust activity across the sector. In iron ore, supply disruptions ex Brazil have further underpinned the Australian market. Construction [...]

28th July 2020 The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) has updated the timeline for consultation Non Road Diesel Emissions. Timeline for NRDE Engagement - Industry (post COVID-19 Delay)

The attached NHVR documents provide advice on restraining Heavy Excavators and Attachments. NHVR information sheet – Class 1 load carrying vehicles Schedule 8 Division 2 Section 13 of HVNR (pages 103/104)

In conversation with Osama Ali - Chair Standards Australia Committee and CMEIG Engineering Working Group Osama (Oz) is a chartered professional engineer and Caterpillar’s Technical Advisor for product safety and compliance matters in the Australia-Pacific region. His formative experiences have included product design and development, product compliance management, and testing [...]

Victoria's new workplace manslaughter offences - Work Safe Victoria Putting people’s lives at risk in the workplace will not be tolerated. It is every employer’s responsibility to make sure their employees stay safe at work and return home every day. From today, if a workplace death is caused by criminal [...]

Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Senator for Western Australia   1 July 2020 INaugural report of the National Skills commission   Today the Morrison Government’s newly established National Skills Commission (NSC) released its inaugural report “A Snapshot in time: The Australian labour [...]