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SUPPORTING NEW EMERGING TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
CraneSafe MOBILIZING SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA
The mobile crane industry initiated a voluntary crane assessment program throughout Australia, which is playing its part in making the industry safe. Developed in consultation with the mobile crane industry as a whole, and supported by Crane Associations, State Trade Unions, and Workcover Authorities, the program aims to augment existing safety standards with annual assessments of mobile cranes now being made by CraneSafe (a division of the Crane Industry Council of Australia).
The CraneSafe Assessment Program provides crane owners and operators with:
a process for third party assessment of safety aspects of their cranes
a common, industry-wide system for assessment of their cranes
a single method by which crane operators, owners, manufacturers, suppliers designers and importers may fulfil their relevant duty of care obligations under the State Occupational Health and Safety Acts (OH&S).
Assessments are undertaken by independent competent persons (endorsed Assessors) approved by the Committee (not CraneSafe) to perform annual inspections as part of the Australian Standards requirement to have 12-month inspections. Although the CraneSafe assessment program is voluntary, crane owners and users always have a duty of care obligation under individual State OH&S (Plant) Regulations to ensure that their cranes are constantly in a safe condition.
INDUSTRY SLASHES WATER USE — News from the Premier
For further information contact:
National Coordinator CraneSafe Australia PO Box 136
Mt Waverley Vic 3149
Email:
admin@cranesafe.com.au
Melbourne’s industry, businesses and local councils have cut water use by a further 8 billion litres over the past 12 months, building on the significant savings made in recent years. Victorian Premier John Brumby said non- residential customers had slashed water use to 100 billion litres in 2007/08.
“Industrial water users and big business are making massive water savings which is contributing to the reduction in water consumption across Melbourne,” he said. “These savings are due to the fantastic efforts industry, businesses and local councils are making to reduce consumption and use alternative water supplies including stormwater and recycled water.
Hon John Brumby MLA
Premier of Victoria
Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Veterans’ Affairs
“Water conservation by industry is a key part of the Government’s plan to secure Melbourne’s supplies, along with Australia’s largest desalination plant, upgrading irrigation infrastructure, a state-wide water grid and increased recycling.”
The Victorian Government now requires all non-residential customers across Victoria using more than 10 million litres of water each year to submit a water management action plan (WaterMAP) to their water authority. These plans have water saving targets and outline water saving and recycling measures which will ensure these targets are met.
Non-residential customers account for approximately 30 per cent of Melbourne’s total water supply usage, compared to household use of around 60 per cent.
Mr Brumby said recent support from leading business groups VECCI and Australian Industry Group for the Government’s Sugarloaf Pipeline and Food Bowl Modernisation project demonstrated the importance of boosting water supplies with vital infrastructure. “Industry needs water security to keep and create jobs,” he said.
GO WITH THE FLOW...
Your business can do its bit and add to the critical groundswell of influential change by adopting simple strategies such as capturing and utilizing rain or storm-water, recycling, installing flow control valves on taps and placing water conservation signage on site, for example. Your co-operation counts!
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