Nominations are open for the Women in Industry Awards. The categories for nomination include: Social Leader of the Year; Rising Star of the Year; Business Development Success of the Year; Industry Advocacy Award; Mentor of the Year; Safety Advocacy Award; Excellence in Manufacturing; Excellence in Transport; Excellence in Engineering; and, Excellence in Mining. Entries [...]
In March 2020 the New Zealand Tunnelling Society released "Geotechnical Baseline Reports: A Guide for New Zealand Practitioners". Geotechnical Baseline Reports or GBRs have been used for over two decades in the New Zealand market. The intent of the NZTS initiative was to provide broad advice to practitioners in New Zealand and thereby improve [...]
The University of Wollongong has a number of PhD scholarships relating to air quality including Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM), dust and Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS). The following projects are available: Centralised management and real-time interpretation of emissions based maintenance data for diesel fleets. Development and validation of a dust control index to minimise worker [...]
The International Tunnelling Association (ITA-AITES) is the peak body for tunnelling and tunnellers the world over. From the 3rd to the 9th of May the whole ITA family including a large Australian contingent visited Napoli for the 2019 edition of the World Tunnelling Congress. Key events across the week of the WTC included: A focussed [...]
