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- ASPASA
TECHNOLOGY
5th Global Aggregates
Information Network meeting
Aspasa will attend the fifth meeting of the Global Aggregates
Information Network (GAIN), which will take place from 20 to 23
May in Barcelona, Spain.
GAIN was founded by the European Aggregates Association
(UEPG) in 2010, driven by the conviction that international
sharing of experience and best practice promotes a more efficient
and sustainable aggregates industry globally. GAIN meetings were
held in Brussels in October 2010, in Charlotte, NC, USA in March
2012, in Brussels in October 2014 and in Cape Town, South Africa
in 2016.
This time there will be a wider participation than ever before,
with delegates expected to attend from Australia, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, China, Colombia, Europe, India, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Russia, South Africa and the US. These countries together
represent some 70% of global aggregates production.
SUMMARY OF THE GAIN VISION OF THE FUTURE
The GAIN vision relies on 12 aims:
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4.
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7.
Eliminate fatalities
Ensure employee health
Minimise water impacts
Nurture biodiversity
Recycle more
Plan for future demand
Ensure access to
resources
8. End illegal quarrying
9. Be prepared to upscale
10. Lobby for the future –
now
11. Keep telling the good
story
12. Attract excellent people
2018 About Face audits to
include training
Every year, Aspasa’s members
undergo health and safety and
environmental audits to assess
compliance with applicable
legislation and regulation.
In 2018, the About Face
environmental audits will
undergo a change in format to
focus on knowledge transfer
as well as the audit process.
The morning of the audit
will be focused on training
at each operation, with the
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involvement of management,
SHE (safety, health and
environment) representatives,
heads of department, employee
representatives, community
forum members, inspectors and
councillors. The actual audit of
the operation will take place in
the afternoon.
This structure will continue
for the 2018 audit period,
with full-day audits resuming
in 2019.
Tel: +27 (0) 11 791 3327
Fax: +27 (0) 86 647 8034
Email: [email protected]/
[email protected]
Aspasa workshops
Aspasa currently has the following workshops planned for 2018. For
more information on any of the below events or to book your place,
contact Aspasa on +27 (0) 11 791 3327, or email: [email protected].
When 2018 Where About
1 March Gauteng Legal liability (1 day)
10-11 April Western
Cape MHSA legal compliance (2 days)
11 April Gauteng Transport workshop (1 day)
7-11 May KwaZulu-
Natal Examine and make safe of sur-
face mines, quarries, dumps and
stock piles (5 days)
21-25 May Western
Cape Examine and make safe of sur-
face mines, quarries, dumps and
stock piles (5 days)
18-22 June Northern
Cape Examine and make safe of sur-
face mines, quarries, dumps and
stock piles (5 days)
25-29 June Limpopo /
Mpuma-
langa Examine and make safe of sur-
face mines, quarries, dumps and
stock piles (5 days)
16-20 June Gauteng Examine and make safe of sur-
face mines, quarries, dumps and
stock piles (5 days)
10 July Gauteng Incident Cause Analysis Method
(ICAM) (1 day)
12 July KwaZulu-
Natal Incident Cause Analysis Method
(ICAM) (1 day)
16 July Western
Cape Incident Cause Analysis Method
(ICAM) (1 day)
14 August Gauteng Plan, organise, lead and control
activities in the mining opera-
tions process (learn to supervise)
(1 day)
16 August KwaZulu-
Natal Plan, organise, lead and control
activities in the mining opera-
tions process (learn to supervise)
(1 day)
21 August Western
Cape Plan, organise, lead and control
activities in the mining opera-
tions process (learn to supervise)
(1 day)
11 September Gauteng Construct and maintain roads in
s urface excavations (1 day)
13 September KwaZulu-
Natal Construct and maintain roads in
surface excavations (1 day)
18 September Western
Cape Construct and maintain roads in
surface excavations (1 day)
9-10 October KwaZulu-
Natal MHSA legal compliance (2 days)
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