Tag: Environment

Stevenson Drives Science-backed Approach to Safety Bunds in Quarries

12 Nov 2024

Our journey from best-guess to research-driven edge protection. Safety bunds are an essential part of any surface mining and quarry operation but how safe are they? In March 2020, a subcontractor tragically died in an accident when the articulated dump truck they were driving travelled over a safety bund and fell to the bench below […]

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Copper Skinks Released at Drury Quarry

09 May 2024

Environmental Compliance Manager and Kaiārahi Tara Edwards-Tusa and Quarry Operator Mike Buckley worked with ecology consultants Bioresearches to locate, catch and release eight endemic Copper Skinks at Drury quarry. The skinks, the smallest of New Zealand’s endemic lizards, were found in the western façade area of the quarry and moved into a covenanted, pest-controlled area […]

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Allan McDonald, a valuable and knowledgeable leader

12 Feb 2024

Tauhei Quarry Manager Allan McDonald is no stranger to the industry. With thirty years of quarrying experience under his belt, he is a valuable and knowledgeable leader to his crew of fifteen. Allan comes from a farming background and has always had an interest in machinery. He was surprised to discover that he has a […]

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