Institute of Quarrying - West of England Branch

	Technical & Event Summaries 2011 Sept: Effective Quarry Management Apr: Geotechnical Management Process Feb: Geotechnical Competence, Safe Maintenance & Hot Topics Jan: Annual General Meeting 2010 Dec: Member's Paper Evening Oct: Protected Species & the Minerals Industry Sept: Health and Safety May: The Mining Waste Directive Apr: Education, Training and Competence - IQ Vision of the Future Mar: Rock & Soil Slope Stabilisation Feb: Biodegradable Oils Jan: Annual General Meeting 2009 Dec: Member's Paper Evening Oct: Explosives Record Keeping Sept: Water Framework Directive Apr: Foam Dust Suppression Technology Jan: Annual General Meeting 2008 Nov: HSE Hot Topics presentation Sept: Mining limestone in Spain Apr: Quarry Restoration Mar: Calculating a carbon footprint for your operations Feb: Mine stabilisation at Coombe Down, Bath Jan: Annual General Meeting 2007 Nov: Uses of Recycled Materials Oct: Blasting Technology Sept: Field Trip Mar: Alternatives to Blasting Feb: European Standards for Asphalt Jan: Annual General Meeting 2006 Dec: Members Paper Evening Nov: Corporate Manslaughter Paper Sept: WBV (Whole Body Vibration) May: Worker Attitudes, Personality and Risk Propensity Apr: Confined Space Rescue in Quarries Mar: Asset Management in the Quarrying Industry 2005 Dec: Members Paper Evening Nov: The Aggregate Levy Oct: Tarmac's Journey to Zero Tolerance on Health and Safety Sept: Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations May: Golf Day Apr: Further Education in the Quarrying Industry Mar: Energy Efficiency Measures Feb: Future for Recovered Fuel Oil (RFO) Jan: Annual General Meeting 2004 Dec: Members Paper Evening Nov: Water Act 2003 & Catchment Abstraction Mgmt Strategy (CAMS) Oct: Falconry Sep: A Safety Evening with the HSE Jun: Field Visit - Kempsford Quarry May: Marketing Sustainablility Apr: Explosive Regulations Mar: CDM regulations Feb: Working Time Directive Jan: AGM 2003 Dec: Members' Paper Evening Nov: Competition Act Oct: Aggregates Levy Funding for Wild Spaces Sep: Energy Conservation in Quarries May: The WRAP Aggregates Programme Apr: Hot Topics from the HSE Mar: New European Specifications for Aggregates Feb: Archaeology at Bestwell Quarry Jan: Safety for Life Seminar

16^th June - Field Visit - Kempsford Quarry - Bardon Aggregates

Over 60 branch members and guests attend the field trip visit on one of the hottest days of the summer to see the recently commissioned plant at Kempsford Quarry near Cirencester.

Based in the Cotswolds the gravel being worked is Thames gravel, which is glacial derived Oolitic limestone. Generally less than 40mm with a high sand content.

The visitors were shown the site and plant in operation. Some of the complexities of working the deposit included a high water table and operating in close proximity to the large US airbase at Fairford with restrictions on lake area to minimise risk of birdstrike.

The event was a by also supported by Finning who provided a demonstration machine and a hospitality suite.

Following the field visit there was a pub supper and quiz evening sponsored by Volvo, which over twenty of the group enjoyed.

The branch was very appreciative to all those who helped put the event together and make it a success, in particular to Bardon Aggregates for allowing us to visit the venue.