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JUL - DEC 2012 (VOL 2) KDN NO: PP8487/06/2013(032604) FOR MEMBERS CIRCULATION ONLY

IR LEE KAM FATT PRESIDENTHJ MUSTAPHA MOHD LIP DEPUTY PRESIDENTCHEN NYET LIN HON. SECRETARYDATO’ PROF IR DR ERIC GOH HON. TREASURERIR HJ LOOK KEMAN SAHARI COUNCIL MEMBER

COUNCIL MEMBERS (2012/2013)MOHD ZA’IM ABDUL WAHAB COUNCIL MEMBERIR NORHAMIDI MD DIN COUNCIL MEMBERPANG KANG NGEN COUNCIL MEMBERCHUNG TING YEW COUNCIL MEMBERNIRMALA DEVI MANAGER

NewsletterINSTITUTE OF QUARRYING MALAYSIA

IQMAssalamualaikum dan selamat sejahtera kepada semua ahli IQM.The year 2012 has been quite a successful year for IQM. All courses and technical talks were well attended, in fact it was better than last year. So far we had organised the same courses for more than 10 years continuously and Shotfirer Course for more than 20 years. From the last Shotfirer Course onward, this Course will be is a combined syllabus for JMG and PDRM and all new Certificate holder will carry a Certificate recognised by both Departments. Many members had also completed the entire set of courses that qualify them for the IQM Quarry Manager’s Certificate. Congratulation to all of them.The technical talks were also well attended. The number of new members are also increasing but there are also many who had not paid the annual fees in time and a few, for many years. Membership of those who fail to pay their annual fees will be terminated soon and will no longer enjoy the special membership rate for IQM programs. We are sad to lose them this way.Learning is not just through attending courses but also exchanges of ideas and experiences and thus sharing the benefits and also avoiding mistakes that we commit in life. In this way the whole class including the lecturers also learn from each other. We encourage every participant to bring their wealth of experience to the class. In life we learn a lot from the mistakes of others and try to avoid it in the future. That is why case study is very important in technical learning. Pictures, records, logbooks are very important in learning experience especially on the job. Good record keeping is part of good job and a reference to the next generation of workers. It is also an essential evidence in time of calamities such as accident. A lot of time can be saved in searching for evidence if everything is in order. So bring your notes, photographs, experience in tackling problems at your sites whether failures or success is immaterial . Many of our lecturers are just academicians and they would like to learn from the practitioners how they profit from theories taught in the classroom or difficulties encountered.

In our endeavour to improve the quality of our courses we also need feedbacks from the participants, so don’t be shy to speak in the classroom.Learning is a lifelong experience that only end when we leave this world . while the young learns new thing, the older generation must try to pass their expertise to the younger generation., otherwise we will forever continue to rely on foreigners to solve our technical problems. Actually we have many senior people who had been trained overseas who can contribute to our industry, many of them had advanced degrees and yet we ignore them because they are locals. We can never lead the world if we continue to have this inferiority complex. One way to improve our standing in the world is to spend a lot of money on research locally. One of the articles in a web recently mentioned that Iran is one of the countries that spent a lot money in research and today they are at the forefront in technology. That is also due to Iran policy of achieving self sufficiency since 1992. We can also do that by supporting our universities to do research on quarrying technology. We have many experts at the local universities, give them the subjects and the fund, Insha Allah we will be up there in due time. Support the undergraduate and postgraduate to write good thesis and we will have excellence reference for our employees. IQM, as part of our social responsibility do reserve some money for this purpose. We do hope our quarry operators will do the same for the future good of our industry.We hope that 2013 will be a better year for our activities and we can contribute more to our members. We hope all members will participate in all our activities, such as courses, technical talks, technical visits and those who are experts in something will contribute their knowledge to the benefits of everybody. A knowledge is only of use if it is dissipated to those who need it.To all our Chinese members we wish you happy new year.

Ir Hj Look Keman bin SahariEditor

WHAT’S IN STORE FOR YEAR 2013

The previous (last one) and the future Shot-Firer Course are accredited by both Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains and the Polis Di Raja Malaysia. The duration of the course has been extended by a half day to become six full days to cover additional lectures by PDRM.The minimum academic qualification though not stated officially is SPM with passes in science and mathematics. Since notes are in English and lectures given in both English and Bahasa Melayu understanding in both languages is a necessity. Other conditions remain the same. The application must be made at least a month before the actual course to comply with the requirement for PDRM security clearance.

SHOTFIRER COURSE

With the exception of those who hold

both Certificate from JMG and PDRM,

those who want to renew their Shot-Firer

Licence issued jointly by Police and the

JMG will have to attend a 3 day course

which is a conversion course to a

common syllabus covered by both JMG

and PDRM.

The date of the Course will be announced

later.

RENEWAL OF SHOTFIRER CERTIFICATE

Proposed Courses / Activities for the 2013

1. Drilling Course : 11 – 14 March 2013 (IQM) 2. Training Course for Shot-Firers : 01 – 06 April 2013 (IQM)3. Technical Talk by Mann+Hummel Filter Tech : 13 April 2013 (Holiday Villa Subang)4. Crushing and Screening Course : 13 – 16 May 2013 (IQM)5. OSH for Quarry Managers Course : 03 – 07 June 2013 (IQM)6. Annual General Meeting / Technical Talk : 29 June 2013 (Holiday Villa Subang)7. Training Course for Shot-Firers : 1 – 6 July 2013 (Sarawak)8. Environmental Management Course : 26 – 29 August 2013 (IQM)9. Drilling Course : 17 – 20 September 2013 (Sabah)10. Training Course for Shot-Firers : 30 Sept – 5 Oct 2013 (IQM)11. IQM Conex 2013 Conference & Exhibition : 22 – 23 October 201312. Crushing and Screening Course : 11 – 14 November 2013 (Sabah)13. Shot-Firers CPD Course : 25 – 28 November 2013 (IQM)

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FOR 2013

Please be informed that the Annual Subscription (Membership Fee) for 2013 is due for payment. Kindly ensure that your subscription is paid in time to avoid termination of membership.

Kindly send in your payment by crossed cheque / bank draft / money order made in favour of “Institute of Quarrying Malaysia Bhd”.

The following subscription rates apply for 2013.

Fellow (FIQ) : RM200.00Member (MIQ) : RM180.00Associate : RM170.00Student : RM 25.00

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To encourage members to retain their membership on a long term basis, IQM is offering a new membership scheme, for an advance payment of five (5) years membership fee the member will be given a free one year membership fee. This will benefit not only the member but also reduce the administration cost. IQM hope more members will accept this beneficial scheme.

Membership Payment Scheme

Recipients of the Quarry Managers CertificateMr Baldesh Singh, Mr Edward Tai Lik Yii and Mr Goh Boon Yee

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QUARRY DIRECTORY MALAYSIA 2013With the immense success and popularity of the Quarry Directory 2012, IQM is now introducing yet another issue of the Quarry Directory Malaysia 2013. Companies who wish to advertise in the next issue of the Directory can contact the IQM Secretariat, Madam Nirmala Devi at 603-80624194 / 5 or email to aetiqm@po.jaring.my to enquire on the rates and artwork. You could also visit our website to download the Space Order Form at www.iqm.com.my. If your company is not listed in the Directory, and you think it should be, send us your updated details immediately.

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IQM CONEX 2012“TECHNOLOGY & REHABILITATION FORESIGHT FOR A GREENER TOMORROW” (TRF 2012)

16 & 17 October 2012 at Palm Garden Hotel, IOI Resort, PutrajayaEVENT OFFICIATED BY MR RON DELANEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HAP SENG BUILDING MATERIALS

IQM Conex 2012 Organising Committee

Recipient of the Best Exhibition Booth Award : Sandvik Mining and Construction (M) Sdn Bhd

(Award received by the Vice President (SEA) Mr Kwan Kin Hoi)

Recepients of the Citation Award (Mr Chen Nyet Lin) and

the International Citation Award (Dato’ Prof Ir Dr Eric Goh)

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QUARRIES AND Q

UARRYING• Eric G

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and as a catalyst for further research and development (R&D) worldwide.

Governments, industry captains, academia and the quarrying industry will find this an invaluable reference which provides a comprehensive overview of the holistic challenges faced by the quarrying industry worldwide complemented by unique strategies towards economic sustainability of the quarrying sector. Information in this international book ranges from strategic advances in sustainable development, impacts of respective legislation, state-of-the-art green (environmental-friendly) technology; effective environmental, occupational

safety and health management, best industrial practices, research (R&D) innovations, quarry management certification, risk management

and supplemented by the mineral development master plan to spearhead the quarrying sector to another level of global excellence. The strength of this practical reference lies in the manner that the overall concepts of integrated quarries and quarrying innovations are discussed towards effective quarrying stewardship. The chapters have been presented methodically for ease of comprehension to address a wide range of global readership. This handy reference book is appropriately useful as an invaluable guide to the government and industry towards sustainable development; as academic teaching material, and as a catalyst for further research and development (R&D) worldwide.

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Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festival in the Chinese calendar. The date of Chinese New Year changes each year as it is based on the lunar calendar. While the western Gregorian calendar is based on the earth’s orbit around the sun, China and most East Asian countries use the lunar calendar that is based on the moon’s orbit around the earth. Chinese New Year always falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice.

According to tales and legends, the beginning of Chinese New Year started with the fight against a mythical beast called the Nian. Nian would come on the first day of New Year to eat livestock, crops, and even villagers,

especially children. To protect themselves, the villagers would put food in front of their doors at the beginning of every year. It was believed that after the Nian ate the food they prepared, it wouldn’t attack any more people. One time, people saw that the Nian was scared away by a little child wearing red. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid of the colour red. Hence, every time when the New Year was about to come, the villagers would hang red lanterns and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used firecrackers to frighten away Nian. From then on, Nian never came to the village again.

New Year falls in the spring (referred to 4 seasons countries), at the time of new moon. This year, it begins on 10th February and ushers in the Year of the Snake. The Chinese zodiac is ruled by 12 animals and it is believed that, like star signs, they influence people who are born in that year. The zodiac cycle starts with the year of Rat, followed by Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONSThe Chinese have a whole set of beliefs and traditional practices with regards to the welcoming of a new year. One can pretty much see how deeply the age old traditions are embedded in the Chinese culture by looking at all the traditional practices that are brought into light during New Year celebrations.

The traditional celebrations officially begin a night or two before the actual New Year arrives and go up to the 15th

day of the first month of the New Year. The first day of the New Year is known as Yuan Dan. It is the first of 15 days marked out for visitations, with close and senior family members visited on the first day. Dressed in new clothes and carrying gifts of oranges and tangerines, its’ symbols for abundant happiness. Red packets are given to children and bachelor by married couples. Great processions will held wherever there is Chinese community, dragon dance, centrepiece lion dance will perform “Plucking the Green”, greet houses by open up the oranges and organise in prosperous words. The second day is traditionally a time for married women to visit their maiden home and renew ties with their family. During this period, the Deity of Wealth is also welcomed. The third day is known as the “Loyal Dog Day”, which is a day of rest. No visits are made nor are visitors received, as it is believed that evil spirits roam the earth this day and it would invite bad luck to be outdoors. Thus conservative Chinese businesses do not open until after the fifthday.

The seventh day of the Lunar New Year is called Ren Ri or “Birthday of Man”. Customs in celebrating the day vary from place to place. In Singapore and Malaysia, yu sheng or “raw fish” is served. The birthday of the Jade Emperor, identified as the God of Heaven by the majority of Chinese, falls on the ninth day. He is said to have been born several millennia before our era as the offspring of the king and queen of a mythical kingdom. Most Chinese will worship the Jade Emperor on this day. The last day of the festival is the fifteenth day, which marks the first full moon of the New Year. It is known as Yuan Xiao Jie, meaning “first night of the full moon” (Hokkiens call it Chap Ngor Mei, meaning “15th Night”).

The Chinese culture is one that holds on to its ancient traditions very strongly. The community takes pride in the culture and have made all possible efforts to keep it alive, as the purpose of these traditions is to reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish for peace and happiness.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

In Malaysia currently the basic qualification to attend the Shotfirer Course is actually basic knowledge in science and mathematic preferably at least at MCE/SPM level. It was meant for those who want to be a Shotfirer. However since most of the attendees were from management level the standard were inadvertently (not planned) raised. Many of the attendees with lower technical qualifications complained because of higher level or university style lectures. Complicated chemistry and mathematic in explosive technology and blast design were purposely avoided and was thought not necessary for attendees at the level of education required. The higher level is actually reserved for future advanced level blasting professional. For the time being we may have to return to the root, the basic course designed for practitioners and the more advanced level to the blasting professionals. The current Shotfirer Course is actually designed for Blasting at Quarries and not for Construction work, mining or demolition however, participants may ask the lecturers who had experience in handling blasting work at those locations.

Blasting engineers are normally graduates in engineering with training in explosives engineering and rock blasting or nowadays even in demolition. They can specialise in quarry, mining, construction, tunnelling, blast monitoring etc. Their primary duties are to design a blast which will be carried out by the Shotfirer.

In India, where the writer recently attended a Fragblast 10 Exhibition and “Workshop on Tunnelling by Drilling and Blasting”, mining engineers are automatically qualified as blasting engineers by virtue of academic and practical training while at the university. The trend in western countries and Australia is to go for certification aftergraduation, ie to go for practical training and examination after graduation. Many Universities in the world are actually offering explosives and blasting course at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. This has become a necessity as a result of development toward mining areas resulting in conflict

between the public and mining industry. This is also a big issue in India and also in Malaysia now.

In Malaysia even among engineers our Shotfirers are considered as professional which is actually misleading. This may due to the engineers themselves do not want to become competent Shotfirers (except a few) because the job is assumed to be dangerous and not suitable for them. There is also no requirement that blasting job must be handled and managed by a blasting engineer. To cut cost, blasting engineer, if there is any, is not normally hired unless required by the authority. To this the writer salute our Shotfirers for taking a job the engineers dare not take, but dangerous job are normally paid a premium salary. Is it the case in Malaysia?

However to tackle the issue of conflicting interest between mining and quarry operators who have to live side by side we need blasting engineers. It can be in the form of qualified Blasting Consultants or in house blasting engineers with training in explosives and blasting techniques. The quarrying companies can themselves start their own in house training by inviting qualified blasting experts or consultants to give in house workshop or technical talks on specifics topics of interest or IQM can take the lead in organising such course.

This can be a Route to follow. May be we can call it “Route to a Blasting Engineer“. Before an engineer can become a Blasting engineer he must be a Shotfirer first and then through practical training and accredited course so he can then be a Blasting Engineer. May be we can discuss the courses necessary for him to take and pass before he can qualify as such. If we want to encourage others with basic qualification in sciences and or Diploma Level, may be we can call it “Blasting Professional” because in Malaysia the term engineer is actually reserved to those with engineering degree.

Ir Hj Look Keman bin Sahari

SHOTFIRER AND BLASTING ENGINEER

Penulis telah diberi peluang menghadiri workshop diatas yang di anjurkan oleh International Society of Explosives Engineers, USA yang dianjurkan bersama dengan Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India. Penulis telah pun pada tahun 2011 menghadiri kursus “Tunnelling by TBM” dan Konferen selama lima hari diatas subjek yang sama anjuran International Tunnelling Association (ITA) sebagai auditor untuk kelulusan CPD untuk IEM Training Board di Subang Jaya dan Petaling Jaya.

Penulis tidak dapat menghadiri Konferen FRAGBLAST 10 yang berlangsung dari 26-29/11/12. Konferen ini dihadiri oleh lebih 800 orang dari lebih 40 buah Negara. Workshop yang dihadiri oleh penulis ada-lah salah satu dari empat workshop yang berjalan selari iaitu Performance of Explosives in Blasting, Blasting in Mines dan Fragmentation in Blasting. Hanya diantara 20-30 orang sahaja yang menghadiri workshop ini. Mereka terdiri Professors in mining, Jurutera Perunding Letupan, Penyelidek dari syarikat letupan , pegawai CSIR pengurus dan jurutera lombong dan juga dari pihak pengurusan lombong dan juga projek awam seperti hidro elektrik dan MRT. Penulis adalah satu satunya peserta dari Malaysia, Memandangkan hampir kesemua peserta adalah golongan professional perbincangan berlingkar dari segi teori dan sangat teknikal. Kes studi dari pelbagai Negara diberikan sebagai contoh seperti di India, Australia, America dan juga Singapore dll.

Perbincangan banyak tertumpu kepada kesan gegaran dari kerja letupan kepada struktur berdekatan, kesan kepada manusia yang sangat sensitive kepada gegaran dan juga teknik teknik yang digunakan untuk mengurangkan kadar gegaran dari kerja letupan. Kesan pembangunan berdekatandengan tempat kerja terowong (tunnelling) juga dibincang dengan panjang lebar memandangkan pembangunan yang pesat dibandaraya contohnya di Hong Kong dan Singapura memaksa kerajaan berusaha mengalihkan trafik dari jalan raya kepada

LAPORAN RINGKAS HADIR WORKSHOP “TUNNELLING BY DRILLING AND BLASTING” DAN PAMERAN FRAGBLAST 10, NEW DELHI

DARI 24-26 NOVEMBER 2012

keretapi bawah tanah (MRT). Pembinaan MRT melalui bawah bangunan dengan menggunakan cara drilling and blasting dan juga Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) memerlukan teknik khas untuk menentukan kesan gegaran kerja letupan tidak mengganggu aktiviti di permukaan dan tidak merosakkan bangunan diatas.

Pertembungan diantara akbiviti perlombongan dan juga penduduk tempatan memerlukan bukan saja ilmu yang tinggi kepada jurutera letupan tetapi juga kaedah psikologi untuk berhadapan dengan mereka. Penggunaan program computer dalam bidang letupan amat membantu dalam mendapatkan jawapan yang cepat dalam perkiraan gegaran. Penggunaan alat mengesan gegaran disamping penyediaan rekod yang terkini dapat membantu jika kes difailkan dimahkamah. India sebagai sebuah Negara yang berpenduduk seramai 1200 juta menghadapi masalah ini bukan sahaja dari aktibiviti perlombongan tetapi juga dari projek awam seperti MRT. Hidro elektrik terowong lencongan, kuari dan lain lain lagi. Kita boleh belajar dari pengalaman di India dengan mungkin menjalin perhubungan dengan CSIR Blasting Department.

Pada pandangan saya kita perlu meningkat pengetahuan kita dari Shotfirer kepada Blasting Engineer yang mempunyai kelulusan Professional. Mungkin lebih ramai lagi jurutera kita perlu menghadiri kursus atau workshop seperti ini untuk meningkatkan taraf professional mereka. Kosnya agak tinggi tetapi bila sudah ramai mereka boleh menyumbang kepada industri dengan memberi syarahan dan juga tunjuk ajar kepada professional muda.

Insha Allah kita akan Berjaya .

Terima Kasih kepada IQM kerana member peluang kepada saya menghadiri workshop ini

Ir Hj Look Keman