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Pike River miners reach rocs plu

A new borehole into the Pike River goaf has been touted by NZ Police as a means for gathering additional evidence into the ill-fated Pike River disaster where 29 miners lost their lives. In a briefing to Andrew Little, Minister Responsible for Pike...

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heat stress at work

Warning to guard against heat stress at work

Western Australian workplaces have been reminded to guard against the effects of extreme temperatures as another week of summer heat hits the State. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Darren Kavanagh today...

Ventia Employee

Ventia awarded Bowen Basin Anglo contract

Ventia has been awarded a contract to deliver comprehensive facility and asset management services to Anglo American’s Metallurgical Coal business operations in the Bowen Basin, Central Queensland...

radial drill

Gloves contribute to severed finger on a radial drill

A workshop employee severed a finger and deeply lacerated a thumb after his gloves became entangled in a radial drill at a UK workplace. RADIAL DRILL WHERE WORKERS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED According to...

isuzu dmax 2021 recall

Recall | Isuzu ute

Isuzu Australia has recalled a recently model utility for defects associated with seat belt pre-tensioners. The model is Isuzu D-MAX Crew Cab 2021, vehicles built between 22 June 2020 and 16 August...

Goodyear and SafeAI announce tyre intelligence for autonomous heavy equipment

Tire intelligence for autonomous heavy equipment

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and SafeAI, a pioneer in autonomous heavy equipment, has announced a strategic relationship to incorporate tire intelligence into the programming of autonomous...

Maintainer stuck under cab

Contract maintainer pinned under a cab

The NSW Resources Regulator has published advice for miners following a contract maintainer being pinned under a cab at a Limestone mine near Tamworth in NSW (See the original report here). The...

Tyre explosion following lightning strike in QLD coal mine

Tyre explosion following lightning strike

Resources Safety & Health Queensland has published a safety alert regarding a tyre explosion incident resulting from a lightning strike at a Queensland coal mine. The Queensland Mines...

Queensland coal board of inquiry

Grosvenor mine inquiry accused of an official cover-up

An international organisation of socialist parties has accused the Queensland Government and the CFMEU of a cover-up on the Grosvenor mine inquiry. The long-awaited inquiry into the Grosvenor Gas...

Miner fatality

Two dead in dozer collision at Canadian oil sands site

Two miners have been killed after a dozer collided with a light vehicle at the Suncor Oil Sands site in Canada. In a statement released to AMSJ by Mining Contractor ClearStream Energy (TSX: CSM), the...