The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a drilling rig accident that occurred in underground metals mine. The incident occurred when the operator was releasing stuck drill steel. Drill rig contacts 22kV power line Dangerous incident at underground...
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The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a dangerous crane lifting accident that occurred in an open cut coal mine. According to the report, workers were using a crane to lift and lower light poles...
Australia plays a leading role in standardisation work in the area of risk management and business continuity, with a long history of developing important Australian Standards and participation on...
A remote monitoring tool to help authorities manage public safety and environmental issues in recently abandoned coal mines has been developed by the University of Nottingham. The tool uses satellite...
Glencore, the world’s biggest thermal coal trader, said on Monday it plans to lay off contractors at its coal operations in Hunter Valley, Australia’s New South Wales state due to due to ‘prolonged’...
A new ISO document for occupational health and safety metrics has just been published. Some 2.78 million people die as a result of work-related accidents or illness each year, on top of the hundreds...
Natural disaster preparation for mines In a land beset with floods, droughts, cyclones, bushfires and dust storms that can shut down a city, it’s vital for mine sites to be fore-warned and properly...
Severe thunderstorms are firing up across Central Queensland with a workshop and another large shed being destroyed at the Peak Downs mine. BHP Queensland and New South Wales Facebook Page have...
Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) has celebrated an important milestone with the completion of the Company’s Chichester Hub autonomous haulage system project. The project, which represents one of...
A dump truck collision with a dozer at a NSW coal mine has been reported by the NSW Resources Regulator. According to the Regulator a dump truck collision occurred when a haul truck interacted with a...
The Gretley mine disaster of 1996 claimed the lives of four men following an inrush of water. At about 5.30 am on 14 November 1996 employees of The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company Pty Limited, were...
MinEx NZ has published a safety alert of an articulated dump truck incident. According to the report that a loaded articulated dump truck was on a ramp leaving the pit as the operator attempted to...
Schneider Electric is recalling a range of Clipsal 10mA residual current devices (RCDs). The RCDs are likely installed in hospitals, aged care facilities and schools. They may also be in homes where...