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Incident at NHP Mount Arthur Mine

Driver escapes serious injury at Mount Arthur

The NSW mine safety regulator has been notified of a mining incident that occurred on 13 April 2020 at BHP Mount Arthur Mine near Muswellbrook in NSW. The Regulator said that a haul truck was...

SER Solutions

Capital Planning in support of production safety

PART THREE In the past two articles, we looked at the difference between OPEX (operating expenditure) and CAPEX (capital expenditure.) We discussed the importance of how the CAPEX planning process...

Blackwater Mine COVID-19 case update

BMA issued a statement today on the mineworker believed to have contracted COVID-19 at Blackwater mine. “On Saturday we shared that one of our colleagues from Blackwater Mine had a confirmed...

Tyre valve stem OTR Tyre

Valve systems for Off-Road Tyres

Since 1970 Haltec has been a world leader in tyre valves and tyre valve systems for all types of vehicles. The following sections break down the different valve categories that Haltec supply to the...

Drilling Down | A Drilling Accident Investigation

The following case study is an extract of an investigation report prepared by the NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit: “Investigation into a serious drill rig accident at Ashton Coal Mine on 12 August...

mineworker confirms COVID19 positive

Mineworker tests positive to COVID-19

A mineworker has tested positive to COVID-19 virus at a Queensland mine. The confirmed COVID-19 case is a mineworker at the BMA Blackwater operation. It is believed that staff are currently being...

Personal protective equipment covid-19

Standards for PPE during COVID-19

Here’s a quick guide to the range of Standards that apply to personal protective equipment (PPE) that may be used by your operation during COVID-19. Standards relating to key Personal...