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BHP COVID-19

BHP has confirmed that its’ effort to stem the flow of COVID-19 at its mining operation has been effective and there have been no confirmed cases to date. BHP and its operations have implemented rigorous protocols, control and prevention...

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BHP Helping hand

BHP to focus effort on regional communities

BHP announced this morning that it will seek to support regional communities in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The mining giant said it will establish a $50 million (AUD) Vital Resources Fund to...

Adani protesters

Adani protesters defy community safety concerns

Adani protestors have defied Government requests to social distance today outside the Adani mine site in Queensland. The protestors were seeking to politicise the COVID-19 crisis through disruptive...

Sandvik Automine for trucks

Sandvik introduces autonomous ramp haulage

Sandvik is seeking to revolutionise autonomous ramp haulage with the introduction of Sandvik AutoMine® for Trucks that will improve safety and efficiency in underground to surface tipping. The system...

Woodside workers stood down

Workers stood down in act of bastardry

An Australian gas giant has stood down more than 400 workers today without pay and notice in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Unions have called the action an “Act of Bastardry” According...

Alfabs Titan LHD

Alfabs releases the Blue Heeler LHD

Alfabs Mining Equipment has released another 10t Titan LHD to the Alfabs fleet of Titans! Alfabs decided to paint 1005 Blue in line with the blue coloured ribbon representing Prostate Cancer. There...

Coal dust in mining communities may be contributing to workplace exposures

Coal dust exposure may be underestimated

Research from a James Cook University scientist has revealed that current exposure standards of workplace coal dust fail to take into account of environmental exposures in mining communities. The...

Safework Australia report

Safe Work Australia Report

Workplace Health and Safety authorities across Australia undertook 230,054 workplace interventions, issued 46,472 notices for workplace health and safety breaches and finalised 289 legal proceedings...

Nose to tail collision of haul truck

Nose to tail haul truck collision

The NSW Mine Safety Regulator has advised of a nose to tail haul truck collision at New South Wales mine. The incident reportedly involved two haul trucks colliding at an open-cut coal mine. The...

mining emergency response

Safe and health mining amidst COVID-19

Australia’s minerals industry is working together to ensure its workforce is safe and healthy and mining remainsstrong and sustainable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health and safety is the number...