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Mining Camps exempt from COVID-19

Mining camps excluded from mass gathering bans

Mining camps have been excluded from mass gathering bans of 100 personnel or more that were introduced today. In an address to the nation, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison Federal...

Queensland Parliament creates new mine safety authority

The Queensland Parliament has approved the creation of a new mine safety authority today. The move comes following a spate of deaths and a hundred of high potential incidents in the Queensland mining...

Personnel Transporter

Mine personnel transporter hits hydrant dropper

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported an incident where a personnel transporter hit a fire hydrant dropper while travelling outbye. According to the Regulator, the underground personnel transport...

Verton lifting equipment

New load orientation for Roy Hill

Iron ore mine Roy Hill in Western Australia’s Pilbara region has purchased leading smart technology company Verton Australia’s remote-controlled load orientation system the Everest 6, which...

BMA Buffel Park

Mining camps may close over Coronavirus threats

Mining camps across Australia may be forced to close to prevent the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19. AMSJ understands that several of the world’s largest miners have developed a range of...

Sexual harassment

Sexual harassment still widespread in the workplace

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark Respect@Work report highlights what we already know – that sexual harassment is widespread in Australian workplaces with almost 2 in 5 women...

High potential accident sare climbing in Queensland mines

Queensland high potential incidents climbing

High potential incidents across the Queensland mining industry are climbing according to information released this week. A Courier-Mail investigation found that the state has secretly recorded more...

What is good safety culture

What are the elements of good safety culture?

Hale’s (2000) “elements for a good culture for safety” In a Safety Science editorial titled ‘Culture’s confusions,’ Hale (2000) offered the following list of eight “elements for a good culture for...