New mining safety regulation changes are set across some jurisdictions commencing from early January 2020. New South Wales In New South Wales the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Amendment Regulation 2019 has implemented a number...
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A recall of disc brakes rotors has been issued by an Australian Distributor of aftermarket parts after it found that defects in manufacturing have resulted in the disc brake rotor hub to crack. The...
An investigation by Brisbane’s Courier-Mail has revealed that the CFMEU slammed the Queensland Government over its’ gender quotas on the State’s Mining Industry Health and Safety...
The Northern Territory Government has signed a variation to the authorisation which establishes the conditions for OM Holdings to recommence some in-pit mining at Bootu Creek. In a statement released...
There are a plethora of definitions of safety footwear across the web. We asked our safety footwear partner Blundstone this important question: What is safety footwear? and what defines it? A pair of...
A miner who was effectively buried alive in a 30-tonne excavator as it fell through old workings in 2015 has provided evidence at a hearing at Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court. Bruce Harris, a 53...
The Queensland Government is seeking to recruit a Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines, Mineral Mines and Quarries as part of its’ safety and health branch. The position will be paying between...
Nine specialist Worksafe construction inspectors were among the graduates; the first of 40 to be recruited over four years as part of a government commitment to ensure safety during Victoria’s...
A quarry wall collapse in a Belgium quarry has left a Caterpillar 992K loader destroyed and an operator hospitalised. The quarry incident reportedly occurred at the Sagrex Lemay quarry in Antoing...
South African miner Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited has confirmed a fatality has occurred at one of its’ operations. In a statement that company said that one of its’ employees...
BHP’s BMA Broadmeadow underground mine has attracted global attention for its focus on dust and particulate exposure reduction at its Moranbah operations in Queensland. The mine hosted a three-day...
The New Zealand Pike River Recovery team has successfully reached the 170-metre mark as part of the recovery operation of the mine drift. A team this week crossed through the 170-metre seal and...
What does working in the heat mean? When workers are exposed to heat at different temperatures while performing work, they may become ill from a range of heat-related illnesses (see below). A range...