Dr Ray Parkin OAM shares his thoughts on the impacts of Legal Privilege on mine safety practice and the potential legal privilege implications as industrial manslaughter laws are introduced by the Queensland Government.
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Video has emerged of miners fleeing from a roof fall / working face in a Chilean mine. The incident reportedly occurred on the 24th November around 18:48 at the Chilean underground metalliferous mine...
SPECIAL REPORT PFAS IN THE MINING SECTOR – Many seemingly innovative materials and chemicals have been developed and adopted in industries only to later have been found to produce unintended...
Two workers are missing feared dead following the movement of waste rock at a Canadian owned Gold-mining company (Centerra Gold) in Kyrgyzstan. Candian listed miner Centerra Gold Inc reported that...
An Adelaide based company is disrupting welding processes and improving welding efficiency and safety through welding automation technology. The new welding system can perform a traditional six-hour...
Mike Henry, BHPs CEO elect has reinforced the importance of the application of mining technologies to improve the sector from a range of perspectives including mining safety. Speaking at last...
PYBAR has gained approval from the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) for its Registered Training Organisation, the Australian Institute of Mining (AIM). AIM was established by PYBAR to...
The Indian Mines Inspectorate (Directorate General of Mines Safety) has confirmed that it has committed to eliminating mining fatal accidents by 2030. The move came as the Indian mines inspectorate...
Strata Worldwide is pleased to announce that the StrataConnect™ second-generation miner communicator (MC2) is now available for sale. MC2 is an update to the industry-leading StrataConnect™ wireless...
A recent incident at a NSW mine has re-inforced the requirement for safety management plans when mine personnel and equipment are operating around bodies of water. In the latest ‘body of...
One of Australia’s leading suppliers of off-the-road (OTR) solutions, Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia (BMSA), has improved its safety performance in recent years. This has resulted in a...
A new women’s safety boot has hit the market and it promises style and functionality. Iconic Australian footwear brand, Blundstone, has combined the latest technology with design flair to...
Worksafe Victoria has issued a mine safety alert over a failed rock bolt section fell on to a working platform. The incident has highlighted issued of dropped object protection in underground mines...