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Arccing from continuous miner cable

The NSW Regulator has drawn attention to potential arcing issues with continuous miner cables after an arc incident. According to the regulator, a damaged continuous miner cable arced when a worker picked it up to move it.  The continuous miner had...

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Mobile raise borer for Barminco

Hard rock underground mining services provider Barminco (ASX: ASL) is the first company globally to have taken delivery of a new mobile raise boring machine with uphole, downhole, and back reaming...

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GEMCO says it takes safety seriously

South 32’s GEMCO has hit back at critics saying the company “takes safety seriously” following a worker releasing images to the NT news of two incidents at the Groote Eyelandt site...

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WA Work Health and Safety regulations

The WA Government is inviting Western Australians to have their say on the proposed Work Health and Safety regulations. Information sessions are being held on the proposed sets of regulations to...

queensland energy and resources expo

Energy and Resources Expo | A “must attend” event

The 2019 South Queensland Energy and Resources Expo – to be held on the 16th & 17th of October at the Toowoomba Showgrounds, will showcase many important innovations and developments.  South...

Award winner at the CORE Innovation Hub

Perth based technology companies awarded

Innovative Perth-based technology companies Mapizy and Camp Connect have been selected as the winners of the third round of the CORE Start Award, sponsored by CORE foundation partners NERA (National...

button batteries are among a long list of concern for the consumer safety watchdog

780 deaths a year from consumer products

While the recent spate of deaths in the mining sector has caused regulatory upheaval, it has recently been recognised that there are around 780 Australians are dying each year from consumer product...

ARENA Renewable Energy plan

ARENA Launches Investment Plan

ARENA prioritises grid integration, hydrogen and reducing industrial emissions under new renewable energy plan The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today launched its new Investment Plan...

Maxam blasting new website provides a range of information

Maxam blasting launches new website

MAXAM, a global technology company specializing in energetic materials and blasting solutions, has announced today the launch of a new corporate website. The new online channel envisioned to address...

Workplace Safety low hanging fruit

Beyond the low hanging fruit in workplace safety

OPINION Dave Whitefield writes ….Now, I’m going to drastically oversimplify workplace safety here, but essentially I would like to put forward a case. To achieve great safety outcomes we only...