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Uvex and HexArmor have partnered to produce new safety gloves

uvex and HexArmor’s partnership in mining

Over the past year, uvex safety Australia has officially launched the global partnership with Grand Rapids Michigan based protective product manufacturer, HexArmor.  HexArmor are the global...

Hazelwood coal mine fire burned for several months

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

How did a mine fire that burned out of control for more than a month go unnoticed for so long? The Hazelwood coal mine fire is one of Australia’s worst mine fires and one that haunts the...

Curtin Kalgoorlie University School of mines

A global education in the heart of the goldfields

Curtin Kalgoorlie is a global leader in mining education, putting students in the heart of Western Australia’s historic mining region. Discover some of our latest achievements.  Second place...

Stench Gas

The silent alarm | Stench Gas – keeping you safe

Stench gas is a widely used, reliable warning device for use in mines when audible alarms cannot be heard.  Stench gas can be quickly dispersed through an air ventilation system into underground...

PPE Product Trials

Uvex offers PPE product trials

Uvex Safety Group is committed to the design and production of product ranges which respect the maximum that ‘one size does not fit all’ – enabling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) solutions...

Situation awareness is improved through enhanced monitoring systems

Situational awareness

Situational awareness is now a key element of many mining safety programs across the industry. As an internalised safety protocol on many mining sites, it serves as an important element of a good...

Reutech has launched a new radar which may be the fastest slope monitoring device yet seen. Groundprobe

Reutech launches new slope stability radar

Reutech Mining says it has launched the fastest scanning and most sophisticated slope monitoring radar in the industry, the MSRIV Esprit. “The exceptional high scan speed ensures early detection of...

14 dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

A landslide at a Myanmar jade mine has killed at least 14 people including a policeman, authorities said, as rescuers frantically searched for more victims. The accident happened early on Sunday in...

Vehicle rollaway

Vehicle rollaway at mine site

The NSW Mines Regulator has reported a vehicle rollaway at a mine site. The Regulator’s release said ‘An unattended light vehicle moved an estimated 250 metres from where it was parked...

Saliva drug testing expert DR JOHN EDWARDS

Changes to saliva drug testing standards

Changes to saliva drug testing Australian Standards AS/NZ 4760:2019. After more than two years of revision, public comment and re-revision, the new oral fluid Australian Standard (which now includes...

BHP Climate investment program

BHP announces US $400M Climate Investment Program

BHP today announced a five-year, US$400m Climate Investment Program to develop technologies to reduce emissions from its own operations as well as those generated from the use of its resources. BHP...