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Downing in a dozer

While open cut miners are familiar with working around sumps in mines, very few operators may consider the potential scenarios of drowning in a dozer. The reality of an operator drowning in a dozer exists and is supported by a range of significant...

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Industrial cyber threats attacks

Industrial cyber threats

Attacks in the Digital Age: Industrial Cyber threats can impact safety systems and affect workers. It was unique, dangerous, and for a long time, unknown. The computer worm Stuxnet began its story as...

METS IGNITED NEW CEO

METS Ignited welcomes new CEO

METS Ignited today announces the appointment of Adrian Beer as its new CEO, solidifying the organisation’s focus on delivering outcomes for the sector and responding to the opportunities presented by...

Feedback is sought on Model WHS Laws

Safe Work Australia seeking feedback on Model WHS laws

Safe Work Australia has invited feedback on the recommendations of the review of the model WHS laws The model WHS laws were reviewed in 2018. The Review of the model WHS laws: Final report was...

safety training organisations face court over records

Safety training organisations fined for fraud

A number of VET safety training organisations across Australia have recently faced court proceedings and heavy fines associated with the falsification of training records, including those of high...

Boilermaker near miss

Boilermaker’s near miss during seized pin removal

The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report into an incident involving a Boilermaker lancing and cooling a seized pin from the rear axle of a dump truck. A boilermaker was trying to remove a...

a quarry worker has received critical injuries from Mount Amos quarry near Cooktown

Quarry worker receives serious injuries

A 19-year-old quarry worker has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition today after becoming crushed this morning at a north Queensland quarry. Queensland Police said officers at Cooktown...

Mining waste recovery by phytomining

Mining waste recovery through plants

Increasingly scarce metals are being recovered from mining waste by University of Queensland researchers, who are making the most of native plants’ metal-absorbing nature.  Phytomining involves...