Since January 26, 2017, there have been four miners fatally injured when performing work around conveyor belts in underground coal mines. Two fatalities involved miners crossing the belt and the third fatal occurred when a miner contacted a moving...
This supersedes Safety Bulletin 170 from the Queensland Government of the same name issued on April 3 2018. On average, an articulated dump truck / water truck rollover occurs every 2 months and of...
What happened? Unauthorised coal mine workers (CMWs) have, on occasions, been found with gas monitor bypass keys they were not authorised to hold. These keys are colloquially known as A9 or ‘Deputy...
What happened? Incident 1: At a coal mine site two coal mine workers suffered electric shocks from an engine driven welding machine. Incident 2: Over a 24 hour period, five industrial blower fans...
What happened? A supplier recently conducted laboratory testing on methane monitor sensors under various environmental conditions and calibration procedures which could be found in underground coal...
On March 24, 2018, two miners were using a man-lift to charge (load) blast holes with non-electric blasting caps, 8-grain boosters and ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) blasting agent. During the...
An excavator operator was doing some stripping work on overburden benches, when he noticed loose material falling from the face behind him. He decided to evacuate the area, and while moving back past...
Connected technology reduces maintenance and increases reliability Rockwell Automation introduces the Allen-Bradley Guardmaster GuardLink safety system, a new safety-based communications protocol...
A customisable mechanical foaming dispensing system is now available through leading fine particle specialists, Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST), for the application of their Hi-Foam technology...
Helping workers return to their normal job after an injury is called ‘return to work’, and it’s an important step in their recovery. Research shows that work is generally good for health and...
By Professor Samantha Hepburn – Director, Centre for Energy and Natural Resource Law Spectacular increases in global energy demand over the last few decades have prompted a corresponding...
Summary: A surface drill was operating when a small fire occurred. The fire was controlled using a hand-held extinguisher. An investigation identified two hydraulic hoses had rubbed through...
Summary: Two haul trucks were passing each other when one operator noticed a flame underneath the other truck. He notified the operator and immediately parked up. The fire was extinguished using a...
