The ATSB has released a preliminary report today into the BHP’s runaway train incident which destroyed two locomotives, 245-ore cars and 2 km of track. The report has highlighted a significant...
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The question of rights to a worker’s personal biometric data is set to be examined by the Fair Work Commission in a landmark legal case that will be run in the context of the ‘right to...
The US Mine Safety & Health Administration has released an accident investigation report outlining a fatal incident where a 20-year veteran mine worker was hit in the chest with stemming...
The death toll has risen to 27 following a collapse at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia’s Bolaang Mongondow region of North Sulawesi. It is believed that up to one hundred people could have...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a fire on underground haul truck at a metalliferous mine in the past week. According to the Regulator, a bearing collapsed on the drive train and grease was...
A man who falsified OHS qualifications forged a diploma and then worked as a health and safety coordinator has had his weekly compensation payments reinstated after being summarily dismissed for...
Macmahon Mining services have been fined $375K for a fatal mining incident following an appeal against the original $75K fine by the NSW Attorney General. The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal upheld the...
The NSW Resources Regulator has advised of an incident at a NSW mine involving an electric shock during welding on a steel workbench The Regulator says a worker suffered an electric shock while...
With the global mining industry moving towards the legislated adoption of Proximity Detection Systems, they are becoming a critical control measure for improving safety in mobile mining equipment...
Police and emergency services have confirmed a quarry fatality near Cannawigara yesterday. Emergency services said that they were called to the quarry near Cannawigara, about 10km northeast of...
