WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW It’s definitely a question on the lips of many across the industry. Its’ likely that an autonomous machine will change the way we conduct specific mining operations...
Author - JOHN NINNESS
John is a safety professional with more than thirty years experience across a wide range of industries including mining & energy, manufacturing, defence, retail and food processing. He was the founder of Australasian Mine Safety Journal in 2005 and has worked to assist a broad range of Australian and international organisations manage work safety as a professional safety consultant and adviser. He has held a range of roles in large organisations including Corporate Safety Manager, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer. He was acknowledged in 2006 for his contribution to mining safety in the People's Republic of China through a China Friendship Award. John is the Principal of Australian based consulting company Safetysure.
MANGOOLA Coal Operations will pay more than $464,000 as an alternative to potential prosecution over a 2016 mining incident where broken bolts resulted in a cab falling from a 250 tonne Leibherr...
US based Martin engineering is set to donate funds from DC Truck Vibrators sold in October toward breast cancer research. Following the success of its 2017 campaign, a global leader in bulk material...
URGENT : Height safety product recall A significant work at height risk has been identified with a product commonly used throughout the mining and energy industry for work at heights fall protection...
A tech startups program with transformative technologies is set to benefit mining, resources and energy safety. The Unearthed Accelerator is a mentor-driven program supported by Origin...
A Perth based labour hire company has been fined $20,000 (and ordered to pay $517.50 in costs) for failing to ensure the safety of workers it supplied to a waste recycling company. The company used...
Mining Safety Alert: Rock Falls The Victorian Mining Safety regulator has advised that a serious incident occurred where approximately 100 tonnes of rock falls into an open stope brow. The ground...
Adero Law have advised that they are targeting a range of labour hire companies in a major class action across Coal Mines in New South Wales & Queensland. The legal firm are allegedly...
Bollé Safety has launched its new unique TRYON range of safety eyewear which are aimed at preventing eye injuries in the Australian mining industry. Two main types are available: TRYON safety...
When people enter a safe refuge or a refuge chamber in an underground mine, the environment of the refuge changes significantly. A range of air quality issues such CO2, Oxygen and Heat need to be...