The WA Mines Regulator is examining the latest autonomous truck incident at Jimblebar mine. ‘The two vehicle’s collided due to a traction event caused by a fast-moving weather...
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.
Many across the mining industry have recognised that extended night shift work has long been associated with impaired alertness and performance. The probability of health-related complications and...
An apprentice and the supervising electrician this past week received a dangerous electric shock while re-terminating an electric supply line in an electrical cabinet. According to information, the...
Federal MP Michelle Landry has spoken out on how poorly the Queensland Government’s Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy has handled the emergence of black lung across the industry...
The mining sector and a range of mineral technologies suppliers have been provided with a range of funding under the federal government METS sector grants. The Federal Minister for Industry, Science...
The families of the 29 Pike River miners are in disbelief regarding the handling and mismanagement of critical evidence by the New Zealand Police and the former New Zealand Department of Labour (Now...
Applications for the Western Australia Training Awards 2019 are now open. The awards provide an opportunity for the Western Australian training sector to showcase excellence, reward best practice and...
New mine rehabilitation laws will aim to ensure mines clean up post-mining. The Queensland Parliament late in 2018 passed the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2018. The new...
SPONSORED Danfoss has entered into a definitive merger agreement with UQM Technologies, who has recently secured a major explosion proof Electric Drive motor contract with a Chinese mining equipment...
There’s a range of discussions starting to occur across the mining industry on ethics and artificial intelligence. The need to determine risk-based protocols for machine decision making is fast...