Jeff Young from 89.3 WFPL News has highlighted mining safety issues in the USA after three miners died just prior to Christmas. Jeff says….Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry...
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.
Whether it’s investigating the ways soil biology affects agricultural production or using satellite data to measure melting polar icecaps in Antarctica, the environmental focus for finalists in the...
The CFMEU has hit out at BHP coal mine safety following the death of dozer operator Allan Houston in a media release issued yesterday. The CFMEU said “The tragic death of mineworker Allan...
A loader was engulfed by a highwall at a US based mine in December killing another mineworker taking the coal industry death toll in the USA to nine for 2018. The US based federal mine safety...
BMA has released additional details of the miner who passed away in the tragic incident at Saraji mine on new year’s eve. The Gracemere man passed away following a dozer incident that involved...
BREAKING NEWS In the wake of last night’s reported fatality at Saraji mine, AMSJ has been provided with some additional information regarding the incident. We stress at this time the...
As the 2018 year draws to a close there is a range of uncertainty in global mining markets that have made a few investors a little nervous. There are, however, some constants emerging across the...
Rio Tinto has successfully deployed AutoHaul™, establishing the world’s largest robot and first automated heavy-haul, long distance rail network and has advised that it does not expect any driver...
A Rockhampton Court last week awarded a former Thiess haul truck driver a $720K in damages for a lower back injury that occurred when a large boulder 2-3m was dumped from a digger in the midst of a...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported that a dog trailer tipped over when it was unloading at a sand mine just prior to Christmas. The driver had emptied the trailer and was reversing to tip the...