MINE WORKER TO MINE BOSS – It is common for many employees in the mining industry to start at the grass-roots level and transition to a range of supervisory and management roles in various...
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Behaviour based safety is an advanced safety management technique employing observation/feedback sessions as the primary motivator for behaviour change. Behaviour in safety management refers to the...
A workshop employee severed a finger and deeply lacerated a thumb after his gloves became entangled in a radial drill at a UK workplace. RADIAL DRILL WHERE WORKERS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED According to...
Ex-Tropical cyclone Imogen is expected to create a range of challenging conditions for miners in the next few days with high rainfall activity over the mining state of Queensland. The Bureau of...
Alarming scenes of a mining workshop collapsing around maintenance personnel have drawn the attention of the Queensland mining safety regulator who is said to be commencing a review of structure...
The death of a WA miner, Adam Perttula in November 2015 was linked to heat stress, according to prosecution and a significant incident report released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum. The 28...
With an ongoing drive for safer, more productive, and economical mines, there is a need for the practical application of existing technology and the continual development of new underground...
No respirator provides total protection or provides the wearer a guaranteed zero-exposure level. The primary objective of a respirator is to reduce a worker’s inhalation exposure from a level that is...
The use of real-time data in underground mining is moving beyond a “nice to have” and now connectivity solutions are becoming essential for any operation looking to drive productivity and promote...
The NSW Government has launched a trial of world-first technology to accurately monitor silica dust levels in the air that has the potential to protect NSW’s workers from contracting the deadly lung...
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), Business Fights Poverty and The Partnering Initiative, in consultation with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Corporate Responsibility Initiative...
Global industry leader in fine particle management, Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST), has expanded its range of services to specialise in comprehensive dust control solutions for underground mining...
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