In July this year a new standard for gas detection and monitoring equipment in coal mines was launched. The new standard incorporates world-leading practices feature for management of life saving gas...
Category - Incident Prevention/Mitigation
A FIFO worker who took a loader to town after several beers is #2 in our dumb things people do at mine sites series. We all know that there’s someone out there that we’ve worked with over the years...
In a mining incident in June this year, a drill rig at an open cut coal mine in NSW trammed over, and through a highwall windrow resulting in the machine straddling the windrow with one track...
When it comes to operating a drone safely on a mine site, there’s plenty of risks to consider, according to a drone industry expert. At this week’s Resources Training Council Conference, Dr Joel...
The NSW Resources Regulator has provided an update on the number of mining safety incidents occurring in the NSW Mining Industry this week. Here’s a few of the key safety incidents around the...
Back in July this year, a 46 year old continuous miner driver at Springvale Coal was knocked unconscious and required more than 50 stitches to his face when a rib bolt plate got ejected from the rear...
The Federal Government and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) are investing in new field trials to test driver fatigue monitoring technologies which can enhance heavy vehicle safety outcomes...
In a serious forklift accident in Queensland during September 2018, an operator’s lower leg was amputated when the forklift he was driving struck a bollard in a warehouse facility. Initial...
The NSW Resources Regulator has advised of a scraper fire due to hydraulic hose failure. Summary A worker suffered minor burns when exiting a scraper after it caught fire. A hired scraper was...
We all know that there’s someone out there that we’ve worked with over the years who just does the dumbest things when it comes to maintaining safety on site. Fortunately, most people...
DMIRS WA has issued a safety alert highlighting the dangers of work with pressurised hydraulic accumulators. In May 2018, workers were exposed to potentially serious or life threatening injuries when...
Mining and energy giant BHP is trialing the use of drones to speed up its port operations. The firm intends to deploy small unmanned aerial vehicles to take draft readings and inspect holds on giant...
