Incorrect procedures for donning or doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) including safety glasses/goggles, respirators, coveralls and safety gloves can cause exposure to hazardous materials...
Category - MANAGING MINING RISKS
A retired Queensland miner has told a black lung forum that he was disappointed that a mining company-appointed doctors — who told him he had bronchitis — did not know how to read chest X-rays...
Organisations should be doing more to ensure their employees can be safe both at home as well as in the workplace, according to a leading health and safety expert. Karen McDonnell, Head of RoSPA...
BHPs announcement to slash 700 jobs (as part of its transformational agenda) across its global workforce of around 62000 has sent a shiver through white-collar staff in its global offices. There’s a...
In a somewhat bizarre but frightening incident, a Load Haul Dumper (LHD) operator has shut down an underground coal mine when a raised bucket clipped high voltage cables in a roadway. The NSW...
The Western Australian mining industry has recorded 171 reportable mining safety incidents over a period of 25 days in March highlighting the need for vigilance across the industry in safe mining...
ENVIROMIST is one of the leading suppliers of turn-key dust suppression solutions. Critical to their success is a thorough engineering analysis approach combined with market-leading nozzle technology...
The Resources Regulator has updated the Guide to the maintenance of competence scheme for practising certificates that outlines the ongoing learning requirements to hold a practising certificate in...
Vale’s tailings dam woes have continued with fourteen dam/dyke structures failing to meet stability requirements and certification. This follows massive evacuations of towns and villages in dam...
BHP has confirmed that Tropical Cyclone Veronica, which made landfall during the weekend of 23-24 March, has resulted in a range of operational issues but has reinforced its’ commitment to...
Australians suffer around 50 000 eye injuries every year even though many of them were wearing eye protection at the time of their injury. Impact resistant safety glasses can protect users from...
Peabody has released their initial learnings from the North Goonyella mine fire that began in September 2018. Peabody says that the learnings are based on the company’s comprehensive review of...
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