Workers are being evacuated from offshore oil and gas rigs off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia as the north of the state prepares for the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone Olwyn. Advice from the...
Category - MANAGING MINING RISKS
INNOVATE, BUT DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE! Imagine I want to create a business with a culture of innovation to stay ahead of the pack and to continue to provide value to shareholders. However, in...
The fifth Safety Controls System Conference will focus on the technology and application of safety-related control and instrumentation systems in the chemicals, energy, mining and manufacturing...
Significant lead contamination has been found in a Western Australian town located near an abandoned mine processing plant. Personnel from WA’s Department of Lands have found that just under 20...
A hard-hitting new safety video has just been launched by WorkCover, addressing the high-risk activity of loading and unloading flatbed trucks and trailers. The video establishes how an experienced...
Since the beginning of the year there have been 24 work-related deaths in Australia, according to Safe Work Australia. The mining sector has recorded the second highest number of fatalities with four...
Six out of ten underground personal transport vehicles at a New South Wales mine were found to be operating with faulty axle assembles by personnel investigating the cause of an accident. According...
Curtin University and Northern Territory-based researchers have found elevated electrical conductivity in creek water to be a reliable predictor of toxic seepage from a nearby mine’s tailings pond...
The Road Accident Action Group (RAAG) will be holding a free webinar on the risks of heavy vehicle rollovers over two Thursday’s in March. Designed specifically for road managers, mining and...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) have issued a number of notices to truck drivers in Western Australia who were found to be transporting dangerous good without the proper safety equipment...
WorkCover New South Wales SafeWork Awards, which recognises businesses and individuals that have made positive changes to workplace health and safety, are calling for entries for 2015. Any NSW...
NSW Mine Safety is seeking public feedback on a draft electrical engineering control plan for the mining sector. The new code of practice explains how to, “…prepare, implement and review...
