The Land and Environment Court has slapped Manfreight Distribution with over $88,000 in fines and court costs for failing to ensure dangerous goods were transported in a safe manner. The charges go...
Category - MANAGING MINING RISKS
The Fair Work Commission is asking the public for suggestions on what kind of information they would like to be made available on a new online data analysis platform. Data from the Australian...
Now is the time to review health and safety issues in the workplace, before the year gets into full swing, according to the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA). APA National President and...
WA’s Mines Minister, Bill Marmion, has used Scotland’s Piper Alpha Oil disaster of 1988 to highlight the importance of improving safety in the petroleum industry. The Minister made the comments while...
February 1 was the start date for New South Wales’ new mining health and safety laws, replacing the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 and the Mine Health and Safety Act 2004 with the Work...
Poor engineering design which led to the collapse of an 80 tonne crane in 2013 has seen Etschmann Engineering slapped with a $16,000 fine and $5000 court costs. The company pled guilty to breaching...
A Safety Alert has been issued over an incident in which a tradesman suffered second degree burns on his right hand, after drilling into an enclosed excavator counterweight and causing a gas...
Mines and mine services companies in NSW are being encouraged to apply for WorkCover NSW’s Mentor Program. Under the program, large and medium-sized businesses are paired with small businesses...
A Significant Incident Report has been issued after a worker at a WA mine lost his balance on a mobile screening plant and fell over six metres to the ground. The incident happened after a supervisor...
NSW Mine Safety is seeking public comment on a new draft Code of Practice – Mechanical Engineering Control Plan. The draft code explains how to prepare, implement and review a mechanical...
With severe weather warnings and localised flooding across Queensland and many parts of the country, motorists are being reminded that if it’s flooded – forget it. There is currently a...
Talk about embarrassing – a crane has toppled over in front of a safety inspector at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine construction site in the Pilbara of Western Australia. The incident...
