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...
Category - MANAGING MINING RISKS
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...
A blue alert has been issued for the mining towns of Port Hedland and Karratha due to concern that a tropical low off the northern coast of Western Australia could develop into a category 2 cyclone...
A mine worker who tested positive to methylamphetamine during a routine mine site drug test has told the Fair Work Commission that she believes her drink was spiked during a hotel drinking binge...
A mine worker has broken his foot 5 kilometres underground at the Dendrobium mine at Mount Kembla in New South Wales. According to the Illawarra Mercury the incident occurred this morning when a...
Two prohibition safety notices have been issued to Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine project in Western Australia. The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) issued the notices after concerns were...
The Common Sense Complaint If only I had a dollar for every time someone has complained about the loss of common sense when talking about safety in general, and more particularly about safety...
An increase in the number of rollover incidents of load shifting plant recently has led to NSW Mine Safety issuing a Safety Bulletin. Most of the incidents led to operators suffering minor injuries...
