BHP Mitsui Coal’s (BMC) Poitrel Mine has recently completed their Priority Rules Nudge Program, with the team achieving a sustained > 70 per cent reduction in material risk reduction...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
Dropsafe, a global provider of falling object protection system technology, has signed a partnership with Pacific Automation that will see bolster its Australia presence. The exclusive pact will see...
Toyota has announced that it intends to phase in a safer replacement of one of the Australian mining industry’s most popular light vehicles…the 70 series Landcruiser, citing ageing ANCAP...
A 1700 kg trolley jack has been recalled ‘Australia wide’ for failing to meet Working Load Limit labelling. The trolley jack was sold nationally through leading tool retailer Total Tools...
Two years after a woman was electrocuted by a submersible pump installed in the backyard well of a Townsville home, the importer and online seller of the pump has been fined $1.2 million for failing...
An industry group has called on both sides of Government to regulate compliance with Australian welding standards in the midst of on-going structural failures and potential loss of life to Australian...
Cabin Noise and the external Noise of mobile mining equipment have been the enemies of the industry for ages. But are we winning the noise control mitigation battle? We examine the various...
We live in a noisy world of traffic, urbanisation, machinery, electronic devices and recreational activities. All these contribute to a background level of noise we experience whilst away from work...
Detonators and GL Boosters were found in a wash bay at a mine site this past week. The incident occurred after a vacuum truck was used at a mine to remove explosives from two holes that had slumped...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported that a longwall coal burst occurred at an underground coal mine during remote mining on a longwall, causing the shearer and armoured face conveyor to trip...
Mining truck fires have continued to remain a concern for the industry with two significant truck fire reported to one regulator in the past week. According to the Regulator, ‘a Hitachi EH5000...
A mining company has created an industry-wide competition to beat heat stress and hydration issues for its’ workforce. The Telfer Gold-Copper mine in Western Australia has created a competition...
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