On 30 April 2021, New Zealand will adopt a new classification system for hazardous substances under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO). This new system is the Globally...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
A three-month suspension has followed an immediate suspension of a high-risk work licence class C1 (slewing mobile crane with capacity up to 100 tonnes) following a crane tip over on a construction...
Fatigue Science, the global leader in providing human fatigue and performance predictive analytics and fatigue management information systems to heavy industry, military, and elite sports teams, is...
How system integration, autonomous technologies, focus on compliance and fibre optics technology are taking the industry to the next level. As mine equipment, both fixed and mobile plant, become more...
Leading dust suppression specialists Global Road Technology (GRT) is launching their latest dust control initiative as they seek to mitigate air pollution caused by mining activity in Australia. GRT:...
Throughout July 2020, the NSW Resources Regulator, in collaboration with NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council member organisations, conducted a media campaign to increase awareness of dust-related risks...
On Monday, March 8, Sergeant Nigel Dalton from the Mackay Crime Prevention Unit came out to Moranbah to give a presentation on driver fatigue to a group of apprentices at Goonyella Riverside Mine...
Safe Work Australia announced more than 1,200 chemicals have been added or updated on the Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS). HCIS is a free database of chemical classifications and...
Australian headquartered mining and civil services firm Global Road Technology (GRT), is focusing on the Central Queensland region as it continues to grow its national and international presence...
A new fact sheet on Improving ventilation in indoor workplaces – COVID-19 has been developed by Safe Work Australia. The fact sheet highlights three steps that will help to reduce the risk of COVID...
Working at height remains one of the greatest causes of fatalities and major injuries on Australian worksites, with many workers finding themselves in positions where they are expected to work at...
In 2020 air pollution resulting from mining operations became a major mining industry discussion point across Australia. State Government’s reacted by implementing a raft of legislative reforms...
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