Conveyors belts are one of the most efficient methods of transporting bulk materials with a plant. However, all conveyors experience some level of fugitive material. Fugitive material in a conveyor...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
With modern explosives (ANFO and/or emulsion [or various mixtures of the two]), the amount of toxic gases or fumes produced from blasting varies according to the explosive mix, the degree of...
The GX-3R Pro is the world’s smallest 5-gas monitor weighing only 129 grams, which can easily be worn within the ‘breathing zone’. Traditionally 5 gas instruments had to be worn on the workers hip...
The Gretley mine disaster of 1996 claimed the lives of four men following an inrush of water. At about 5.30 am on 14 November 1996 employees of The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company Pty Limited, were...
The NSW resources regulator stated all hazardous chemical incidents are avoidable and preventable. Hazardous chemical incidents are inherently dangerous and can impact the safety of workers and the...
Mt Gibson Iron Limited (Mount Gibson or the Company) is investigating a rock fall in the main pit of Koolan Island mine. Mount Gibson Iron provides the following update on mining operations at the...
The Hazelwood Health Study’s Hazelinks Stream, which investigates changes in the health of the community during and after the Hazelwood mine fire, has released a report on risk of death in smoke...
The USA Government, Mine Safety and Health Administration has published a safety alert related to miners who were killed in confined space accidents over three years. Miner dead during crusher move...
An employer has been fined $65,000 associated with a heat stress death of a worker from heat stress in North Queensland. The sole trader who used backpackers to pick produce in the Burdekin area of...
Global industry leader in fine particle management, Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST), has expanded its range of services to specialise in comprehensive dust control solutions for underground mining...
Factors that make for safe work practices on mining sites are multi-faceted. Some are highly visible and costly. Others protect workers in ways that are mostly unheralded and with a minimum of fuss...
Grate Cleat is an Australian company that makes a clip-on nylon cleat for open metal grate flooring to reduce pedestrian slips on metal grating stairs and walkways that are used extensively in...
