A company director of a roofing company was found guilty yesterday of ‘reckless conduct’ following the death of a roofer has been jailed and fined $1 million. The roofer fell from a...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
A new generation of real time dust monitoring has been designed to significantly improve the accuracy of data being collected, and mine worker safety in hazardous environments. Trolex stated that...
In a reported incident this week a dozer operating on a stockpile encountered a void that resulted in the dozer buried in a stockpile. The NSW Resources Regulator has confirmed that “While...
An ongoing extensive investigation by Scandinavian researchers has discovered that employees who work in toxic work environments where harassment and bullying are prevalent are more likely to...
UPDATED 6/2/2019 An operator was ejected from the door of a Load Haul Dump at a metalliferous mine when a parking brake was inadvertently engaged. According to available regulator reports, a load...
Another serious incident this week in NSW. A collision occurred when an excavator slewed, striking a dozer with the counterweight. According to the NSW Resources Regulator, the dozer operator called...
A mining accident at a New South Wales mine has resulted in a mineworker suffering two fractured fingers from a vent tube chain while operating a shuttle car at an underground mine. According to...
The Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has released an alert in relation to a sinkhole that opened in a pit floor engulfing a tool carrier and explosives...
In the week ending 4th January 2019, the NSW Resources Regulator recorded 73 reportable incidents. In one of this week’s near-miss events, a dozer rolls onto its side while operating on a coal...
The Department of Planning and Environment’s Resources Regulator has released a new report into a hoisting incident which saw two workers trapped for almost nine hours 162 metres below ground at...
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) is seeking public comment on a suite of guidance materials developed for ground control for WA mining operations. The department has...
NSW Resources Regulator has reported that a dozer came into contact with electrical equipment at an open cut coal mine in NSW.
