An employee suffered a deadly fall in suffocating conditions. A 3.8 metre deep chamber had inadequate and untested air circulation when a crew member fatally collapsed. Authorities recently examined...
Category - Ventilation
Ineffective air circulation took a subterranean mine worker’s life, an investigation found. Authorities recently examined why Christopher Finley drowned to death at Twin State Mining’s...
As the Australian summer approaches, a prominent figure in underground mine cooling emphasises the importance of early preparation, especially in the face of persistent manufacturing, workforce, and...
A multinational mineral producer will examine how a coal employee became hurt on the job. Authorities are trying to determine circumstances surrounding a female worker at South32’s Dendrobium...
Experts found some relocatable dwellings have potentially hazardous air quality while workers quarantine. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) recently warned...
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...
The NSW mining safety regulator has issued a notice to Peabody’s Metropolitan mine after a worker was sucked into a vent duct at a development face. The NSW Resources Regulator said it has been...
Several mine ventilation officers across the state of Queensland have slammed the Queensland Government’s implementation of new ventilation regulations with one Ventilation officer highlighting...
With the range of bushfires burning across Australia at the moment, miners are advised to consider the potential effects of smoke in underground mine ventilation given its ability to mask a range of...
A new Australian mining ventilation innovation gains a global audience this month when Minetek Chief Engineer Remy Bourcier addresses delegates at the North American Mine Ventilation Symposium...
