New solar regulations that regulated who can mount, locate, fix or remove solar panels in a solar farm of 100kW or greater have been disallowed by the Queensland Supreme Court. The Electrical Safety...
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A revised standard for drug testing in saliva has been published to improve the reliability of results, confidence in the testing and ultimately improved safety. AS/NZS 4760:2019, Procedure for...
Queensland coal mine workers will soon benefit from a respiratory health check mobile van according to Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham. Ahead of the Queensland State Budget, Minister Lynham...
The use of virtual reality and gamification to train personnel in mining techniques and hazards have shown to have significant benefits for learning and retention of learning amongst participants...
The US Mine Safety and Health Administration have released a report into the death of an underground mine surveyor who was hit and killed by a Joy shuttle car. On Monday, January 14, 2019, at...
A 38 year old female Trackless Crew Leader has died following a seismic event at a South African mine. Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) said in a statement that ”It is with deep sadness that is announced...
In a dangerous event at a WA site in June 2018, a scaffolder fell four metres after he became imbalanced when his fall arrest equipment (inertia reel lanyard) locked. The incident was further...
Geologists from the CSIRO are examining the use of fungi as a means for discovering gold deposits in groundbreaking low-impact exploration. While existing methods of discoveries have included...
A coal miner with 12 years underground experience has died following injuries sustained in a rib fall at a US mine. According to local media, Felix North was critically injured in an incident on May...
A safety regulator has issued a warning regarding the use of load skates or load dollys after a worker was seriously injured while using them to shift a switchboard panel that was top-heavy. What are...
A Harmony Gold mining employee has been killed in an accident at the company’s South African Phakisa operation the company has confirmed this evening. In a statement, Harmony Gold Mining said...
A dozer operator’s quick thinking averted a potential disaster this week at a New South Wales mine after the dozer drove over the edge of a face. According to the NSW Resources Regulator, a...
