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Productivity before safety - do we justify our actions in light of risks

Do mining companies put productivity before safety?

Some time ago we interviewed Professor Sidney Dekker (one of Australia’s Safety Thought Leaders) on his thoughts about whether mining companies put productivity before safety. This is what he...

quarry manager jailed for conveyor safety machine guarding death

Quarry manager jailed over death

A Queensland quarry manager has been sentenced to jail for 18 months over the death of a worker at a central Queensland quarry in 2012. Managing Director William McDonald of MCG Quarries was...

BHP autonomous fleet - autonomous haul truck in th ePilbrara

BHP autonomous haul truck fleet could top 500

BHP autonomous haul truck fleet could top 500 within the next four years to improve safety and productivity, according to BHP’s Chief Financial Officer. In a presentation to investors last week...

Dam stability measures have been undertaken to mitigate the affect of tailings dam failure at barão de cocais

Vale reiterates dam stability preventative measures

Vale has reiterated that it has taken a range of dam stability preventative measures for ensuring safety around its’ latest Barão de Cocais tailings dam alerts amidst concerns that a mine slope...

mining safety innovations improve mining industry safety and health

Top 10 Safety Innovations

The resources industry is evolving every day, and companies are adopting new and improved ways to not only improve productivity but safety. Sometimes, it isn’t the mad scientists or engineers in lab...

Curragh mine have painted a haul truck pink and blue for breast and prostate cancer awareness

Curragh ramps up message for cancer association

The team at Thiess Curragh have ramped up a message for a leading Cancer Association with the colouring of haul truck trays blue and pink for Prostate and Breast Cancer.  The tray has aimed to raise...

Illegal ming deaths in ghana have plagued the government

Ghana fed up with mining deaths

Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources said the Government is ‘fed up with mining deaths’ following an accident in January 2019 that claimed the lived of 16 illegal miners...

Safety harness for fall protection

Safety harness inspection warning

A leading manufacturer has issued a safety harness inspection warning following the identification of potential defects in a D-ring component that could lead to serious injury or death from...