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diggers falls off bench

Digger falls off bench at Caval Ridge

Digger falls off bench. We have received an unconfirmed report that a BMA Caterpillar digger fell off a 6 metre bench at BMA’s Caval Ridge mine 17 km south of Moranbah. The incident reportedly...

converting from casual

Converting from casual now in many awards

The Fair Work Commission has now inserted casual conversion clauses (converting from casual) into a number of modern awards. It is important to be aware that if a modern award applies to casual...

incident trends

Enter the danger zone | Incident trends send a warning

While the Christmas holiday season may be a time of celebration and relaxation, companies and employees are being urged to slow down and put work safety first. Incident trends have tended to increase...

fall from haul truck

Trainee narrowly escapes fall from Haul Truck

The DMIRS has advised that during April this year, a worker was exposed to potentially serious injuries when a handrail latch failed, causing a handrail gate to swing open and the operator narrowly...

pakistan coal mines

300 dead in Pakistan coal mines since 2010

More than three hundred miners have died in ten years in Pakistan coal mines according to a Pakistan news source. In less than three months another accident in one of the coal mines of Pakistan...

runaway vehicle

Underground worker pinned by runaway vehicle

The NSW Resources Regulator has confirmed that thirty incidents occurred at mines across the state. One incident this week occurred where a mine worker was injured while trying to stop a runaway...

hybrid mining truck

Hybrid mining truck takes centre stage at New Acland

A new hybrid mining truck using high density compressed natural gas is not only proving successful operationally, but it is saving the environment. The truck uses new technology to convert...

proximity detection

Proximity Detection rolled out at Newcrest

Newcrest Mining is rolling out proximity detection technology across its wider operations after successfully deploying it at the Telfer gold open pit in Western Australia 12 months ago. GE Mining...