FOR SALE: ISO 45001 – $250 AU (printed copy) or $225 AU (PDF). David Clarke is the CEO of the Safety Institute of Australia and shared his thoughts with us on the issues faced by many across...
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WA’s Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety recently issued a safety reminder to workers about the dangers of heat stress and working in high heat environments on mine sites and remote...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
An incident investigation report released this week revealed the tragic circumstances where a colliery worker sustained a fatal crush to his head during cleaning out of a trailer. Stephen Norman, 53...
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...
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report on a serious refuelling incident that resulted in significant burns to a mineworker. The incident resulted when high flow diesel was pumped into a...
The Australian Rail Safety Regulator has issued and urgent alert to all railway operators following BHP’s runaway train incident. The regulator has highlighted potential risks with electronic...
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...
