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Falling risks at opal mine shafts

Three recent incidents have generated significant concern regarding the implementation and use of safe systems of work associated with accessing and egressing from open shafts and shaft security in...

New Safety Benchmarks Set To Enhance Productivity

Mining operations have emergency response teams to ensure incidents with the potential to threaten lives and assets are responded to. These emergency response teams often assist with nearby emergency...

Safety Bulletin - drive shaft fire

ALERT: Subcontractor buried under gravel

A worker had a fortunate escape after being buried in gravel tipped from a truck at an East Tamaki, Auckland, work site this morning. It is understood the man, a subcontractor, became trapped under a...

Safety Bulletin - drive shaft fire

ALERT: Tipper ram breaks hitting truck cabin

A sub-contractor was tipping a load of waste product from recent storm damaged roads, when the load shifted putting extreme pressure on the single lift ram. The ram broke and hit the truck cabin...

OHS rules in mining truck drivers rules

RUOK? trucks into local mine

A 50 tonne mining truck has been transformed into a symbol for mental health awareness at New Hope Group’s Jeebropilly Mine near Rosewood, Ipswich. The mine service truck is the coal mine’s most...