A new technical standard, ISO 23875 (ISO/DIS 23875) Mining — Operator enclosures — Air quality control systems and air quality performance testing are likely to bring about a range of significant changes on how equipment designers and mine operators...
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In a new $2.4 million research partnership between the University of South Australia, LaserBond, and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), experts are set to develop some...
Summer is upon us and managing heat stress and heat illness are important issues for mines. Stewart Masson writes about first responders treatment of exertional heat illness on site. Heat Injury is a...
Falls from heights has been identified as a key safety risk in Australian workplaces by Safework Australia. Data shows that in 2019, 21 Australian workers died from falls at work. Falls from height...
A High Court appeal against a landmark decision on the nature of casual work will further unfairly delay justice for mineworkers twice found by the Federal Court to have been employed unlawfully as...
Traditionally in mining, the focus has been on the everyday running costs of large machines operating on site while the daily costs associated with light vehicle operations is often overlooked...
Safework NSW has reported a fatal incident where a tipper truck has rolled over a mechanic in Tumut. According to the report, a 50-year-old mechanic suffered fatal crush injuries, whilst working on...
Curtin University and The University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a new Professional Certificate Program that will increase understanding of the modern mining industry in Australia and open...
ABB is launching ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for hoists, a suite of mine hoist safety products that brings the highest level of personnel and equipment safety available to the mining industry. The...
Have you heard about the new standards in cut risks and ratings for safety gloves? Let’s face it, glove material technology and testing methods have significantly improved over the last 15 years. And...
The NSW Resources Regulator has teamed up with the National Parks and Wildlife Service to target illegal fossicking in the Torrington State Conservation Area. Resources Regulator’s Director of...
Three new mining skills project hubs announced today will deliver better training and assessment faster to help create thousands of new apprenticeships and supercharge the development of Australia’s...
IndustriALL Global Union and PIRC (Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd.) hosted a virtual round table, bringing together BHP worker representatives with investors in the company to...
