Following a 2017 review of incident data that showed a consistently high number of fires occurring on mobile plant each month the regulator initiated a project to provide useful data to industry about fires on mobile plant; to review and update guidance material; and to prepare a long-term strategy with the aim of reducing the number of fires on mobile plant. This is an ongoing project.
A report, In-service fires on mobile plant, was presented at the Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar in September 2017 that concluded that ‘there is a need to continue to improve the reliability of the fire protection characteristics of mining plant’.
A further outcome of this project was a commitment to publish quarterly data on fires on mobile plant. The latest Quarterly report – Fires on mobile plant for the period April – June 2018 is now available on the Resource Regulator website or alternatively via direct download using the link provided below.
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