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Cardan shaft brake

Authority issues runaway truck alert

A motion inhibiting system can fail and cause uncontrolled heavy vehicle movement, transport officials warned. Authorities recently cracked down on cardan shaft park brakes that do not prevent...

Vehicle rollaway

Vehicle rollaway at mine site

The NSW Mines Regulator has reported a vehicle rollaway at a mine site. The Regulator’s release said ‘An unattended light vehicle moved an estimated 250 metres from where it was parked...

dangerous incident when crane rolls on ramp at nsw coal mine

50 tonne crane rolls on ramp

In a dangerous incident this week a 50-tonne crane rolled on a ramp at NSW mine after losing its’ brakes. The NSW Resources Regulator has reported that a 50-tonne slew crane rolled while...