In February the Western Australian Government will host the Reducing Approval Times forum, or the “as low as reasonably practicable” (ALARP) and “so far as is reasonably...
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Despite five tragic deaths, the overall LTI frequency rate in Western Australia’s mining sector improved by 8 per cent in the 2013-14 financial year, according to new statistics released by the...
Some light vehicles used in mining that have 220 volt three pin socket outlets installed in the back are not fitted with the required residual current device (RCD) protection, according to WA’s...
Safety inspectors were laughed at by Roy Hill mine project workers after raising safety concerns during an audit, according to documents from the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). The audit...
The Pilbara Iron Company has been charged in relation to the death of a mine worker in 2011 by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). Mr Brent Glew died on 16 August 2011...
The reporting of high-potential incidents on Queensland mine sites rose just over 15 per cent in the last financial year compared to the year before. Mines Minister Andrew Cripps, told a budget...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has charged Crushing Services International Pty Ltd (CSI) in relation to the death of a Pilbara mine worker in August last year. Electrician Kurt Williams died...
Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum has charged Inline Engineering Services Pty Ltd and The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd in relation to an incident that occurred in July...
With more than 3000 dangerous goods security cards due to expire in July, and several thousands more over the following months, Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum is...
WA’s Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has just released a study undertaken in 2013 into the causes of mining fatalities in Western Australia from 2000 to 2012. In the 13 years covered by...
