Authorities are investigating how a mine employee became injured despite safeguards in place. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) wants to know exactly how a runaway, light vehicle recently...
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Employers might have to postpone ordering a heavy duty pickup truck, if its Asian maker cannot prove occupants will be very safe during a crash. Nissan Motor Corporation’s five-star safety...
A multinational resources company found a lack of notice caused a workplace injury in northwest Queensland. Glencore confirmed a production bomber recently crushed his finger while relocating an...
The NSW Resources Regulator will start an intensive awareness campaign that specifically targeted mine workers to address the risk of collisions involving heavy mining equipment. The NSW Resources...
The future of mining mobility is being advanced at Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue), with the successful operational deployment of autonomous light vehicles (ALV’s) at the Company’s mining...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported an accident at an open cut coal mine where a light vehicle being driven by a contractor collided with a barrier on the edge of a mine access road. The barrier...
Two miners have been killed after a dozer collided with a light vehicle at the Suncor Oil Sands site in Canada. In a statement released to AMSJ by Mining Contractor ClearStream Energy (TSX: CSM), the...
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...
West Australian mining services supplier Murray Engineering and global technology giant Siemens have collaborated to develop a ground-breaking high-powered electric vehicle charging station for use...
Australasia’s independent vehicle safety consumer advocate, ANCAP SAFETY has welcomed the release of the Australian Government’s Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) to reduce the trauma caused by light...