The worker who died at the Boggabri Coal Mine yesterday morning was reportedly operating an open cabin cherry picker at the time of accident and was crushed up against a “metal structure”...
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Mine safety is a broad term referring to the practice of controlling and managing a wide range of hazards associated with the life cycle of mining-related activities. Mine safety practice involves the implementation of recognised hazard controls and/or reduction of risks associated with mining activities to legally, socially and morally acceptable levels.
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Miners from across the state’s mining regions have been awarded top honours at the highly coveted NSW Minerals Council Health and Safety Innovation Awards. The achievements of these miners were...
NSW Mines Safety is seeking public comment on a developed draft of the NSW Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulation 2014 as part of the public consultation process. According to a statement...
Preliminary investigations into the deaths of two miners at the Austar Coal Mine in the Hunter Valley in April suggest that the rib burst event was not related to a gas outburst. NSW Mine...
The driver of a dozer that slide into a waterlogged test hole at Bengalla Mine late last year, was not aware of the danger due to the fact that the hole was unmarked and that water from heavy rain...
Dates and venues for NSW Mine Safety’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Safety Seminars have been confirmed. “Our Dynamic Workplace” will be the theme for this year’s...
An open letter from Stewart Bell, Queensland Commissioner for Mine Safety and Health 2013-14 shaping up to be a dangerous year for mining contractors. It doesn’t have to be. Eight people have died...
NSW Mine Safety yesterday released a guideline for selecting and implementing collision management systems in mines. The guideline was developed through a working group of representatives from...
Two mine workers were lucky to escape with only minor injuries when a loader collided with the light vehicle they were travelling in at NSW underground mine late last year. A safety alert issued by...
A mix up in radio channels has resulted in a 100 tonne Caterpillar dozer reversing over a light vehicle at the Mount Arthur coal mine in the Upper Hunter of NSW. This is the finding of NSW Mine...
