NSW Mine Safety is holding a series of information seminars for anyone considering applying for a certificate of competence to be a supervisor at an open cut coal mine. The information sessions being...
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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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Australasian Mine Safety Journal would like to apologise for a photograph used incorrectly in a story posted on this site on 19 December 2013. The story concerned a Central Queensland company...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum today issued special directions ensuring that the Fortescue Metals Group tightens safety procedures following yesterday’s fatal incident at the Christmas Creek...
A steep rise in the number of fires reported in underground mines in NSW has prompted NSW Mine Safety to issue a special warning about the alarming increase. An recently conducted analysis has found...
Nine out of ten coal mining deaths in Queensland over the past decade have been contractors and not full time employees, according to a new report from the Queensland Mines Inspectorate. The alarming...
The schedule for safety certificate of competence candidate briefing sessions in 2014 has been updated and is now available on the NSW Government’s Mine Safety website. The candidate briefing...
Queensland’s rapidly-growing petroleum and gas industry is being asked for its views on a new fee structure that aims to make compliance simpler, and provide a stable funding base to deliver critical...
WA’s Resources Safetywill be conducting a series of Mines Safety Roadshows throughout the month of October. The Roadshow will visit Geraldton, the Pilbara, Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Perth. This...
Comment is being sought from miners on proposed amendments to Queensland’s mine safety and health legislation. The proposed reforms include: an increase in the number of coal industry safety...
An investigation report has been published for a serious inrush incident that occurred at Cadia East mine in central NSW. The inrush resulted from a build-up of water and cuttings in a blocked...
