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New State Mining Engineer of Western Australia Announced

Andrew Chaplyn has been appointed Western Australia’s 11th State Mining Engineer. Mr Chaplyn, who is also Mines Safety Director at the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP), will take over the role...

49% of mine site deaths in WA are first year employees

WA’s chief resources safety regulator sent a strong warning to industry workers and companies at the 2013 Mines Safety Roadshow in Geraldton on Monday, following its study into 13 years of WA...

WA Mine Safety Roadshows start next week

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...

Crackdown on poor management in the Pilbara

Management and supervision at mine sites in the Pilbara is being scrutinized by the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s (DMP) Mines Safety Branch during a targeted campaign this month. The crackdown...

New manual for fatigue management

NSW Mines Safety has released a new fatigue management evaluation manual  to help workplaces evaluate the existing capacity, culture and approach to managing fatigue in the workplace. The manual is...