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...
Tag - MINES
Our mines archive provides information on relevant mines throughout Australia and internationally. Information in our mines archive may extend to aspects of mine production, exploration, development, mine safety.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union secretary Steve McCartney has criticised WA’s Chamber of Mines and Energy for denying that a link exists between the FIFO lifestyle and an increased...
An industry-wide drug sting began yesterday with major iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group assisting WA Police search employees and contractors travelling to FMG’s remote Christmas Creek mine...
Studies have shown fatigue reduces reaction times, attention spans and causes more accidents than alcohol. With that sobering thought in mind a new program is looking at how NSW mines are managing...
Mine workers are the most dissatisfied workers in the country and the second most likely to be contemplating a change of organisation according to the latest Roy Morgan survey. Public Administration...
From 1 January next year (2015) mine operators in South Australia will be required to submit incident reports and quarterly work health and safety reports to the new online National Mine Safety...
A section of the Koolan Island iron ore mine off the Kimberley coast of WA is now flooded to sea level after it’s sea wall collapsed on Tuesday. No one was injured by the breach and all non...
A spotter in a hurry almost caused a ‘slap, snap, shoot’ explosion at a Western Australian mine site, according to the latest Significant Incident Report from Resources Safety. The...
An incorrectly installed ladder led to a worker at an open cut coal mine sustaining spinal injuries when he fell from a grader, according to a new report from NSW Mines Safety. The report states that...
Gobsmacking photos have been released of a massive sinkhole, 30-40 meters in diameter, that has given locals living near a potash mine near the Ural Mountains in Russia a nasty surprise...
