An investigation report into the deaths of two men at Austar Coal Mine in 2014 has been released by the NSW Government. The men, James Mitchell, 49, and Phillip Grant, 35, died on April 15, 2014...
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Boggabri Coal and Whitehaven have been slapped with a number of fines by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment for environmental infringements. Boggabri received two penalty notices for...
The NSW Department of Industry are seeking a Director Mine Safety Operations, based in Maitland in the Hunter Valley. The Department of Industry is appointing a Director Mine Safety Operations to...
NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property Dominic Perrottet has announced a $1 billion workers compensation reform package in a win for injured workers, employees and business across the State...
New South Wales’ mining sector now has five new mining codes of practice. Developed under the National Mine Safety Framework in consultation with industry, unions and the Tristate Legislation Working...
The Fair Work commission rejects an appeal for a Moolarben mine worker following serious safety breaches on a mining shovel. Andrew Maunder was dismissed on 22 March 2014 from the NSW coal mine for...
NSW Mine Safety will host a series of safety workshops in February and March to educate the industry on proposed new design and performance standards for diesel engine systems used in underground...
An increase in the number of rollover incidents of load shifting plant recently has led to NSW Mine Safety issuing a Safety Bulletin. Most of the incidents led to operators suffering minor injuries...
NSW Mines Safety is holding a series of information sessions for anyone thinking of applying for a production manager certificate of competence. The information sessions are open to anyone...
The new health and safety law for NSW mining has been published and is now available online for the first time. The Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulation 2014, together with the Work Health and...

