Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/00998 Summary: An unplanned movement occurred when three longwall roof supports advanced after automation was activated. The automation parameters were incorrectly...
Tag - safety in mining
Safety in mining’s objective is to remove health and safety risks to mine workers, safety in mining practice may also focus on the reduction of risks to plant (machinery) together with the structure and orebody of the mine. Safety in mining practice should focus on the control of hazards to personnel, plant & equipment and the mine’s core assets.
Serious injury | SinNot 2018/01023 Summary:The windscreen of a loader smashed when a rock hit it. An excavator was operating at the top of a face casting material in a single pass down four benches...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/01028 Summary: A light vehicle rolled after contacting a light vehicle bund. The driver reported having a microsleep while returning to the muster area at the end of...
Hydraulics are incredibly useful and have given us the ability to overcome massive obstacles, accomplish unimaginable goals, and make every day jobs much, much easier. However, they are not without...
Reporting notifiable incidents for failure of pressure safety valves when identified as safety critical elements at Major Hazard Facilities
What is the issue? WorkSafe’s High Hazards Unit has recently been notified of rollover incidents involving the use of trucks in open cast mines, alluvial mines and quarries. The trucks involved range...
Wellbeing has been rated as the most important priority by global energy and resources (E&R) respondents to the latest Deloitte Human Capital Trends report, with 85 percent saying it is important...
New geoscience research and data shows western Victoria may have deposits of copper, gold and other metals that could be the catalyst for a new wave of investment and jobs.
Dangerous Goods Significant Incident Report No. 01-18 and Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2018 Gasket rupture at processing facility results in gas leak Summary of incident On 6...
We have accepted enforceable undertakings from air conditioning and refrigeration company Airtech Limited, and vegetable packaging and marketing company NZ Hot House Limited, following an incident in...
