Heavy traffic, large machinery and dangerous environments make safety a constant challenge at a mine. Hexagon AB, a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, knows the risks its...
Tag - Vehicle Safety
The increasing use of telematics in heavy road vehicles is changing driver road safety behaviours and providing insurers and heavy road vehicle operators real-time data on road safety conditions but...
A US-based teenager has developed a unique blind spot reduction system that may have application in reducing pillar blind spots and improving operator field of view in mining vehicles. 14-year-old...
The need to ensure positive communications on sites has been highlighted in a recent incident where a truck and dozer made contact at a tip head. But many other factors also came into play at this...
Situational awareness is now a key element of many mining safety programs across the industry. As an internalised safety protocol on many mining sites, it serves as an important element of a good...
Over the last month a number of light vehicle manufacturers have issued recall notices. Mitsubishi and Toyota have jointly recalled more than 750,000 passenger vehicles sold in Australia...
By John Ninness Across Australia’s mining and energy sites many operators of light vehicles assume load capacity stated by the manufacturer is safe for for operation of the vehicle however, recent...
New research by Defence researchers has found caffeine marginally reduces driver drowsiness but significantly reduces driving errors. Chief Defence scientist Dr Alex Zelinsky said the study formed...
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