DUSTCHEK dust suppressant from Earthco Projects will be joining the Tyre Crunch: Cost-efficient Haulage & Tyre Management Forum from 6 to 7 August 2009.
03/06/2009
SOUTH Australia’s Mineral Resources Development Minister Paul Holloway says BHP Billiton will have to address dust risks from any uranium mining expansion.
25/09/2009
CSIRO Exploration & Mining Chief Dr Mike McWilliams says that employee health and safety is increasingly recognised as a key benefit by enlightened companies.
30/07/2009
GREENS MLC Mark Parnell says that the Olympic Dam Expansion Environmental Impact Statement contains glaring omissions alongside startling impacts.
05/08/2009
A NEW water-conserving dust suppressant will hit the stands at this year’s Goldfields Mining Expo (GME), to be held at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club in October 2008.
18/08/2008
ENVIRONMENTALLY friendly, flame-proof conduits from Evcco have been used in the Epping-Chatswood Rail Link in NSW.
08/08/2008
HUNTER Valley doctor Tuan Au is concerned that dust from coal mines along with power station emissions are causing asthma among children in the region.
17/03/2009
BALD Hills State School parents are concerned that silica dust from the Neilsen’s proposed sand and gravel mining will harm their children.
21/08/2009
THE CSIRO has tested a dust scrubber for maintaining healthier mine environments.
27/07/2009
THE NATIONAL Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) says coal mine dust exposure is a significant predictor of emphysema severity.
07/08/2009
THE monitoring of lead dust emissions is being question as a leading metals miner gears up to export lead from Fremantle port in Western Australia later this year.
05/02/2009
THE QUEENSLAND Mines Inspectorate has issued an official safety warning regarding brake problems on on-highway trucks at mines.
01/10/2009
Industry and Investment NSW has released the results of a study into the levels of airborne dust found at the state's coal mines.
09/03/2010
A PROTEST at Felton attended by Senator Barnaby Joyce has attempted to rally support against Ambre Energy’s proposed open cut coal mine, petrochemical plant and power station.
11/08/2009
PENRICE has invited government toxicology experts to test dust from its Angaston limestone and marble mine to put to rest community health concerns.
09/03/2009
THE Australian Lung Foundation has released a report showing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is on the rise in Australia.
17/11/2008
The QLD state government will hold a memorial day to honour the lives of workers who have died in mining tragedies.
19/08/2008
THE NSW Mines Safety Advisory Council (MSAC) has unveiled plans to develop a fatigue risk management standard for the NSW mining industry.
03/11/2008
ACCORDING to a survey conducted by ComOps, reducing injuries, risk management and avoiding legal proceedings are the major occupational health, safety (OHS) and risk management concerns facing more than 80% of Australian organisations as they head towards the new year.
16/11/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has released a publication titled ‘Emergency Management in the Minerals Resources Sector’ which provides information on emergencies in mines.
28/07/2009