WorkSafe Victoria last week convened a meeting between staff from five of the state's key mining operations to discuss safety procedures and hazard management.
12/03/2010 |
The Queensland DEEDI has undertaken a project to sharply reduce the number of vehicle collisions on mine sites.
09/03/2010 |
THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy released a Safety Bulletin late last year about the lack of effective brakes on rigid on-highway trucks being used in off-highway conditions at mines.
15/01/2010 |
The New South Wales Minerals Council has voiced its support for the decision by Australia’s Federal, State and Territory governments to agree on a national occupational health and safety (OH&S) framework.
15/12/2009 |
THE NSW Department of Primary Industries has released a guide to the development and implementation of a Fatigue Management Plan for the mining industry.
08/12/2009 |
Over the past few years, automation has proven to be an important tool in the management of safety inspections. It enables effective identification of major OH&S risks.
07/12/2009 |
A new safety guide line has been released to assist the mining industry monitor and manage the risk of fatigue.
04/12/2009 |
The WA Safety Show has been confirmed for late August 2010.
30/11/2009 |
A Darwin man has died after an underground mining accident involving a truck.
24/11/2009 |
THE death toll from a Chinese coal mine explosion on the weekend has risen to 92, according to state-owned media reports.
23/11/2009 |
RESPONSIBILITY for safety in underground mines must be the responsibility of everyone in the workplace - the owners, employers and all employees, according to NZ energy company Solid Energy.
19/11/2009 |
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 |
THE team from Perth-based Xstrata Nickel Cosmos has emerged victorious at the CME (Chamber of Minerals & Energy) Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition held in the Western Australian Goldfields over the weekend.
11/11/2009 |
A GLOBAL supplier of lifting cushions is expanding distribution in Australia of products that respond to a Coroner’s call for high capacity airbags for mine safety and rescue.
05/11/2009 |
HONEYWELL has announced that its Honeywell Enraf Servo Gauge has received SIL-2 certification from TUV Rheinland for use in safety applications, such as tank overfill protection, that help prevent hazardous incidents in bulk-liquid storage facilities.
04/11/2009 |
INDUSTREA has announced its appointment of Wadam Industries as the distributor in China and Mongolia for Filter Technology Australia filtration systems, adding to the company’s range of ‘best of breed’ mining productivity and safety equipment in the world’s top resources market.
27/10/2009 |
TWO organisations, a DHS youth justice program, and a Health and Safety Representative from inner city Melbourne have all been named finalists in the prestigious WorkSafe Victoria Awards 2009.
26/10/2009 |
THE QUEENSLAND Mines Inspectorate has ordered twenty trucks off the road after a safety audit.
22/10/2009 |
THE MINISTER for Industrial Relations, John Hargreaves has rejected claims by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Unions (CFMEU) that the ACT Labor Government "had voted for laws" which impact Occupational Health and Safety.
21/10/2009 |
MINING professionals are being asked to participate in the upcoming Electrical Arc Flash Technical Forum which has been created to help drive our industry towards the completion of the Australian standards for arc flash safety.
20/10/2009 |