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 |
A new safety guide line has been released to assist the mining industry monitor and manage the risk of fatigue.
04/12/2009 |
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 |
MINING contractor Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has published an article detailing the best practices to sustainably dispose of tailings at mine sites and processing plants.
12/11/2009 |
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 |
DELOITTE says it is important to manage fatigue as a key risk for organisations seeking to maximise workplace performance while minimising the workplace accidents that currently cost millions of dollars a year.
26/10/2009 |
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 |
FERNO Australia has announced the launch of its 2009/10 emergency and rescue product catalogue for use in the mining industry.
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 |
INDUSTRY and Investment NSW has released a discussion paper on a system which would see mine safety in NSW further improved.
19/10/2009 |
MINING companies are being urged to book SunSmart workplace education sessions to ensure the health and safety of their workers.
12/10/2009 |
THE WRAN Mine Safety review conducted several years ago raised concerns about fatigue in the mining industry.
06/10/2009 |
ENERGY and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor says the safety of workers and the environment are paramount to the Victorian Government.
28/09/2009 |
TREASURER Troy Buswell is an opponent of the Federal Government’s plans to streamline occupational health and safety laws and introduce a national system.
23/09/2009 |
A NUMBER of free seminars for the mining industry are being held in Victoria as part of WorkSafe Victoria’s annual Work Safe Week, which runs from 26 to 30 October 2009.
22/09/2009 |
MINERS, their families and friends attended the second annual Miners Memorial Day in Brisbane's Roma Street Parkland on 19 September 2009.
21/09/2009 |
TRADE Minister Stephen Robertson announced Queensland will lead a coal mine safety demonstration project near Beijing that showcases and aims to export Queensland’s expertise in mines safety to China.
18/09/2009 |
A NEW Internet-based on-line safety sign shop is using recycled materials, sustainable design principles and printers driven by solar power to manufacture signs used in the mining industry.
16/09/2009 |
SAFEWORK SA is investigating a mining industry fatality that occurred at a mine at Mount Compass.
09/09/2009 |