MACKAY’S Inspector of Mines John Sleigh and the Thiess Australian Mining General Manager Michael Rosengren have addressed attendees at the 21st Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference on the importance of mine safety.
The speakers explained some lessons learned from the incident at a mine project near Clermont in Central Queensland when a freak storm picked up a crib hut and threw it several metres, landing on its side, injuring people inside.
Sleigh says a number of practical lessons had been learned from the incident, including the need to remove bars from crib hut windows, which can impede rescue.
Rosengren claims one of the challenges to come from the incident was how to test the effectiveness of safety messages.
The conference is hosted jointly by the Queensland Government, the Queensland Resources Council and mining unions the CFMEU and AWU.
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