MINES and Energy Minister Stephen Robertson has announced that Queensland has scored an international coup by being selected to manage a major new mine safety demonstration project in China.
Robertson says that the state department's Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station (Simtars) has been appointed by the Commonwealth to manage the joint Australia-China project at the Xuandong coal mine, 150km from Beijing.
The mine will showcase Australian mine safety technology, training and education in risk management; and adopt leading practices and technologies to minimise mine injuries and fatalities. The first team of Australian mine safety experts have already travelled there to undertake a safety audit - the first step towards Xuandong mine achieving world's best safety practice.
The Minister says that the lessons learned at Xuandong will set new standards for mine safety at other coal mines in China and around the world.
Robertson claims that winning the project was an international coup for Simtars, a world leader in cutting-edge mine safety and health technology, and the Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.
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