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AUTHORITIES are investigating a mining fatality in eastern Kentucky after a bulldozer went over an embankment while grading a road.
30/10/2008 |
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AN investigation into a coal mine explosion which left a worker with severe burns in Collie will resume on 30 October 2008.
30/10/2008 |
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THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has issued a safety alert after a worker was injured in a backhoe accident.
29/10/2008 |
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SULLAIR Australia is offering compressor training courses to boost operator safety and optimise maintenance procedures.
28/10/2008 |
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JTAGZ Australia has released safety inspection tags for the mining industry to track equipment inspection times.
27/10/2008 |
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THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has released a safety alert regarding the installation and maintenance of electrical equipment in underground coal mines.
27/10/2008 |
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THE Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has issued a safety alert after a worker was crushed between a light vehicle and a man basket.
27/10/2008 |
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SWICK Mining Services has been recognised for excellence in occupational health and safety for its Underground Diamond drill-rig at the Australian Mining Prospect Awards in Sydney.
24/10/2008 |
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WORKCOVER NSW is encouraging miners to take a ten minutes break at 10am each day to boost safety in Australian mines.
24/10/2008 |
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SAFETY inspectors will visit a Western Australian coal mine after a fire an on-site fire landed a worker in hospital.
24/10/2008 |
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THE Queensland government will conduct further studies on all mine sites that discharged water after flooding earlier in 2008.
23/10/2008 |
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A YOUNG girl found to have elevated lead levels in north-west Queensland has landed Xstrata back in court.
23/10/2008 |
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DISAGREEMENTS between the government and the Senate may delay a new workplace safety and workers’ compensation scheme.
22/10/2008 |
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EMPLOYERS are being urged to re-think health and safety standards as the number of women entering the mining sector continues to rise.
22/10/2008 |
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THE Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in the U.S has unveiled a new safety initiative designed to highlight the leading causes of mine fatalities in the 21st century.
21/10/2008 |
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CHUBB Fire Safety has landed contracts totalling more than $15 million to provide fire protection services to a number of Australian mining companies.
21/10/2008 |
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AUSTRALIAN Mining has named finalists in the ‘Excellence in Occupational Health and Safety’ category of its 5th annual Mining Prospect Awards.
20/10/2008 |
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THE death toll from a coal mine fire in northeast China has risen to 26 after rescuers retrieved another seven bodies.
17/10/2008 |
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A MINE services and rescue operations centre on the New South Wales south coast is being hailed as one of the best in the world.
17/10/2008 |
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SAFE Work Australia Week (SWAW) will be held this year from 19 to 25 October to stress the importance of safety awareness and action.
17/10/2008 |
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A U.S mine has posted positive results after installing digital communication and tracking systems to boost safety and productivity at its operations.
16/10/2008 |
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SOUTH Australia has welcomed Safe Work 2008, which will expand right across the state for four weeks to raise workplace safety awareness.
16/10/2008 |
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MINING companies operating major hazard facilities (MHF) will be affected by new legislation introduced to NSW on 13 October 2008.
15/10/2008 |
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A CORONIAL inquest into the death of a Queensland miner has pushed a forensic pathologist to recommend changes to the state’s autopsy procedures.
15/10/2008 |
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THE QUEENSLAND government is broadening its search for mines inspectors beyond Australian borders to boost health and safety in its mines.
15/10/2008 |
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As the inquest into a fatal rockfall in Tasmania in 2006 continues, the focus on underground mine safety has never been more paramount.
14/10/2008 |
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A PROVIDER of mine safety equipment has blown out its 60th candle as it celebrates its sixth decade providing safety equipment across the globe.
14/10/2008 |
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A SURVEY to boost safety at China’s tailings dumps will be completed by late October, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
13/10/2008 |
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AN inquiry into a former uranium smelter at Hunters Hill in Sydney has recommended thorough retesting of all properties on the former mining site.
13/10/2008 |
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A SOUTH Australian mining town will host its own information day as part of Safe Work Month 2008.
10/10/2008 |
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A TASMANIAN historian claims he has revealed the truth behind one of the largest mining disasters in Australian history.
10/10/2008 |
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A SURVIVOR of the Beaconsfield Gold Mine disaster is frowning upon a musical that replays events of the tragedy.
10/10/2008 |
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A WORKSHOP focusing on mine-life planning is set to hit Perth from 25 to 26 November 2008.
09/10/2008 |
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A URANIUM mining company’s plan to dump rubbish at a tip in the Flinders Ranges has sparked safety concerns and infuriated residents.
09/10/2008 |
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A MINER has been fined for an incident which resulted in the death of a colleague at BHP’s Cannington mine in 2006.
08/10/2008 |
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RECENT tests have revealed at least 12 children found to have high lead levels in Mount Isa earlier in 2008 are still at risk.
08/10/2008 |
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SAFETY management will top the agenda at the 2009 Safety In Action Conference to be held in Melbourne early next year.
07/10/2008 |
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HUMAN error leading to injuries and fatalities at mine sites will lead a debate at The Safety Conference, to be held in Sydney from 28 October 2008.
07/10/2008 |
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A METHANE blast at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine has claimed the lives of six miners.
07/10/2008 |
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A COAL miner has been killed at a coal exploration site in north Queensland.
03/10/2008 |
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AN inquest into the death of a BHP miner in 2006 is set to draw attention to company’s recent safety record.
03/10/2008 |
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THE Queensland government will charge mining, quarrying and explosives operations a Safety and Health Levy from 1 October 2008.
03/10/2008 |
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A COAL-rich province in China will dramatically reduce its number of coal mines over the next two years to improve mining safety.
02/10/2008 |
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THE QUEENSLAND Mines Inspectorate has released a report on mine site fires involving turbochargers in response to an increased incident rate.
01/10/2008 |
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THE MINING Industry Skills Centre has unveiled a games-based simulation training tool to boost mine site safety and minimise risk.
01/10/2008 |
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THE COAL miners’ union says a fine issued to a New South Wales mine owner should come as a warning to others neglecting occupational health and safety obligations.
01/10/2008 |