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THE MINISTER for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore says BHP Billiton has presented safety measures to the Minister following a spate of accident at its mining operations.
31/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Workers Union says Rio Tinto is jeopardising its workers safety by not letting them no where they stand.
31/03/2009 |
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A MAN has been injured at the Ashton Creek Coal Mine in Glennies Creek, New South Wales.
31/03/2009 |
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THE DEPARTMENT of Mines and Energy has released an official safety warning on the subsequent changes to regulations and mining industry practice.
30/03/2009 |
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WESTERN Australian police have released details on an operation conducted in March 2009.
30/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Worker’s Union (AWU) says all BHP Billiton’s Western Australian mining operations should be closed and independent audits conducted due to the miner’s appalling safety record.
26/03/2009 |
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SOUTH Australian Opposition says the lack of State Government support for the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is jeopardising mine safety.
26/03/2009 |
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THE DEPARTMENT of Primary Industries (DPI) says cattle famers affected by the overflow of toxic water from Queensland mines are planning to take legal action.
25/03/2009 |
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GAIL Blazely has lodged a claim to the Supreme Court at Rockhampton in an attempt to sue The Mac Services Group, for compensation for injuries, she says, were attained due to her heavy workload.
25/03/2009 |
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MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore says the Western Australian Government has no plans to reduce the role or limit the powers of the Environment Minister in the mining approvals process.
24/03/2009 |
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TECHS4BIZ Australia says 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 Occupational Health & Safety risks and is suitable for the mining industry.
24/03/2009 |
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THE MUSEUM of Human Disease is showcasing a selection of blackened lungs from coal miners.
24/03/2009 |
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MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore met with BHP Billiton management to discuss safety.
23/03/2009 |
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) says it is investigating some of Queensland’s biggest mines for environmental breeches.
23/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has released a report on what defines the safe, serviceable and repairable damage of a building from mining.
20/03/2009 |
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BHP Billiton has been heavily criticised for its poor safety record after another worker was killed on one of its mining sites on 19 March 2009.
20/03/2009 |
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PILZ managing director Frank Schrever says safety and productivity are compatible and can also boost productivity if the safety measures are worked into the very design of manufacturing plant.
19/03/2009 |
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PERILYA Mining says it had nothing to do with the spillage of possible contaminants into a creek near its Mount Oxide Mine.
19/03/2009 |
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GLOBAL Positioning and Tracking System (GAPT) says mining companies are its main clients.
18/03/2009 |
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BALLARAT residents are concerned about the safety of deep mineshaft no longer in use.
18/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Uranium Association says it hopes to reopen the debate on nuclear power.
17/03/2009 |
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HUNTER Valley doctor Tuan Au is concerned that dust from coal mines along with power station emissions are causing asthma among children in the region.
17/03/2009 |
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CORONER Rod Chandler has exonerated the company and the state government of any responsibility for miner Larry Knight’s death at the Beaconsfield gold mine disaster in 2006.
16/03/2009 |
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A FIRE and Emergency Services spokeswoman has announced that there has been a fire in a machinery shed at the Iluka mine site on 16 March 2009.
16/03/2009 |
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THE NORTHERN Territory Government says it is concerned that 100,000 litres of contaminated water is seeping from a tailings dam at the Ranger Uranium Mine.
16/03/2009 |
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THE DEPARTMENT of Mines and Energy has issued an official safety warning following an incident wherein a suspended load fell causing the amputation of all the toes on a worker’s foot.
12/03/2009 |
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A TRAIN loaded with coal headed for Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal has crashed into stationary wagons at Coppabella Yard.
12/03/2009 |
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PILZ Safe Automation Technology says its technical support enables design and maintenance engineers to save time and money in both new projects and existing plant.
11/03/2009 |
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THE DEPARTMENNT of Mines and Energy has released a safety alert for drillers in the mining industry.
11/03/2009 |
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THE BRISBANE arm of SAFEmap International has launched its innovative DELTA Safety Values Program to the Australasian market which is suitable for the mining industry.
10/03/2009 |
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THE WEST Australian Environment Minister Donna Faragher says the transport of lead through Fremantle will not threaten public health.
10/03/2009 |
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PENRICE has invited government toxicology experts to test dust from its Angaston limestone and marble mine to put to rest community health concerns.
09/03/2009 |
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NSW Department of Primary Industries mine safety operations branch director Rob Regan has issued a warning for all mines with truck-loading systems using a storage bin and automatic or radio remote-control systems.
09/03/2009 |
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WORKSAFE Victoria has commenced projects to review the explosives regulations which concern blast operations within the mining industry.
06/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has released a report on titled, Analytical Tools For Managing Rock Fall Hazards In Australian Coal Mine Roadways.
05/03/2009 |
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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation says a profession in mining is safer than fishing.
05/03/2009 |
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THE GREENS candidate urges voters to think of their children’s futures and safety before they vote for a party which would allow uranium mining in Queensland.
05/03/2009 |
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THE MINING Innovation Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) is currently researching new methods of detecting and visualising seismic and microseismc hazards in underground mines.
04/03/2009 |
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BHP BILLITON Illawarra Coal says mining won’t jeopardise the safety of the Hume Highway, New South Wales.
04/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Institute of Company Directors says the country’s inconsistent health and safety laws are a hazard to them.
03/03/2009 |
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QUEENSLAND’S Minister for Public Works Robert Schwarten has announced the Bligh Government will address issues raised in a new study into the water quality impacts of mining in the Fitzroy River Basin if it is re-elected.
03/03/2009 |
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INTERNATIONAL mine safety authorities are raising concern over the affects of low-seam coal operations on miner’s knees.
02/03/2009 |
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THE US Mine Safety and Health Administration says JH Fletcher’s roof-bolting machine can improve safety for underground miners.
02/03/2009 |
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WORKPLACE Standards Tasmania has defended itself against allegations that its mining inspectorate division is failing the state and in need for reform.
02/03/2009 |