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ADVANCED Braking Technology says that many mining vehicle accidents caused by brake failures.
29/05/2009 |
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WORKSHOPS and the practical tools needed to solve Queensland's biggest workplace safety challenges will be a drawcard of the Queensland Safety Show when it returns to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from 16 to 18 June 2009.
29/05/2009 |
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THE DEPARTMENT of Mines and Petroleum has released an official safety warning after the failure of light vehicle steering box shaft.
28/05/2009 |
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THE 2009 Queensland Resources Expo (QREX) trade exhibition will feature Mining Industry Skills Centre’s industry first safety training tool.
28/05/2009 |
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RIO Tinto Alcan has been fined almost $200,000 for exposing mining workers to certain risks and subsequently jeopardising their safety.
27/05/2009 |
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THE ACTU says the resources sector will be targeted as part of the union movement's campaign to phase out individual employment contracts.
27/05/2009 |
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GEODYNAMICS has announced that Habenero 3 at the company’s Joint Venture Innamincka project has been brought under control after an explosion on 24 April 2009.
26/05/2009 |
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QUEENSLAND'S Conservation Council (QCC) says that it is concerned that flooding in Queensland may cause meaning toxic waste could run from flooded tailings dams.
26/05/2009 |
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MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has welcomed reports of a new uranium development but says that the government will not sacrifice health and safety with a ‘develop at all costs’ mentality.
25/05/2009 |
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APACHE Energy has used Federal Court action to block disclosure and use of certain State information by the joint State-Federal inquiry into last year’s Varanus Island gas pipeline explosion.
25/05/2009 |
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ALCAN pleaded guilty at Darwin Magistrates Court on 20 May 2009 after a man suffered severe burns at its Nhulunbuy mining site in 2007.
22/05/2009 |
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A LEAK from pipe at the Great Australia Mine has contaminated the Coppermine Creek in Cloncurry, which has caused a safety concern for residents.
22/05/2009 |
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THE FAMILY of a girl who has been found to have elevated blood lead levels is suing Xstrata Mining.
21/05/2009 |
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XSTRATA has temporarily closed its George Fisher zinc mine in Mount Isa, following the death of an employee on 19 May 2009.
21/05/2009 |
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MINING Logic Solutions has signed an exclusive global license agreement with CSIRO Exploration and Mining to commercially develop the Nexsys real-time risk management system.
20/05/2009 |
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IVERNIA says that it expects to return to exporting lead carbonate concentrate from its Western Australian Magellan mine through the port of Fremantle in the third quarter of 2009.
19/05/2009 |
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THE QUEENSLAND Conservation Council has cautiously welcomed Santos’ use of coal seam gas water to grow plants.
19/05/2009 |
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WORKCOVER NSW has announced their annual recruitment drive for workplace safety inspectors will start in May 2009.
18/05/2009 |
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WORKSAFE Victoria is urging business owners to be wary of people offering safety services or selling advertising in publications that might not exist.
18/05/2009 |
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DRIVER Skills Australia are providers of advanced, defensive and 4wd courses Australia wide and now offer a nationally recognised qualification with selected courses including the courses delivered on-site at mines around Australia.
18/05/2009 |
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AMCER has announced that registrations are now open for its short course on Human Error and Risk Behaviour which will be held in Newcastle, New South Wales between 3 and 4 August 2009.
18/05/2009 |
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THE CONSTRUCTION, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has welcomed the Federal Government’s $3m budget investment in mine safety.
15/05/2009 |
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THE PEOPLE of Mackay have raised their concerns over the storage of explosives in the region.
15/05/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has developed a prototype technology for measuring and reporting an individual’s fatigue which could improve mining safety.
14/05/2009 |
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WHOLE Body Vibration is a common problem in the mining industry that jeopardises the health and safety of mine vehicle operators.
14/05/2009 |
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THE US Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration has released its safety reports detailing mining incidences resulting in fatality between 7 April and 4 May 200.
13/05/2009 |
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GEODYNAMICS has provided an update on the safety situation after a geothermal well explosion on 24 April 2009 at its Habanero 3 well site at its Innamincka Joint Venture project in South Australia.
13/05/2009 |
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DURATRAY says that in most mining and quarrying operations, the truck operator works an 8-hour shift where they are exposed to a high noise in a confined space.
12/05/2009 |
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DURARTRAY says that Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is a major cause of injury and health problems to workers in mines.
12/05/2009 |
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BLUEWATERS Power Station workers have stopped work and are undergoing lung testing after fly ash leaked from the facility.
11/05/2009 |
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THE MINE Safety Operations Branch of the NSW Department Of Primary Industries has released an official safety warning following the structural failure and collapse of drill rig mast.
11/05/2009 |
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MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has announced that the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) will carry out the final stage of investigations into the Varanus Island gas explosion.
11/05/2009 |
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JUSTICE Duncan McMeekin has dismissed Walter Mining’s application to discount evidence given by a union member on a safety incident.
08/05/2009 |
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CBH Resources says that it has reported excellent safety performance in the third-quarter to March 31.
07/05/2009 |
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BHP Billiton has lower iron ore production this fiscal year on the spate of safety incidents at its operations.
07/05/2009 |
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THE WESTERN Australian Mines Minister, Norman Moore says that BHP Billiton’s safety record could never become public.
07/05/2009 |
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THE NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council’s has met in Cessnock to push forward an agenda to make NSW a world leader in mining occupational health and safety.
06/05/2009 |
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GEODYNAMICS has provided an update on the safety situation after an well explosion on 24 April 2009 at its Habanero 3 well site at its Innamincka Joint Venture project in South Australia.
06/05/2009 |
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VALE is utilising simulator technology to improve mine safety at its Moatize coal project in Mozambique through hi-tech training.
05/05/2009 |
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MINERS spoke of issues including safety at work at the annual Labour Day march in Rockhampton, Queensland.
05/05/2009 |
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WORKSAFE Victoria has developed an information document giving an overview of how inspectors deal with specific issues at a workplace.
04/05/2009 |
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BHP Billiton is using a specially developed telescopic handler attachment to improve safety at its Mt Arthur Coal mine, New South Wales.
01/05/2009 |