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Xstrata Mount Isa Mines does not believe that it exceeded the regulatory limit for lead concentration during the December quarter last year.
23/02/2010 |
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ACT Attorney General, Simon Corbell MLA, has launched a new suite of material from the Work Safety Commissioner focusing on workplace bullying.
22/02/2010 |
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WORKCOVER NSW has produced Hazard a Guess, an eLearning tool said to lower injury rates in young workers.
22/02/2010 |
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COMCARE has announced there are only 200 places left to participate in its 2010 National Seminars, which will explore workplace safety culture.
22/02/2010 |
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A PUBLIC consultation process has begun on how best to improve safety regulations in South Australia’s mining industry and align them with other jurisdictions.
18/02/2010 |
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China's coal production safety record has improved over the past 10 years, with annual fatalities at coal mines falling from a peak of 6,995 deaths in 2002 to 2,631 in 2009, the Xinhia News Agency has reported.
18/02/2010 |
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With new occupational health and safety legislation placing ever more onerous responsibilities on production and senior managers, ensuring plant safety and minimising risks has never been more important.
16/02/2010 |
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The Mine Safety Operations Branch of the NSW Department of Primary Industries has released a safety alert concerning the installation of light vehicle service hoists at minesites.
16/02/2010 |
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The Mine Safety Operations Branch of Industry & Investment NSW has issued a safety alert following the over pressurisation of a longwall hydraulic system, which resulted in the catastrophic failure of hydraulic isolation valves and other fittings in the pump station.
16/02/2010 |
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The hoist failure at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine last October may end up costing the company as much as US$200 million in lost revenue.
12/02/2010 |
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Following the NSW Workplace Safety Summit in 2005, the NSW Government committed the NSW mining industry to reducing the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries by at least 40 per cent by 30 June 2012.
11/02/2010 |
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The Queensland Government has charged two mines in the State’s north west for what it calls serious environmental harm.
11/02/2010 |
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BHP Billiton has reported that one of its workers at its Escondida mine in Chile has died due to injuries sustained while operating a cathode stripping machine at the electrowinning tankhouse on site.
11/02/2010 |
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The Queensland Government has reaffirmed its commitment to improved safety and health for small mines and quarries.
10/02/2010 |
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Australia's largest professional Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) gathering, the Safety in Action Conference, is slated for Melbourne in April this year.
09/02/2010 |
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A new website, Mining Family Matters, has been launched across Australia to provide free support and services for the families of miners.
09/02/2010 |
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Editorial and marketing strategy specialists The Word Press has launched a free analysis service for executives of industrial, transport and mining companies.
02/02/2010 |