Blackwoods informs Safe to Work that the reclassification of welding fumes as carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer calls for mining industry action before it’s too late.
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Nominations for the 2019 Prospect Awards are open
The 2019 Australian Mining Prospect Awards, one of Australia’s premier mining industry events, is accepting nominations for the top talent in each category until August 9.
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Rio Tinto co-builds ‘Silicon Valley of mining’ in WA
Rio Tinto has backed the Western Australian Government’s election commitment and first-ever strategy for enhancing the state's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) capabilities.
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Mobile equipment top cause of mining fatalities
The single highest cause of fatalities in 2018 was mobile mining equipment, albeit the drop in the number of fatalities two years in a row across mining companies.
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Five tips for requesting a pay rise
More than half of Australians expect a pay rise this year, creating tension when employers plan to offer a reduced increase.
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Communication: The maintenance planners’ best friend
Communication is a vital component in coordinating and executing planned maintenance. Maintenance planners and schedulers have frequent lines of communication with on-site superintendents and supervisors, other planners, and most frequently, suppliers.
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Industry urged to challenge common perspective on tailings
Recent high-profile tailings dam failures are threatening the mining industry’s control of its destiny, according to the director of the geotechnical engineering centre at the University of Queensland, David Williams.
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Qualified medical professionals provide on-site confidential consultations
Skin Patrol was founded in 2004 for two purposes: firstly, to increase both the awareness and the early detection of skin cancer, and secondly, to enable businesses to generate positive employee goodwill with their staff.
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Coal mine workers to undertake dust health checks
The New South Wales Resources Regulator is urging current and former coal mine workers to maintain regular health screening after investigating a former coal mine worker diagnosed with a mixed dust disease in 2017.
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Seven steps to prospecting in Western Australia
The 2019 prospecting season is expected to be busier than ever, with the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) having issued 1480 miner’s rights this year.
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Mine safety and lightning strikes focus of Curtin research
Curtin University is hosting two experts who will conduct research aimed at helping keep mine sites safe from lightning strikes.
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Picture evidence shows Pike River finally re-entered
The Pike River coal mine in New Zealand has finally been re-entered after a series of delays and failures over the past eight years.
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TED lifts more than safety standards
Nivek Industries has found that the Tracked Elevating Device, or TED, is lifting morale, efficiency and quality of life for fitters in mines all over the country.
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Anglo American surveys female employees over state of facilities
Anglo American’s survey of female equipment and facilities at some of its central Queensland coal mines have created a backlash among its participants, according to CFMEU Mining and Energy.
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Industry leaders raise opportunities for next-gen female students
Rio Tinto has partnered with the University of Queensland (UQ) to give female students an opportunity to experience life as an engineer for a day.
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Pike River mine re-entry suspended again
The long-awaited re-entry to the Pike River coal mine has been delayed after the New Zealand Government made a commitment to return in November 2018.
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Safe Work to halve exposure limits for respirable dust
Safe Work Australia is expected to recommend that the regulated occupational exposure limits for respirable dust be slashed.
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Women in Industry Awards announce 2019 finalists
The 2019 Women in Industry Awards have revealed finalists from across the mining, engineering, manufacturing, process control and commercial road transport industries.
The finalists were selected and evaluated
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Hummingbird Electronics sensors focus on driver safety
The Hummingbird audio alert system when combined with any dual axis inclinometer offers and unmatched safety solution.
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Peabody considers North Goonyella future after fire impact
Peabody Energy's financial performance in the March quarter has been dented by a fire that broke out at the North Goonyella coal mine in Queensland.
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