NSW mine inspections planned under safety blitz
Underground and surface mining operations throughout New South Wales will be put under the microscope in the coming weeks as the state’s resources regulator kicks off its annual safety blitz.
Read More
How do NSW mines stack up on safety?
An overview of the New South Wales mining industry’s health and safety performance throughout the 2023-24 financial year has been released.
Read More
Investigating the collision that caused a haul truck blow out
A collision at a New South Wales open cut coal mine has been investigated by the state’s safety watchdog, with important lessons on offer for the broader industry.
Read More
Join the Safe to Work network today
Does your business deliver innovative products, technologies or services that improve the health and safety of Australian miners?
Read More
The future of mining heads west
Perth’s largest mining event is preparing for another year of impact and innovation with tickets now on sale.
Read More
BHP joins regulator in haul truck collision investigation
A full investigation has commenced into a haul truck-excavator collision at BHP’s Mt Arthur coal mine in New South Wales.
Read More
Wet conditions to blame for haul truck collision
A scraper at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales skidded more than 50m before colliding with a haul truck in a recent incident that has drawn the attention of the state’s safety watchdog.
Read More
Loader trapped under coal stockpile a cautionary tale
A loader that became trapped under a collapsed coal stockpile last week has served as a reminder to industry of the need for caution when working around stockpiles.
Read More
The Trade Shade: Simplifying sun safety
The Trade Shade is an Australian-designed solution helping to keep miners safe from the sun.
Read More
How Perenti is putting safety first across its operations
Mining services giant Perenti has spent the first half of the 2024–25 financial year (H1 FY25) implementing a range of safety initiatives.
Read More
Trainee’s loss of truck control a valuable lesson
A haul truck at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales is reportedly undamaged after its operator, a new-to-industry trainee, lost control and skidded into a windrow.
Read More
Tipped dozer prompts warnings of rising trend
A dozer at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales that tipped onto its side last week has triggered a warning from the state’s Resources Regulator about a rise in similar cases.
Read More
Have your say on addressing mine site collisions
Consultation is now open on the draft of a guide that aims to address vehicle collisions in the New South Wales mining industry.
Read More
Lessons learned from haul truck fire
The New South Wales Resources Regulator has warned mines to assess the emergency preparedness of their operators after a driver re-entered a burning haul truck to retrieve his hard hat.
Read More
MinRes redeploys 780 Yilgarn workers
After officially closing the doors on its Yilgarn Hub iron ore operations in the Western Australian Goldfields at the end of 2024, Mineral Resources (MinRes) has been hard at work finding new homes for its workers.
Read More
Safe to Work May–June: Material handling
Are you taking a hands-on approach to safer material handling?
Read More
Mine fire inquiry finds notices issued more than halved
A new report has shown an uptick in mine fires in 2024, but official notices issued in response have decreased by more than 50 per cent.
Read More
Failure to look ends in dozer-haul truck collision
Workers at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales are reportedly uninjured after a wheel dozer reversed into a haul truck last week.
Read More
Safe to Work March–April: Employee wellbeing innovations
If Australia is to continue setting the pace in global mining innovation, its workforce must not only stay safe – it must thrive.
Read More
Fatigue behind overturned vehicle on haul road
A worker at an open-cut coal mine in New South Wales has escaped injury after an alleged micro-sleep led to a single-vehicle crash.
Read More