A recent incident involving a hand-held bolter being used in an underground coal mine in New South Wales has sparked warnings from the state’s Resources Regulator.
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The New South Wales Resources Regulator has released a paper on compliance with the new crystalline silica provisions that came into effect on September 1.
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The top prize at the 2024 Australian Underground Mines Rescue competition has gone to Anglo American’s Queensland Moranbah North mines rescue team.
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NT WorkSafe has issued a warning to workplaces in the Northern Territory to prepare for severe weather as cyclone season officially begins on November 1.
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Two incidents involving collisions between heavy mine equipment at New South Wales mines last week have prompted the state’s Resources Regulator to call attention to the importance of adherence to critical controls.
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Anglo American has collaborated with frontline workers to develop a new fatal risk management (FRM) program, one free of ‘another added layer of red tape’.
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Mine safety incidents at NSW open cut and underground coal mines, as well as an underground metals mine, have drawn the attention of the state’s Resources Regulator.
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For most of July this year, a fire blazed underground at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland, prompting one regulator to investigate the potential risk at other mines.
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Three incidents at New South Wales coal mines last week have prompted the state Regulator to issue mine safety warnings to the sector at large.
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The New South Wales Resources Regulator is urging mine operators to share a recent cautionary tale with workers to bring attention to correct brake procedure.
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