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DMIRS to protect children from abandoned mine shafts
DMIRS new Abandoned Mines Program School Shaft Project will protect the safety of children in schools located near abandoned mine shafts.
April 3, 2022 0 comment
Program to target workplace mental health
The WA Government has launched a grant program to help prevent mental health injury at work and promote positive work practices.
January 17, 2022 0 comment
Program to address workplace sexual harassment
The Western Australian Government has established a new program to address workplace sexual harassment and assault in the mining industry.
December 20, 2021 0 comment
DMIRS release mine closure completion guide
The DMIRS has released a new Mine Closure Completion Guideline to clarify tenement holders have met the criteria in their mine closure plan.
November 22, 2021 0 comment
Feedback sought on DMIRS code of practice
Western Australia’s Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has released a Draft Code of Practice: Mine safety management system, for public consultation.
October 25, 2021 0 comment
WA urges cyclone safety preparations
The Western Australia Government has urged mining companies to re-evaluate their safety plans in readiness for the 2021-22 cyclone season.
October 18, 2021 0 comment
Feedback sought on social hazards in the workplace
Western Australia’s Commission for Occupational Safety and Health is seeking public comment on a code of practice on psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
August 13, 2021 0 comment
WA mine safety defies study trend
A study Edith Cowan University (ECU) from has revealed that Western Australia’s mining industry has improved its safety outcomes as it has expanded.
May 10, 2021 0 comment
WA mining injuries increase during 2019-20
The Western Australian mining industry has experienced a rise in lost time injuries, according to Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety statistics.
February 3, 2021 0 comment
Falls remain top work risk: Safe Work Australia
Working from heights remains the leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries in Australian workplaces, according to Safe Work Australia data.
December 2, 2020 0 comment
WA mines department sheds light on underground loader accident
The Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has released details involving a fatal accident that involved an operator driving an underground loader in a Western Australian mine.
September 28, 2020 0 comment
WA advises against rope access systems on open pit slopes
The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has warned against the use of rope access systems on open pit mine site slopes, unless “absolutely necessary”.
August 31, 2020 0 comment
Northern Star underground operations struck by earthquake
Northern Star Resources’ operations at the Kanowna Belle underground gold mine in Western Australia have been impacted by an earthquake, the state’s mines department has confirmed.
June 30, 2020 0 comment
Cyclone Damien disrupts DeGrussa operations
Sandfire Resources has felt the wrath of Tropical Cyclone Damien after heavy rainfall left a section of the DeGrussa copper-gold mine in Western Australia flooded.
February 14, 2020 0 comment
Tips to brace for cyclone season
The cyclone season has arrived in regions of Western Australia, with mining companies urged to review their contingency plans for the term.
January 20, 2020 0 comment
Rio Tinto autonomous truck ablaze at Pilbara iron ore mine
Rio Tinto has confirmed that it investigated a fire that occurred on a haul truck at the Yandicoogina mine in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
December 9, 2019 0 comment
Tips for working in high-heat environments
Hot work processes, strenuous physical exertion and radiant heat from hot surfaces are key risk factors for employees working in extreme temperatures.
December 6, 2019 0 comment
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.
May 27, 2019 0 comment
Reversing the leading vehicle activity of WA incidents
A recent report by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) found that reversing was the primary vehicle activity that accounted for the largest number of collisions in Western Australia’s mining industry.
January 24, 2019 0 comment
Bullying, burnout in line for change among FIFO workers
Rates of psychological distress, workplace bullying and burnout were found significantly higher among fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers than their non-FIFO counterparts, one of Australia’s most comprehensive FIFO research studies has shown.
December 10, 2018 0 comment