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Mideco solves indoor dust problem with new revolutionary technology
Introducing… the Bat Vent. This revolutionary technology protects workers who might not realise that they are in fact indirectly exposed to harmful dust.
October 14, 2021 0 comment
Mideco’s Bat Booths are now effectively combatting dust in Ecuador
Mideco’s industrial dust collection products are used in a wide range of industries worldwide.
September 13, 2021 0 comment
Mideco is beating the dust battle again
Mideco has always specialised in the design and manufacture of dust suppressing devices.
July 13, 2021 0 comment
Bat Booths 2.0 are travelling to Ecuador
Mideco prides itself in the design, manufacture, and supply of products for dust control. Its market not only targets Australian companies but goes around the globe. This time Ecuador is being enticed by Mideco’s star product, the Bat Booth 2.0.
June 11, 2021 0 comment
Real-time dust monitoring on haul roads
Acoem Ecotech has launched an environmental monitoring system that pinpoints dust hotspots on haul roads. It is the latest technology to bolster the mining industry’s dust suppression system.
May 3, 2021 0 comment
ESS helps miners keep their dust down
Airborne dust poses health, safety and environmental risks. Engineering Services & Supplies’ (ESS) range of dust suppression sprays, sealing and belt support systems and chute design provides a customised solution to reduce its clients’ dust problems.
March 18, 2021 0 comment
Thiess, Glencore leverage real-time dust control
Thiess has worked with Glencore to develop a range of controls that ensure the impact of dust, noise and blasting at the Mt Owen coal mine in New South Wales is minimised.
February 26, 2021 0 comment
Mine worker respiratory illness highlights need for PPE
A mobile plant operator at the Maules Creek coal mine in New South Wales has been diagnosed with a lung disease after working in the mining and non-mining sectors for more than 35 years.
February 5, 2021 0 comment
LSM sets OH&S standards in cabin dust exposure
LSM managing director Peter Woodford explains how the company is helping miners breathe easier, providing operator comfort and ensuring their heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system lasts longer with cabin filtration and pressuriser technologies.
January 20, 2021 0 comment
NSW adamant to keep dust exposure low
The New South Wales Resources Regulator has updated its key compliance priorities for the first half of 2021, while retaining respirable dust as one of its targets.
January 4, 2021 0 comment
NSW commences real-time silica monitoring trial
New South Wales is trialling a technology to accurately monitor silica dust levels in the air, following the introduction of a tightened exposure standard for silica this year.
November 13, 2020 0 comment
Super-activate water tackles finest dust particles
Global Road Technology has pioneered a dust suppression chemistry that is effective against coal dust in longwall and continuous miner operations.
November 9, 2020 0 comment
MinRes on path to reduce diesel reliance
Mineral Resources (MinRes) is assessing its climate-related risks and opportunities due to the growing expectations of its investors.
October 22, 2020 0 comment
Dust control on haul roads: Using water vs binder treatment
This explainer video takes a look at the risks associated with relying on water alone to suppress dust on haul roads and the benefits of using a road management system instead
October 21, 2020 0 comment
What you need to know about reducing risks of lung disease
For many years the focus was on safety at mine sites with prevention of injuries and fatalities. Now there is growing awareness that long term health issues such as lung damage from dust has gone under the radar.
October 15, 2020 0 comment
Newcrest combats mental health with Thinking Well program
Newcrest Mining has introduced a program called Thinking Well to address mental health and the challenges COVID-19’s had on its employees.
October 6, 2020 0 comment
Mideco fends off secondary dust exposure, COVID-19
Dust control engineering specialist Mideco combats two central problems for mine operators – dust exposure and body temperature spikes – with a single solution: Bat Booth 2.0.
September 21, 2020 0 comment
Sweeping Dust-A-Side from pit to port
The mining industry is working hard to meet ever tightening standards on dust suppression, which can be a problem across mine sites from processing plants to haul roads. Dust-A-Side discusses its range of dust suppression solutions for all areas of the mine site.
September 17, 2020 0 comment
Balancing operational objectives with social licence
Envirosuite is combining artificial and human intelligence to create environmental intelligence, using meaningful data to make educated decisions for the best operational and social outcomes.
September 14, 2020 0 comment
QLD puts coal, silica dust under tighter limits
Queensland’s reduction of respirable coal and silica dust limits have taken effect after announcing its commitment late last year.
September 4, 2020 0 comment