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New training facility to ensure miner safety
Queensland’s Central Highlands has opened a new training facility designed for intricate mine rescue challenges. The Queensland Mines Rescue Service (QMRS) station will ensure worker safety stays at the forefront of the industry. “The most important thing to come off any Queensland resource site isn’t the coal or minerals– it’s the workers,” Queensland Resources Minister … Continue reading New training facility to ensure miner safety
April 22, 2022 0 comment
SmartBar sets the standard for site safety
With an array of light vehicles travelling across a mine site all day, ensuring pedestrian safety is crucial and when it comes to safety, SmartBar is in a league of its own.
March 24, 2022 0 comment
ECU doing the research to keep miners safe
Maintaining the safety of workers is the number one priority on a mine site, and having the right procedures, software and education is crucial in ensuring every worker goes home safely.
February 7, 2022 0 comment
Defeating electrical fires with Fire Forensics
Fire Forensics senior investigator Vicky Dayalan explains how mining companies can prevent electrical fires with regular maintenance.
November 8, 2021 0 comment
A chat with John Furner, Pegasus’ head of mining services
From our beginnings in the Hunter Valley mining industry in Australia, the Pegasus team has extensive knowledge of the sector’s unique challenges.
November 1, 2021 0 comment
BHP backs BluVein trolley-charging technology
BHP has joined a group of major miners supporting early trials of BluVein’s ‘next-generation’ trolley-charging technology.
October 18, 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
Newmont sets safety standard with autonomous haulage
Newmont has implemented a fully autonomous haulage fleet at its Boddington gold mine in Western Australia, becoming the first gold miner in Australia to do so.
October 10, 2021 0 comment
Major miners and OEMs unite on autonomous safety
A new whitepaper highlights the importance of having a system safety approach towards autonomous mining as technological advancements continue to underwrite the mining industry.
October 4, 2021 0 comment
Mining sector enacts safety measures after earthquake
Victoria was hit with a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Wednesday last week, prompting the suspension of operations at the Woods Point gold project and A1 mine.
September 27, 2021 0 comment
Solutions emerge from Gregory Crinum incident
The Resources Safety & Health Queensland (RSHQ) has provided recommendations to prevent incidents like what recently occurred at Gregory Crinum coal mine from happening again.
September 27, 2021 0 comment
New Epiroc drill rig a game changer for safety
Epiroc has launched its new Boltec M10 and Boltec E10 drill rigs, two machines set to boost rock reinforcement and safety on mine sites.
September 17, 2021 0 comment
BHP records 11 per cent injury decrease in past year
BHP reported a 3.7 total reportable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) for the 2021 financial year, down from 4.2 the year before.
September 17, 2021 0 comment
Investigations into Prominent Hill accident continue
Operations at the Prominent Hill mine in South Australia have resumed following suspension last week due to an incident involving a Byrnecut employee working underground at the OZ Minerals site.
September 13, 2021 0 comment
All Qld resource industries to take part in safety resets
Resource workers across Queensland are participating in site safety resets over the coming months.
September 13, 2021 0 comment
JESI software offers mining a COVID Safe Commute Plan
New software will enable mining workers to digitally log their journeys to and from any geographic location, improving the communication and tracking of employees in the industry.
September 10, 2021 0 comment
Fibre optic research to make resource extraction safer
Researchers from Curtin University in Western Australia are working on technology that will improve the safety of resource extraction in the mining industry.
September 10, 2021 0 comment
IGO records 22 per cent injury decrease in past year
IGO reported a 13.2 total reportable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) for the 2021 financial year, down from 16.9 the year before.
September 3, 2021 0 comment
Respect@Work reforms to stamp out sexual harassment
The mining industry now has a dedicated framework to eliminate sexual harassment once and for all, with the Australian Government passing the Respect@Work reforms.
September 2, 2021 0 comment
New Dyno Nobel technology improves blasting safety
Dyno Nobel’s CyberDet I and BlastWeb technology aim to eliminate human presence in hazardous underground mining environments, optimising operational safety.
September 2, 2021 0 comment