Making sure you meet your legislative requirements and that your workforce is qualified is important - especially when you deploy workers to remote sites.
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BHP highlights diverse culture as key to safety
BHP Western Australia iron ore asset president Brandon Craig says a diverse culture is critical to a safe and highly productive workplace.
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BHP delivers first production at high-tech mine
BHP has started production at its autonomous-ready South Flank iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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Electrification drives safer, streamlined operations
State of Play’s Electric Mine Consortium has coalesced several facets of mining to encourage an emission-free and safer future for the industry. Nickolas Zakharia writes.
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Women in STEM presence increases
The Australian Government’s 2021 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) equity monitor shows that the number of women in STEM roles has increased by 4 per cent since 2016.
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US institution to develop safer drones for mine inspections
University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) electrical engineering professor David Wetz and New Mexico Tech are developing a safer battery for mine and hazard inspection drones.
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Downer, Coates trial digital avoidance barrier
Downer has joined forces with Coates Hire and Sitech WA to trial a safety technology that prevents massive machinery entering restricted areas in real time.
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Chipatronic gives mining vehicles eyes everywhere
Safe to Work finds out how Chipatronic is visually arming mining companies with advanced camera systems designed to improve safety, productivity and compliance.
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‘Super’ sensors to detect imminent danger
University of Southern Queensland mechanical engineer Toan Dinh has developed sensors that are five to 100 times smaller than the width of a single human hair to help prevent injuries and fatalities on mine sites.
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Newmont to minimise technology distractions
Newmont chief technology officer Dean Gehring has warned that the introduction of new technologies can cause distractions on-site.
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Real-time asset availability becomes an affordable goal
Ctrack demonstrates that tracking assets is a means to many ends not limited to improving safety, project control, productivity and efficiency. All of this comes with the release of the Ctrack Asset range.
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Newcrest keeps up Lihir safety initiatives
Newcrest Mining has continued to roll out safer and more productive mining operations at the Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea.
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Epiroc, ASI Mining to automate Roy Hill haul trucks
Roy Hill is putting safety first at the Pilbara iron ore mine by signing a contract with Epiroc and ASI Mining to automate its mixed fleet of Hitachi and Cat haul trucks.
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Immersive Technologies drives OK Tedi performance
Immersive Technologies has partnered with OK Tedi to introduce a new way to assess mining operations, delivering the first fully-integrated Operator Performance Analytics (OPA) system.
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On track to improve mine safety
Ctrack managing director Jim McKinlay explains how telematics and data can increase vehicle safety standards.
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Telematics technology central to road safety
The rising number of commercial vehicles on Australian roads has led to more fatalities, crashes and poor driving attributable to heavy vehicles.
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Five key trends influencing drone development in mining
Drone technology is affecting the global metals and mining industry, with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) increasing in popularity in recent years.
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Crane systems to get an uplift with robotics
Australia's robotics researchers are partnering with Brisbane-based technology company Verton Australia to turn a crane into a smart robot.
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Ctrack boosts drivers safety with latest technology
With the mining sector consistently working to improve safety in the industry, telematics can play a key role in reducing risk for drivers on site.
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Alcoa boosts training effectiveness with virtual reality
Alcoa has followed in the steps of the army, navy and air force, which use VR to undertake training for high-risk tasks at its alumina refineries in Western Australia.
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