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Martin Engineering delivers online conveyor training
COVID-19 has introduced a number of hardships on bulk material handlers, including limiting their options for critical training to improve conveyor safety and productivity.
December 16, 2020 0 comment
Fenner Dunlop takes safety procedures full circle
Fenner Dunlop’s highest priority has always been safety due to the exposure its workers have to hazardous equipment and work environments. Safe to Work finds out how Fenner Dunlop has put the focus on its people to ensure safe operations.
November 23, 2020 0 comment
BMA leadership program addresses coal safety
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has commenced its supervisor development program in Queensland to set workers up on the path of leadership in 18 months.
September 28, 2020 0 comment
Sandvik Digital Driller facilitates operator training
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has revised its operator training simulator, Digital Driller, for drill operators and maintenance teams.
September 21, 2020 0 comment
Prepare for the unexpected with tailored emergency response training courses
Being prepared for potential accidents is a vital skill for miners when working at heights, underground or with chemicals and explosives. Australasia Fire & Emergency Response College is training workers to deal with a range of common mine accidents and dangers.
September 7, 2020 0 comment
Viion targets rapid response skills through virtual world training
Accelerated trends of autonomy in mining and increased reliance on data have pushed training to the fore to ensure workers have adequate skills. Viion reveals the most critical training areas and why.
July 20, 2020 0 comment
NSW mines undertake COVID-19 emergency exercises
The New South Wales Resources Regulator has completed a virtual emergency response exercise with mines from the Cobar and Nyngan areas.
June 19, 2020 0 comment
Managing an ageing workforce: Healthy transition to retirement
The median age of a worker in the mining industry is 40 years, so it’s important now to consider the specific needs of a workforce over 40.
January 31, 2020 0 comment
South Australia to welcome BHP-backed clean energy centre
South Australia will host an industry-backed training ground for minerals industry experts in the areas of sensing and data science.
November 4, 2019 0 comment
AR/VR light the future in mine safety
Honeywell combines the brimming potential of augmented reality and virtual reality into an outcome-driven safety solution for the mining industry. Vanessa Zhou reports.
October 15, 2019 0 comment
Experiencing the expanses of mine sites here and now
A drive to overcome the barriers of entry to virtual reality technology has driven the formation of a strategic, intercontinental partnership that has created the HazID platform.
October 2, 2019 0 comment
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.
September 23, 2019 0 comment
Future of mining to benefit from $12.5m national research centre
Australia will see a $12.5 million national mining research and training centre led by the University of Adelaide to bolster the country’s future mining operations.
September 2, 2019 0 comment
BHP lines up future employees through ‘School of Rock’ program
BHP has launched a training program “The School of Rock” at its Olympic Dam site in South Australia, which is dedicated to training people without mining experience.
September 2, 2019 0 comment
Sandvik launches underground simulator for safer drilling
Sandvik has introduced an operator training simulator to provide a compact and flexible solution to safely train teams on the DD422i, DD422iE and DT922i drill rigs.
March 3, 2019 0 comment
Train to engage
White Dog International director Wesley Dobbin tells Safe to Work how he caters his training programs to the individual differences between mine sites.
January 14, 2019 0 comment
Safety, training, production optimisation in heavy industry
Safety performance does not have to come at the expense of profitability when mine sites experience a reduction of incidents and downtime. Instead, profitability can be improved when safety, training and production are optimised.
November 19, 2018 0 comment
Immersive Technologies upgrades simulator range for machinery training
Simulators not only help workers operate mining machinery, but also give them the skills to stay safe. Safe To Work looks at a new simulator on the market.
November 5, 2018 0 comment
Introducing Goal Zero on-site safety training to save time and spotlight preventable accidents
Global high-pressure hydraulics leader Enerpac is introducing to Australasia new on-site safety training designed to optimise the uptime and performance of widely used tools while spotlighting workplace hazards and preventable accidents.
October 25, 2017 0 comment