Coal Services recently observed two significant milestones, celebrating its twentieth anniversary as well as the centenary of its predecessors. The organisation prides itself on its ongoing...
Category - Safety Consultants
Equipment failed without notice due to inadequate hazard evaluation, an investigation found. A side discharge conveyor suddenly collapsed without warning at an undisclosed screening plant on 4 August...
MINE WORKER TO MINE BOSS – It is common for many employees in the mining industry to start at the grass-roots level and transition to a range of supervisory and management roles in various...
Behaviour based safety is an advanced safety management technique employing observation/feedback sessions as the primary motivator for behaviour change. Behaviour in safety management refers to the...
The following case study is an extract of an investigation report prepared by the NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit: “Investigation into a serious drill rig accident at Ashton Coal Mine on 12 August...
Spotlight on cultural safety | There is that awful rapping of the knuckles on the door. It usually has to be repeated 2-3 times; the manager always seems to knock ever so quietly. Why do you think...
Why do so many people still get hurt at work? Is human error a real thing? Most incidents don’t happen because the person didn’t know the hazard was present or what controls were required. Incidents...
Can you tell us a bit about your background in safety? My first exposure to workplace health and safety was through my role as CEO of the global safety consultancy, Sentis, where I was able to work...
Every now and then I meet people who claim that what is needed to improve safety is ‘strong and visible safety leadership’. I sort of get what they mean with ‘visible leadership’ (that leaders can be...
A man who falsified OHS qualifications forged a diploma and then worked as a health and safety coordinator has had his weekly compensation payments reinstated after being summarily dismissed for...
With 150 people now confirmed dead and more than 200 still missing, the collapse of Vale’s Corrego de Feijao tailings dam has sent a shockwave across the global mining industry in respect of...
Following changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law late last year, there is some confusion as well as a number of common misunderstandings within the transport industry about certain OHS-related...
