Harnesses and other height safety gear should be cleaned regularly to minimise odour build-up, increase service life and remove any potentially degrading materials.
Tag - mine safety Australia
Mine Safety Australia is emerging as an important part of mining in Australia. Australian companies are looking at innovative practices and equipment to improve their safety performance in Australia. The introduction of robotic autonomous haul trucks has contributed to a reduction in fatal incidents in Australian mines where they are operating. Australian mine safety innovation leads the world in gas monitoring, automation, real-time hazard monitoring and other technological developments.
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/00958 Summary: A haul truck was parked up and shutdown due to rain. The operator remained in the cab. After about an hour, the truck rolled forward 30 to 40 metres...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/00982 Summary: A large, steel component fell from a truck while being secured. The truck driver was on the opposite side of the vehicle at the time. Recommendations...
Serious injury | SinNot 2018/00993 Summary: A rubber-tyred dozer was damaged when a rock fell from a highwall. The dozer was working underneath the pre-split high wall conducting clean-up work for...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/00994 Summary: A dozer was damaged when it reversed into an excavator bucket. The dozer was ripping the floor for the excavator when it reversed as the excavator...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/00998 Summary: An unplanned movement occurred when three longwall roof supports advanced after automation was activated. The automation parameters were incorrectly...
Serious injury | SinNot 2018/01023 Summary:The windscreen of a loader smashed when a rock hit it. An excavator was operating at the top of a face casting material in a single pass down four benches...
Dangerous incident | SinNot 2018/01028 Summary: A light vehicle rolled after contacting a light vehicle bund. The driver reported having a microsleep while returning to the muster area at the end of...
Reporting notifiable incidents for failure of pressure safety valves when identified as safety critical elements at Major Hazard Facilities
What is the issue? WorkSafe’s High Hazards Unit has recently been notified of rollover incidents involving the use of trucks in open cast mines, alluvial mines and quarries. The trucks involved range...
