In May 2018, a worker received severe head injuries while removing a hose from a 100 tonne pressure vessel. Initial inquiries indicate the worker was bleeding the vessel when he was struck on the...
Tag - mine safety in Australia
Australia is the world’s leading country in mine safety practice. As one of the world’s largest export miners, Australian mines have evolved to become the safest in the world. Mine safety in Australia is characterised by a worker-management consultative approach, hazard identification and risk reduction. Mine safety in Australia has contributed to improvement in a range of developing nations including India, China, PNG, Turkey and parts of South America.
The mining community needs to educate, communicate and collaborate across the entire ecosystem of government, educators, the community, employees, customers, shareholders and other stakeholders in...
Queensland’s resources sector is powering jobs growth across the State with mines re-opening, exploration surging and exports rising said the Queensland Resources Council (QRC). QRC Chief Executive...
Source NSW RR – Applicants for a blasting explosives user licence (mining class) reference for open cut coal mines can attend the written examination on Wednesday 5 September. Further...
The latest NSW Resources Regulator’s Compliance Priorities report follows on from the January to June 2018 report by outlining revised key priorities identified as areas of concern. These updated...
Union Media Release The ETU has called for immediate Government intervention into the State’s solar farms after finding Philippino workers were being paid just $30 per day on 400 class visas to do...
LED Signage and paging communications systems might seem like an odd combination of products for one company to supply but when you think about it both are about communicating safety messages...
IT IS the common mining and construction hazard that causes upwards of 40,000 deaths globally each year and is so hazardous it recently ranked number two in SafeWork NSW’s 100 ‘priority...
Health and Safety Certification programs have been running for 30 years in the UK, USA and Canada. Safety Institute of Australia CEO David Clarke describes how the Institute is now certifying...
Safer outdoor switchboards are potential life-savers An innovative Queensland engineering firm has become the first in Australia to gain NATA certification for a safer outdoor switchboard design they...
