Komatsu Rutherford, in New South Wales, has won a safety award for building equipment that is safer for its workers. The company won the ICare June Aware safety award for mechanising a process that...
Tag - mining and safety
Mining and safety are inextricably linked to the protection of workers in the mining environment. Mining practices have been known to claim the lives of mine workers for hundreds of years. By applying effective hazard control mining and safety can be linked positively.
Two pieces of rib fell into a work area on a continuous miner while a worker was roof bolting. One worker was installing roof bolts on the right-hand side of the miner when a piece of rib (1 m long x...
A multi-terrain skid-steer loader rolled onto its side. The machine had crested a windrow and turned. Recommendations to industry: Stand-off distances between face equipment must be clearly defined...
A drill rig breached a windrow adjacent to the edge of a 50 m highwall. It was reported the drill operator was focused on positioning the machine at the time and was unaware of the drill’s...
MinEx health and safety workshops Both workshops in Invercargill are now full. However, if there’s enough interest we will put on a third, so please get in contact asap if you would like to...
Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition (QME) 2018 has announced over 230 exhibitors will be attending this year’s event, this is an increase of 41% on QME 2016 and includes global industry...
Harnesses and other height safety gear should be cleaned regularly to minimise odour build-up, increase service life and remove any potentially degrading materials.
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...
