Australasian Mine Safety Journal
Australasia's Leading Journal in Mining Safety
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Read ArticleReport released on haul truck fatality
The Western Australian mining safety regulator has released a report into a haul truck fatality at a Western Australian quarry. According to the WA Regulator, Andrew Herd died on 20 June 2019 when...
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Read ArticleExcavator fire at open-cut coal mine
An excavator fire at an open cut coal mine was extinguished using an onboard fire suppression system and additional support from a water cart. The NSW Resources Regulator has confirmed the...
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Read ArticleIndependence Group confirms fatality at Nova Operation
Independence Group NL (ASX: IGO) has confirmed that a contractor has died in Perth hospital following injuries sustained at the Nova Operation on 11 September 2019. The 57-year-old truck driver...
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Read ArticleWhitehaven Maules Creek ‘mauling’ by regulator
The Whitehaven Maules Creek mine has come under fire over its management of light vehicles and collision avoidance after a dozer reversed over an unoccupied light vehicle this past week....
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Read ArticleOrica talks about the future of blasting
Angus Melbourne, Chief Commercial and Technology Officer at Orica, spoke about the future of blasting, the innovation and automation changes happening at Orica at this year’s Austmine 2019...
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Read ArticleWearable Safety Device assists to avoid injury risk
Soter Analytics has developed a wearable safety device with sensor and app to coach industrial workers to avoid injury risk. New technology consisting of a wearable sensor and accompanying app...
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Read ArticleQld Government on the front foot for protection of mineworkers
Following the appalling safety records in Queensland mines over the last several years, the Queensland Government has finally committed to tighter controls on mine dust to protect mineworkers. The...
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Read ArticleWork health & safety harmonisation – WA finally gets on board
Mike Baldwin (Special Counsel) and Mike Morgan (Legal Intern) of Kott Gunning share their thoughts on WA’s move towards Harmonisation of Work Health & Safety Law. WA is finally getting on board...
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Read ArticleMechanical expert joins Components Only team
Hunter Valley mechanical expert Ray Davis will join mining and heavy equipment traders Components Only Components Only, which began in Brisbane and has since become a world leader in the trade of...
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Read ArticleSuspension seats | Myths vs Fact
A suspension seat what’s the fuss…… right? After all most of us only sit in one all day in the office or have done or still operate machinery for a living so what’s the big deal! The answer is a...
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Read ArticleBHP Annual Report on Safety
BHP has released its’ annual report today. There’s some good safety news and some bad from BHP. While it only recorded one direct fatality across its’ operations, the most notable is the increase...
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Read ArticleProspect Awards
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Read ArticleNew guide for working with silica
A new guide for working with silica has been released by Safework Australia. If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) who has workers (including yourself) that work with...
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Read ArticleMining industry needs 21000 new personnel by 2024
AUSTRALIA’s mining industry will require around 21,000 new on-site operational employees by 2024, according to a workforce forecasting report released today by the Australian Resources and Energy...
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Read ArticleNew technologies will see major disruption to frontline mining jobs
…but there’s an upside…many new jobs may be created. Harnessing new technologies in the mining, oil and gas industries will add $74 billion to the Australian economy by 2030 and create more than...
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Read ArticleBHP Saraji leadership team members stood down
Two members of BHP Saraji engineering leadership team have been reportedly suspended after providing false and misleading information to a mines inspector. AMSJ understand that the suspension...
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Read ArticleKomatsu South Flank project
Komatsu has announced the deployment of an unprecedented 41 new model Komatsu 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks, made autonomous ready, at BHP’s new South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of...
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Read ArticleConveyor Manufacturers Australia
Conveyor Manufacturers Australia (CMA) demonstrates its commitment to delivering best of breed conveyor solutions, by recently agreeing to a collaborative partnership with Australian-based...
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Read ArticlePositive communications highlighted in truck dozer interaction incident
The need to ensure positive communications on sites has been highlighted in a recent incident where a truck and dozer made contact at a tip head. But many other factors also came into play at this...
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Read ArticleQld Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation amendments
The Queensland Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld) is currently in the public consultation phase. The amendments proposed by the Bill will have...
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