A technology company has begun trialling one of the world’s largest mine haul trucks powered by hydrogen. Williams Advanced Engineering was recently procured by Anglo American to help develop a...
Category - Driver Safety
An automation specialist and multinational mining equipment provider have both won a tender to operate autonomous heavy vehicles at a metal mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. ASI...
Dozens of fly-in fly-out mine workers could have avoided a plane crash if airline workers did a more thorough inspection, a national transport safety investigator has said. The Australian Transport...
A mining services company has been accused of resorting to locking out its own employees to avoid negotiating a better deal. Greyhound Resources allegedly told workers they would be unable to return...
A construction machinery dealer has chosen an industrial area near a Western Australian coal mine to teach proponents how to use autonomous truck technology. WesTrac recently confirmed it would build...
A mine employee from Far North Queensland has been set free after police removed him from a plane for making threats. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed fly-in fly-out employee Andrew...
A multinational freight company has been swamped with tens of thousands of emails, forcing it to reconsider its successful tender for part of a $21 billion coal project in Central Queensland. Siemens...
A multinational mining company has been given the green light to proceed with a US$749 million (A$1 billion) iron ore expansion project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The State...
A multinational resources company has agreed to spend US$749 million (A$1 billion) on extending the life of one of its existing metal mines. Rio Tinto recently approved investing in its Greater Tom...
An engineering, construction and maintenance contractor has won a tender for the latest part of a $3.5 billion metal project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Part of the Acciona Clough...
An automotive technology company has found a way to power mining machinery on just a few volts. Electric Vehicle Systems and Technology (EVS&T) demonstrated a Toyota Landcruiser retrofitted with...
For almost a decade, CQ Rescue Health Services has been improving the safety, productivity, health and efficiency of workforces in Central Queensland. Employers in the mining, agricultural...