One mine disaster in Australia could have been much worse and there were lessons learned that are applied today to prevent a re-occurrence. In 2006 a small earthquake created a disaster for miners at...
Category - Health & Safety
Every country with a mining industry has a disaster to speak of, and New Zealand is no different.
The mining industry has come a long way. While some of that is thanks to strict health and safety regulation, a lot of it can also be contributed to the use of remote-controlled equipment taking care...
5 Of The Most Dangerous Jobs In Australia Heading out into the workforce as a teenager just finished school, you probably didn’t have a great deal of knowledge about working, or about what...
Top 10 worst mine disasters in the world Thousands of lives have been lost in the mining industry over the centuries, and while every disaster is a tragedy, some are far worse than others. ...
THE 2018 Queensland Mining Industry & Health and Safety Conference (August 19 -22) returns for its 30th year, with a long-standing mission to unearth the latest innovations in mining safety. The...
Harnesses and other height safety gear should be cleaned regularly to minimise odour build-up, increase service life and remove any potentially degrading materials. And it is not appropriate to soak...
Wellbeing has been rated as the most important priority by global energy and resources (E&R) respondents to the latest Deloitte Human Capital Trends report, with 85 percent saying it is important...
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has developed a new hazard register, which presents the findings from 53 serious injury or serious incident investigations undertaken...
Some may be aware that mining is a dangerous occupation, however, what people might not know is that it has the third highest fatality rate of any industry, with 9 workers dying each year. Although...
IN January this year, two brothers from Sarina near Mackay died after being overcome by fumes while cleaning inside a tank used to hold molasses. The incident that left a community and a family...
The Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Amendment Regulation 2018 (the Amendment Regulation) is made under the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 (the Act)...
