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Miners injured in electrical incident

Thursday 27 November 2008

Two men have received flash burns at BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal's West Cliff coal mine in an incident involving an electrical transformer.


Circuit breaker range extended

Wednesday 25 June 2008

ABB has announced an extension to its Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) range so that five different tipping characteristics are available across the full range.


Sustainable development policy

Monday 23 June 2008

HMG Westhill will discuss its sustainable development philosophy on Stand 9051 at QME 2008.


Water mist fire fighting system

Friday 06 June 2008

FOGTEC has launched a land-based water mist fire fighting system that uses pure water as its extinguishing agent.


Power on for tunnel projects

Tuesday 06 May 2008

With its ability to supply fully integrated packages Ampcontrol has recently been selected to supply temporary power distribution and short term hire systems for a number of major tunnelling projects.


Direct-to-drive whitepaper

Tuesday 11 March 2008

ROCKWELL Automation has released a white paper, which describes a drive design which can eliminate the use of isolation transformers in drill rig operations and platforms.


Exposed terminals electrocute

Tuesday 11 March 2008

THE Queensland Mines Inspectorate has issued a safety bulletin after an electrician was electrocuted from contact with exposed 240 volt to earth cable terminals on the back of a voltmeter.


Substation power for Hope Downs

Monday 13 August 2007

ABB will install a $13.5 million substation for Rio Tinto which will provide power to the Hope Downs iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.


HDI current monitoring relays available

Friday 23 September 2005

The new Crouzet HDI range of monitoring relays available from ITC Products offers an innovative and flexible solution for current monitoring.


Miners injured in electrical incident

Tuesday 01 January 1980

Two men have received flash burns at BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal’s West Cliff coal mine in an incident involving an electrical transformer.


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