The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Application to Mining Workplaces and Coal Workplaces) Regulation 2008 has expanded, with consequences for mining workplaces and coal mines.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has released a safety alert urging all mines to maintain their elevated work platforms after two workers were injured during routine maintenance work on an underground coal mine.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has released a safety alert urging all mines to be vigilant when using tyre inserts after a RAM car operator was forced to evacuate his vehicle when a white smoke-like substance billowed from the rear of the car.
A seriously injured miner went unnoticed for three hours after falling off an elevated platform.
A MINER’S arm was amputated recently after becoming entangled in a steel rib mesh and rotating drill steel.
THE New South Wales (NSW) coal boom is set to continue with several major new coal developments approved
A NSW mine safety authority has announced two incidents of crane operators accidentally releasing crane hooks.
A NEW section o the NSW DPI Mine Safety website has presentations from NSW DPI seminars and conferences.
THE New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSWDPI) has released a safety warning following a number of electric shock incidents
A RECENT incident at a Queensland coal mine has highlighted the unplanned movement of plant as a safety issue, according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries