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SAFETY-TOOLS

Suspended safety

Tuesday 23 December 2008

In a bid to enforce mine safety, Australian Standards have been updated to ensure all safety harnesses are designed with a frontal, fall arrest rated, attachment point. The Fall Protection Manufacturers Association secretary Gordon Cadzow writes for Australian Mining.


Contract Miner of the Year Finalist: Leighton Contractors

Thursday 04 December 2008

Leighton Contractors is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


URS shows 4sight

Monday 01 December 2008

Engineering and environmental professional services firm URS, won the Australian Consulting Engineers Association’s national award for Education and Training for its 4sight Safe Behaviour Program.


Excellence in Environmental Management Finalist: Alcoa

Thursday 27 November 2008

Alcoa's Huntley Mine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for their commitment to environmental standards during the construction of a new crusher site.


Innovation is automation

Wednesday 26 November 2008

Atlas Copco has developed an automated mining machine which automates the task of cable bolting to prevent rockfalls.


DPI's safety concern

Friday 14 November 2008

A spate of incidents on separate minesites where employees have been seriously injured has forced the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries to release a safety bulletin highlighting the importance of sound mine safety practices.


Modular safety lighting

Tuesday 11 November 2008

Treotham Automation has launched the Elfin modular safety lighting range, which includes warning lights, access illuminators and machinery cabinet lights.


Safety the winner at CME awards

Tuesday 11 March 2008

A MODIFICATION to drilling equipment, a new method of removing oil filter housings, and a lifting jig for bearings, have received accolades from judges in the 2008 Chamber of Minerals & Energy (CME) Safety and Health Innovation Awards, announced recently at CME’s annual Occupational Safety and


Serious wrench injury

Monday 11 February 2008

A FITTER has been seriously injured after a hydraulic torque wrench struck him in the head.


Power tools warning

Friday 31 August 2007

THE New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSWDPI) has released a safety warning following a number of electric shock incidents


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