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.
30/09/2008
VICTORIAN safety investigators have yet to identify what caused the batter in an open cut coal mine in the Latrobe Valley to collapse last year.
12/02/2008
A SHIFT supervisor at the Wollshed Gully underground gold mine in Ballarat made his way to the bottom of a ventilation shaft and used his mobile telephone to raise the alarm after the mine’s roof collapsed trapping 27 miners.
12/02/2008
WorkCover NSW has published new Major Hazard Facilities (MHFs) regulations in the NSW Government Gazette.
17/07/2008
Major steps in the consistency of workplace health and safety laws in the NSW mining industry have come into effect.
11/09/2008
A NEW section o the NSW DPI Mine Safety website has presentations from NSW DPI seminars and conferences.
28/09/2007
Atlas Copco has released a range of energy efficient oil-injected compressors.
04/04/2008
Pressing water regulation from state and federal governments will force the mining industry to adopt comprehensive water measurement and accounting systems.
16/09/2009
VICTORIAN safety investigators have confirmed that carbon monoxide poisoned several contract employees at an underground mine in the State last year after they re-entered the mine following a production blast.
12/02/2008
The Industrial Relations Commission has released its review of the Mines Safety Act (1994).
21/04/2009
MOST employers these days understand they must provide a safe workplace, but how do you know what’s acceptable OHS practice when even the experts and guideline creators don’t always agree? *Amanda Hecimovic writes
01/08/2007
South Australia's construction, mining and petroleum industries are facing a new regime which will require the review and possible testing of fill before it is moved from site to site.
01/09/2008
Minerals Council of Australia CEO Mitch Hooke comments on the Australian National University study on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act).
08/09/2009
From 1 September 2008 the NSW coal mining industry will undergo some changes thanks to the extended Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 Act.
07/07/2008
INNOVATION Underground Transport has received $294,454 to further develop a people carrier for use in underground coal mines.
16/05/2007
AN INTERNATIONAL body for explosives professionals has released a new training program.
23/10/2007
WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore announced changes to the mining industry’s safety regulations, following the death of an Alcoa contractor.
03/09/2009
THE WA Government has launched a forum aimed at addressing mine safety in Australia
02/07/2007
The Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has released a report urging all mines check hull integrity on a regular basis after a pontoon suddenly capsized while the mounted pump was being serviced.
11/09/2008
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says Queensland Ombudsman David Bevan’s report on the Regulation of Mine Safety in Queensland has raised serious questions over the state government's budget decision to transfer its funding to industry.
30/07/2008