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Fires on mobile plant safety

… and/or toxic products of combustion from the fire fall while exiting large mining vehicles that are on fire are scalded by hot fluids such as … automatically and/or manually initiated fire suppression systems handheld fire

1980 Cobar CSA Mine Fire

… On 12 October 1980, three miners died in a fire at the CSA Mine in Cobar, Central Western … and ‘hydrocarbons’ on the shaft walls. The fire sent flames up the shaft walls, fed by … from galvanised pipes in the shaft. The fire was further fuelled by the acetylene the …

Preventing the risk of fire or explosion at underground coal mines

… strategy aimed at managing the risk of fire or explosion at underground coal mines. …

1900 Greta Colliery Fire

… Case Study On 5 December 1900, a fire broke out at Greta Colliery, NSW, killing … the shaft and got within 50 yards of the fire. He was unable to get any closer due to … Commissioner’s conclusions were that: The fire was caused by a naked light, and was not …

Learning from disasters

… Incident type 1886 Lithgow Valley Colliery  Fire 1887 Bulli Colliery Explosion  Fire and explosion 1889 Hamilton Colliery  … Colliery  Poison gas 1898 Dudley Colliery  Fire and explosion 1898 East Greta Colliery …

1965 Bulli Colliery Fire

… Iron & Steel, a subsidiary of BHP. The fire was caused by a  pocket of gas which … (IBG) detected on the days leading to the fire, as well as on the day of the fire. IBG is a combination of noxious gas (e.g. …

Investigation reports

… - polyurethane ground stabiliser fire exposes workers to risk Broken Hill, NSW | … suffers serious burns in underground loader fire Cadia East Underground Mine, Orange NSW | …

1905 Stanford Merthyr Mine

… Study On Sunday 29 October 1905 there was a fire and subsequent explosions at Stanford … raised the alarm to locate and seal off the fire. The flames were found to be 45 metres … tunnel was thought to be controlling the fire, there was a major explosion killing …

Loader fire at Cadia Mine results in serious injury to a worker

… an investigation report following a loader fire at Cadia Valley Operations, near Orange on … the underground workings of the mine when a fire was observed near the front left tyre.  The worker activated the fire suppression system, exited the cabin and …