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Coal assessment reports
… coal mines July 2024 to June 2025 Fire or explosion underground coal mines June … outbye areas January 2024 to June 2024 Fire or explosion - explosion suppression (PDF, … and extractives mines June 2024 Fire or explosion - explosion suppression (PDF, …
Report - Coal - Fire or explosion - July 24 to June 25
… on the principal hazard management plan fire or explosion and explosion suppression at … Coal - underground mines Principal hazard Fire or explosion Topic Explosion suppression … program and may include notices other than fire or explosion topics. Findings with issues …
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 …
Perilya mine fire - causal investigation report published
… the factors that led to an underground mine fire at Perilya Southern Operations, Broken Hill, on 12 January 2025. The fire occurred when polyurethane (PUR) foam was …
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 …
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 | …
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. …