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Safety bulletin

… Fire risk of battery units for underground battery electric vehicles (PDF, … afety-Bulletin-Fire-risk-of-battery-units-for-underground-battery-electric-vehicles_F.pdf … bulletin provides safety advice for the NSW mining industry. The use of electricity as an …

This safety bulletin provides safety advice for the NSW mining industry. The use of electricity as an energy source for mains-powered mobile machinery in underground mines is common for equipment associated with mining activities.

Practising certificates overview

… refer to this guide before contacting the Mining Competence team with enquiries. Purpose … practising certificates to ensure NSW mining workers in statutory functions have the … 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020 Deputy Underground mine supervisor 1 June 2018 to 31 …

Rehabilitation guidelines updated

… for approval pursuant to Schedule 8A of Mining Regulation 2016. These statements are … report and forward program for the mining area using the online forms on the … exploration on exploration licences and mining leases are currently lodged online via …

Subsidence engineering

… for regulatory oversight under WHS laws of mining activities that cause subsidence, particularly underground coal mining operations.  There are specific …

Regulator steps up inspections in annual mine safety blitz

… month, targeting safety performance across underground and surface mining operations throughout the state. The …

Explosion-protected electrical plant

… 81 of the Regulations, the operator of an underground coal mine must ensure that any … to be used in a hazardous zone in an underground coal mine after 1 September 2028. … as still being used in hazardous zones at underground coal mines. Any Ex electrical plant …

Resources Regulator raises awareness of risk to workers of heavy vehicle collisions

… to the risk of collisions involving heavy mining equipment. The campaign, which was … into incidents involving heavy mining equipment has identified that … across a combination of ten surface and underground metalliferous mines. “The feedback …

Fact sheet

… Program - Fire or explosion mechanical - Underground coal operations (PDF, 709.34 KB) … Fact-sheet-PIP-Fire-or-explosion-Mechanical-Underground-coal.pdf (709.34 KB) … The principal mining hazard of fire or explosion has many …

The principal mining hazard of fire or explosion has many elements which exist within the mining environment and can potentially cause serious and/or fatal injuries to workers if not controlled effectively
Information release

… Release (IIR22-07) Outburst at NSW underground coal mine (PDF, 2.16 MB) iir22-07-outburst-at-nsw-underground-coal-mine.pdf (2.16 MB) … An … a geologically disturbed area during remote mining operating conditions. There were no …

An outburst occurred while developing an underground roadway through a geologically disturbed area during remote mining operating conditions. There were no injuries.