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Targeted intervention campaign for vehicle safety
… That campaign engaged with more than 13,000 mine workers and included 41 inspectors … vehicle operations. We view the role of each mine’s leadership team and workers as critical to improving vehicle safety at their sites. A key element for …
An innovative case study of successful rehabilitation
… known as ‘Domain 2’ at the former Westside Mine at Wakefield have been successfully … access tracks and small dams. Westside Mine ceased operations in 2012 and the site had … the rehabilitation completion at Westside Mine. These innovations are driven by the …
1901 Broken Hill South Mine
… rock fall occurred at the Broken Hill South Mine located in the far west of NSW, killing … roof. Conclusions In the Royal Commission Report (1901), the Commissioner concluded that: … (refer clauses 5 and 24, Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation …
1905 Stanford Merthyr Mine
… subsequent explosions at Stanford Merthyr mine, near Kurri Kurri NSW, killing six workers … and injuring nine others. Stanford Merthyr mine was an underground coal mine employing … took every reasonable precaution for the safety of the workers under the existing …
Incident reporting
… of mines and petroleum sites are required to report an incident or injury to the Resources Regulator. … Mine or petroleum site matters For all mining … incident notification information in the Safety and Health section of this website. …
1887 Bulli Colliery Explosion
… found that management had become lax about safety and allowed the miners to remove the … blew out supports and caved in parts of the mine. Rescue crews went into the mine to look … Further resources Bulli Colliery accident: report of Royal Commission. Together with the …
Investigation underway following a fatal incident at Lightning Ridge
… a reported fatal incident that occurred at a mine in the Coocoran opal field, just north of Lightning Ridge on 28 April 2023. Major safety investigators have been deployed to the …
Opal Mining Compliance Priorities for January – December 2021 released
… priorities for opal mining for 2021. The report also outlines our focus on reforms and … policy framework. Click here to read the report (PDF, 2.5 MB) …
2019 - 2020 Business Activities Overview released
… activities performed under work health and safety and Mining Act 1992 legislation for …
2020 - 2021 Business Activities Overview now available
… activities performed under work health and safety and Mining Act 1992 legislation for …