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Other guidelines and standards

… referred to as  DSC3F Tailings Dams . The Dam Safety NSW guidelines are generally consistent with the ANCOLD guidelines. With the commencement of the  Dams Safety Act 2015 …

Mine workers sharpen their emergency management skills

… response capabilities have been put to the test during a mine collapse large-scale emergency exercise at the Wambo Underground Mine, near Singleton.   … mine workers were unaccounted for following the collapse of a section of the underground …

MESS success

… industry engagement.   COVID-19 had caused the cancellation of the 30th Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar for the past 2 years running. The Regulator’s Chief …

Changes to the issuing of quarry manager practising certificates

The NSW Resources Regulator has adopted a three-tiered approach to the administration of the quarry manager practising certificate scheme. The Regulator recognises that many small and …

Enforceable undertakings accepted from Winder Controls Australia Pty Ltd

The NSW Resources Regulator has accepted an … into an incident on 6 October 2020 at the Appin East Mine. The incident occurred during the removal of the

Worker injured when pulling electrical cable with an integrated tool carrier

… tool carrier (ITC) fitted with a man-basket. The workers connected a tow rope from the end of the cable to a handrail in the man-basket. The

Updates to exploration activity application process

… leases are currently lodged online via the Resources Regulator Portal using the Assessable Prospecting Operations … Further information, including links to the relevant guidance notes and codes of …

Report released following serious injuries sustained by a worker at Cowal Gold Mine

… spinal injuries when he fell one metre from the platform of a scissor lift in the regeneration kiln at Cowal Gold Mine. The worker and co-worker removed the guardrails …

Changes to exploring in exempted areas

The requirements to obtain the consent of the Minister prior to conducting exploration …

Worker exposed to risk of serious injury while refuelling petrol-powered water pump

The Resources Regulator has published an … November 2024.  A worker drove to a dam in the northwest corner of the quarry to refuel a petrol-powered water …