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Safety alert: Service brakes fail on dump truck
… The Regulator has released a safety alert after the service brakes on a Caterpillar 740 … failed and it rolled backwards 49 metres. The loaded truck had a faulty fuel gauge, …
Exploration reports
… These reports and data are stored in the DIGS system. The NSW Government has committed to making … and address growing global demand for the state’s minerals, in line with the NSW …
An innovative case study of successful rehabilitation
… Thirty-eight hectares of the north pit area, known as ‘Domain 2’ at the former Westside Mine at Wakefield have been … Westside Mine ceased operations in 2012 and the site had been undergoing progressive …
Auditing
… The Mining Act Inspectorate undertakes … meeting their compliance requirements under the Mining Act 1992. … Where non-compliances … action may be taken in accordance with the Regulator's compliance and enforcement …
Revised fees for practising certificates
… have been revised following a review. The new fees more appropriately reflect cost … for a practising certificate as part of the new scheme’s transitional arrangements that … tier 2 quarries) $0 (not applicable during the practising certificate implementation …
Potential heating of acetylene cylinder raises potential for underground explosion
… The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety … which an acetylene cylinder heated, raising the risk of a potential explosion underground. The safety alert noted that while conducting …
Mine Rehabilitation Portal workshop
… Online … Conditions within the Mining Amendment (Standard Conditions of … - Rehabilitation) Regulation 2021 require the submission of spatial data for the final land use and rehabilitation plan as …
Media release - Stay heat safe on mine sites
… As the weather warms up, workers face an increased risk of developing heat stress. The NSW Resources Regulator has developed a … to help workers on mine sites recognise the signs of heat stress and other heat-related …
Preventing worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica
… The Resources Regulator has released a position paper on the new silica management provisions in Chapter 8A of The Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 that …