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1999 Northparkes Air Blast
… November 1999, an air blast killed four mine workers at the North Parkes Mine located in … set down by block caving experts when the mining initially commenced. The Coroner also … to employ the process of block cave mining identify and analyse the elements of all …
Vehicle incidents - heading in the wrong direction
… work environment and will always do so. Mine workers are being reminded of the risk and … targeting mine workers at open cut coal mining operations and selected metalliferous … the risk of collisions involving heavy mining equipment. Campaign resources Targeted …
Putting safety at the top of the Christmas list this holiday season
… The NSW Resources Regulator is urging the mining industry to keep safety top of mind this … Inspector, Garvin Burns, said that many mining operations continue to operate during … especially for fly-in-flyout (FIFO) mine workers and those working at remote mine sites. …
1900 Balmain Colliery - Winder
… Colliery resulting in the death of five workers. The colliery was located on the edge … workers were engaged in blasting and other mining operations when they heard a strange … Smith (35). Further resources The Balmain Mining Disaster - conclusion of the inquest - …
Unexpected heritage finds for opal miners
… that you may encounter while undertaking mining activities on your small-scale title. … Development recognises that day-to-day opal mining activities require use of mechanical … must be followed. Immediately notify all workers in the immediate vicinity to suspend …
1905 Stanford Merthyr Mine
… mine, near Kurri Kurri NSW, killing six workers and injuring nine others. Stanford … underground coal mine employing close to 400 workers. At the time of the incident it was … - Clive Beauchamp, Journal of Australasian Mining History, October 2013 …
1979 Appin Colliery Explosion
… Mine on the NSW South Coast, killing 14 mine workers. At the time of the explosion there … Failure, D. R. Chalmers, UNSW, School of Mining Engineering Appin Colliery Explosion … Chalmers, Senior Lecturer, UNSW School of Mining Engineering Appin - 1979 Explosion, news …
Targeted awareness campaign on mine road safety reaches thousands
… directly engaged with more than 9,500 mine workers and supervisors as part of a targeted … months involving mobile plant, such as heavy mining equipment, and light vehicles operating … of awareness when operating and monitoring mining equipment on mine roads and extraction …
Safety alerts and bulletins
… and safety issues identified in the NSW mining industry. … Safety alerts and bulletins … tool between the Regulator and the NSW mining industry, suppliers, unions and industry … with high voltage cables puts mine workers at risk Safety bulletin SB25-03 Recent …
… start targeted awareness campaign with coal workers to address risk of collisions between heavy mining equipment (PDF, 86.4 KB) … to address risk of collisions between heavy mining equipment …