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Explosion-protected electrical plant

… The introduction of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation …

Investigation reports

… report (PDF, 806.82 KB) Death of an opal miner at Coocoran opal field Lightning Ridge, NSW | 28 April 2023 … (PDF, 721.24 KB) Death of miner at opal mine Grawin Opal Fields, NSW | 14 October …

Electrical engineering

… What is electrical engineering safety Electrical engineering safety relates to: Prevention of electric shock …

Opal mine safety workshop - Lightning Ridge

… Street, Lightning Ridge … This two day safety awareness course has been combined with … skills required to be a mine operator at an opal mine, including safety policy, hazard … and templates, a printed copy of the NSW opal and gemstone mining guide and morning tea …

Winding systems meeting held in Lightning Ridge 

… Regulator recently hosted a forum for opal miners at Lightning Ridge. The forum … covered changes to the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation … including electrical and mechanical safety systems, were discussed, as well as …

Illegal fossicking in Grawin Dumps - NSW Government takes action

… carrying out compliance activity in Grawin Opal Fields NSW to deter illegal fossicking … up from underground workings by local opal miners and later used for the …

Heat stress

… conditions can cause other health and safety issues. These can include the loss of …

Woodsreef Mine

… along the road was also removed and public safety signage installed. The three-month works … to address the most significant health, safety and environmental issues at the … carried out in accordance with Work Health & Safety Act and Environmental Management Plans …

Fatal incident near Lightning Ridge

… that occurred at a mine in the Grawin Opal Fields near Lightning Ridge on 14 October … working in the shaft of an underground opal mine. Attempts to revive the worker were …