Safe Work Australia has published a checklist and further information to assist in updated workplace exposure standards for respirable crystalline silica.
Queensland Government starts mandatory lung health checks, silica dust limits
Lung health checks and harsher dust limits for quarries and mines have taken effect in Queensland to prevent industry-specific diseases such as respirable crystalline silica.
Earth Resources makes temporary changes to Victorian quarries
Earth Resources Regulation has made changes to the compliance activities of quarries and mines across Victoria as part of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions.
Resources Regulator to tackle health, safety risks in quarries
A new list of compliance priorities from the NSW Resources Regulator have been announced for the rest of 2020 to tackle safety in the extractive, petroleum and mining industries.
Brady report on Queensland quarry fatalities explained
As part of an educational session for the quarrying industry, forensic structural engineer Dr Sean Brady has presented his recommendations on how the industry can reduce its fatality, serious accident and high potential incident rates.
Queensland industrial manslaughter offences put into effect
Queensland’s hard-hitting mine and quarry safety laws have become active as of 1 July, with senior officers facing potentially more severe penalties for workplace fatalities.
NSW promotes dust health competency in quarries, mines
The New South Wales Mine Safety Advisory Council is striving to wipe away the threat of dust at mines and quarries through a new awareness campaign, as the state ramps up its crackdown on dust exposure.
Free lung health checks for Queensland quarry workers
Queensland’s quarrying and mineral mining workers will be given free lung health checks for life to protect them from dust-related lung diseases.
WesTrac reduces industry workplace dangers with new project
Caterpillar distributor WesTrac has introduced its Elimination of Live Work (ELW) project which employs technology, tools and workplace practices to prevent safety risks to people working close to live equipment in the construction and mining sectors.
Delivering predictive maintenance for exploratory drilling with ifm technology
Cortex Intelligent Systems, a company engaged in automated exploratory drilling, is using ifm technology to remotely control the drill rigs under extremely harsh working conditions, with the collaboration resulting in considerable cost-savings for Cortex’s customers.