When it comes to air quality control, the onus is increasingly on the quarry rather than regulators to ensure best practice is met, according to two environmental experts.
Drone approvals cut from weeks to seconds
An app-based approval system will be trialled by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Airservices Australia, for the use of drones by commercial operators.
A breath of fresh air with the right data
Clean air is one of the most basic and fundamental expectations for quality of life. As Roger Cudmore and Cameron S McNaughton discuss, regardless of where we live, we all want to be confident that the air we breathe isn’t going to harm our health, or the health of the living things in our environment.
Compact dust suppression units for in-demand mobile market
Polo Citrus, which is renowned for its dust suppressant solutions, has adapted to the rising demand for mobile crushing plant in the extractive industry.
Setting the bar higher for handrail solutions
From the design sheet to the quarry site, Webforge Locker’s Monowills Link range is designed to give customers a high quality ready-to-install handrail system that doesn’t cut corners.
Mobile dust suppression unit impresses in the field
A fast and effective mobile dust suppression solution for quarrying has emerged from the thoughtful collaboration of two local companies. Nickolas Zakharia reports.
NSW Resources Regulator commences safety roadshows for quarries
The events aim to engage with small mine and quarry operators to provide information on health, safety and other issues within the industry.
Western Australia updates silica workplace exposure standards
The Western Australian Government has followed the lead of Australia’s eastern states to deliver new workplace exposure standards for silica and coal dust.
Collision avoidance with ifm O3M sensor system
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.