Meeting with Ross McGowan, Executive Director Earth Resources Regulation, Melbourne and Dr Elizabeth Gibson to discuss risk based work plans, catchment management authorities and other issues related to Earth Resources Regulator Reform.
A man was trapped for more than an hour and a half in the cabin of his 20 tonne vehicle as it teetered precariously on a cliff edge at a quarry in Brisbane’s North West.
With summer here and temperatures across the state beginning to climb, WorkSafe is reminding employers to be aware of the risks faced by their workers in times of extreme heat.
Officers from the Department of Industry’s Resources and Energy Division, working with NSW Police, executed a search warrant at the Oberon White Granite Quarry on Thursday 19 November 2015.
Mines safety alert no. 320 | 30 November 2015 | Version 1
A CAT 7495 shovel, repositioning back towards the face, swung its empty dipper in a clockwise direction. A rock dislodged from the dipper teeth and was projected into the back of a CAT D10 dozer, which at the time was positioned beyond the boom point. The rock landed on the rear window walkway of the dozer shattering the window glass and then rolled into the operator’s cabin.
There has been a strong focus on mental health and well-being in the quarrying industry of late. A suicide prevention program designed specifically for the quarrying and mining industries has received two awards for its work in this area.
A 32-year old driver has escaped unharmed after being rescued from a drill rig that had nearly tipped over the edge of a quarry in Brisbane.
A fire destroyed a Caterpillar 777F water truck at an open cut coal mine on 15 October 2015. The machine operator managed to get clear of the machine without injury.
A construction worker who died when an explosive detonated prematurely in an industrial accident at a housing development in Melbourne’s outer south-east has been described as an “expert in the field”.
Elizabeth Gibson and Adrian Town spent 3 days on the road visiting Voting Members and Potential Voting Members in the Central West of Victoria.