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You can be trained every Monday to Wednesday and Friday to Sunday.
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OHSA has dates listed right up until the end of 2011.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
DOWNER WINS XSTRATA COAL CONTRACT
Downer EDI has secured a contract for the development of a coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) at Xstrata’s Ravensworth North Coal project.
Located in the Hunter Valley, the contract is worth more than $400 million and includes the design, construction and commissioning of the CHPP, a low voltage power supply and reticulation, and a high voltage transmission supply.
By Cole Latimer on 27 July 2011
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Located in the Hunter Valley, the contract is worth more than $400 million and includes the design, construction and commissioning of the CHPP, a low voltage power supply and reticulation, and a high voltage transmission supply.
By Cole Latimer on 27 July 2011
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CSIRO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL MINING RESEARCH CENTRE
The CSIRO, University of Chile and the Chile International Centre of Excellence in Mining and Minerals Processing have crated a new mining research centre.
Based in Santiago, Chile, it will focus on the key challenges that both Chile and Australia’s mining industries face.
By Cole Latimer on 28 July 2011
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Based in Santiago, Chile, it will focus on the key challenges that both Chile and Australia’s mining industries face.
By Cole Latimer on 28 July 2011
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VIRTUAL RESCUE SIMULATOR LAUNCHED IN HUNTER VALLEY
A virtual reality mine training and rescue simulator has been launched today by Senator Chris Evans.
The 360° simulation technology at the Newcastle Mines Rescue Station in Argenton enables miners to be trained in real life scenarios and test their responses to life-threatening situations.
By Cole Latimer on 28 July 2011
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The 360° simulation technology at the Newcastle Mines Rescue Station in Argenton enables miners to be trained in real life scenarios and test their responses to life-threatening situations.
By Cole Latimer on 28 July 2011
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Terminal deal cut for fly-in, fly-out miners
A DEAL has been done to secure a terminal for fly-in, fly-out mine workers at the Gold Coast Airport.
It has just been announced by the Gold Coast City Council that expressions of interest in the terminal, which was previously used by Tiger Airways, will be advertised on the weekend.
A consortium, called FIFO Terminal, is progressing the plan, which could see the terminal used exclusively for chartered flights by the resource and mining companies in Queensland.
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Lucy Ardern | July 28th, 2011
It has just been announced by the Gold Coast City Council that expressions of interest in the terminal, which was previously used by Tiger Airways, will be advertised on the weekend.
A consortium, called FIFO Terminal, is progressing the plan, which could see the terminal used exclusively for chartered flights by the resource and mining companies in Queensland.
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Lucy Ardern | July 28th, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Fly-in, fly-out miners for Coast
A DEAL with mining companies that could see up to 2000 workers flying out of Gold Coast Airport every week should be finalised by the end of the month.
Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke announced the news at an industry breakfast yesterday morning.
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Lucy Ardern | July 20th, 2011 Gold Coast Bulletin
Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke announced the news at an industry breakfast yesterday morning.
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Lucy Ardern | July 20th, 2011 Gold Coast Bulletin
BMA STRIKES TO RESTART
While the latest round of work stoppages at BMA coal mines concludes, unions will take further industrial action this week. Read more..
By Cole Latimer on 12 July 2011. For Mining Australia
By Cole Latimer on 12 July 2011. For Mining Australia
PIKE RIVER INQUIRY: SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS IGNORED
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Pike River tragedy has heard a federal MP ignored recommendations to improve safety in the mine, and others were delayed for over a year.
The recommendations on how small mines could improve safety standards in New Zealand detailed in a briefing paper in 2009 were ignored by Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson, the inquiry has heard.
The Department of Labour workplace health and safety policy manager James Murphy made the claims under cross-examination yesterday.
Wilkinson disagreed with the paper’s recommendations for better regulations that required smaller mines to document health and safety systems and hazard management plans.
She also did not agree to introduce check inspectors, or improve the code of practice for employee participation specifically in the mining sector.
Instead, the MP for Waimakariri decided that the department would work on a "strategic approach" to improving employee participation in health and safety.
But by the time Pike River experienced the explosions on November 19 last year that killed 29 workers underground, work on Wilkinson’s version of improvements had not started, Murphy told the inquiry.
The recommendations came from a 2008 review into improving health and safety hazard management in underground mining which was read at the hearing.
"Overall, the estimated impacts are slight and the potential safety benefit is significant, as it could avoid a tragedy similar to one of the fatalities in 2006," the review stated.
The department employed only one underground mine inspector nationwide, with one vacancy after the second inspector resigned a few weeks ago, Murphy said.
In 1998 there were seven specialist coalmine inspectors, and in the 90’s the industry scrapped the mining inspectorate’s at mines in New Zealand.
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By Jessica Burke on 19 July 2011 For Mining Australia
The recommendations on how small mines could improve safety standards in New Zealand detailed in a briefing paper in 2009 were ignored by Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson, the inquiry has heard.
The Department of Labour workplace health and safety policy manager James Murphy made the claims under cross-examination yesterday.
Wilkinson disagreed with the paper’s recommendations for better regulations that required smaller mines to document health and safety systems and hazard management plans.
She also did not agree to introduce check inspectors, or improve the code of practice for employee participation specifically in the mining sector.
Instead, the MP for Waimakariri decided that the department would work on a "strategic approach" to improving employee participation in health and safety.
But by the time Pike River experienced the explosions on November 19 last year that killed 29 workers underground, work on Wilkinson’s version of improvements had not started, Murphy told the inquiry.
The recommendations came from a 2008 review into improving health and safety hazard management in underground mining which was read at the hearing.
"Overall, the estimated impacts are slight and the potential safety benefit is significant, as it could avoid a tragedy similar to one of the fatalities in 2006," the review stated.
The department employed only one underground mine inspector nationwide, with one vacancy after the second inspector resigned a few weeks ago, Murphy said.
In 1998 there were seven specialist coalmine inspectors, and in the 90’s the industry scrapped the mining inspectorate’s at mines in New Zealand.
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By Jessica Burke on 19 July 2011 For Mining Australia
FIFO DEBATE CONTINUES: PROTESTS EXPECTED
Fly-in fly-out workers may decrease significantly in coming years, as the industry focuses on better health and safety of its staff.
The Central Queensland News snapped photos this week of men power-napping on concrete paths and benches at the Emerald Airport, most likely on their way to or from a stint on a mine.
Queensland Mining Communities president Kelly Vea Vea told the News was unsurprised by the men napping in the cold and said it has become increasingly common at airports with links to mines.
“Well, I suppose I’m not surprised because these companies are forcing people into these FIFO and drive in, drive out conditions without mitigating against the issue of fatigue management,” she said.
The topic of FIFO workers and the effects of the work schedule on miners, families and communities has been a hot topic of late.
While some companies are still employing the majority of their staff on FIFO contracts, the majority are acknowledging that it should be a last resort and mixed in with different kinds of workers.
Gervase Greene from Rio Tinto told Australian Mining earlier in the year that the companies are only incorporating FIFO where necessary.
“We do not see FIFO in isolation and don’t think others should,” he said.
“Its part of the balanced range of options we offer our workforce in the extremely competitive market for labour, and we have found that offering sweet options is much more successful in attracting and maintaining personnel.
Central Queensland University chronobiology and sleep Associate Professor Dr Naomi Rogers told The Central Queensland News the resource industry needs to adopt a standard fatigue management plan to replace current guidelines.
She said guidelines were “a good start”, but urged mining companies to introduce a standardised plan to minimise potential harm and fatalities as a result of long working hours.
“When a worker checks out of their room at the camp for their final shift before they go home, they immediately lose that room when someone else checks in so they don’t have the chance to rest before they drive the seven or eight hours home to their families.”
“The accommodation shortage has a direct link to worker fatigue, and as a result, they are sleeping in cars, on the side of the road, or wherever they can.”
Rogers said the coronial inquest into the deaths of Norwich Park and Blackwater mine workers were the first real investigation into the dangers of fatigue.
She wants the study findings to be presented at the Queensland Mining Health and Safety conference in Townsville later this year to move toward fatigue management reform at mine sites.
Read more...
By Jessica Burke on 19 July 2011 For Mining Australia
The Central Queensland News snapped photos this week of men power-napping on concrete paths and benches at the Emerald Airport, most likely on their way to or from a stint on a mine.
Queensland Mining Communities president Kelly Vea Vea told the News was unsurprised by the men napping in the cold and said it has become increasingly common at airports with links to mines.
“Well, I suppose I’m not surprised because these companies are forcing people into these FIFO and drive in, drive out conditions without mitigating against the issue of fatigue management,” she said.
The topic of FIFO workers and the effects of the work schedule on miners, families and communities has been a hot topic of late.
While some companies are still employing the majority of their staff on FIFO contracts, the majority are acknowledging that it should be a last resort and mixed in with different kinds of workers.
Gervase Greene from Rio Tinto told Australian Mining earlier in the year that the companies are only incorporating FIFO where necessary.
“We do not see FIFO in isolation and don’t think others should,” he said.
“Its part of the balanced range of options we offer our workforce in the extremely competitive market for labour, and we have found that offering sweet options is much more successful in attracting and maintaining personnel.
Central Queensland University chronobiology and sleep Associate Professor Dr Naomi Rogers told The Central Queensland News the resource industry needs to adopt a standard fatigue management plan to replace current guidelines.
She said guidelines were “a good start”, but urged mining companies to introduce a standardised plan to minimise potential harm and fatalities as a result of long working hours.
“When a worker checks out of their room at the camp for their final shift before they go home, they immediately lose that room when someone else checks in so they don’t have the chance to rest before they drive the seven or eight hours home to their families.”
“The accommodation shortage has a direct link to worker fatigue, and as a result, they are sleeping in cars, on the side of the road, or wherever they can.”
Rogers said the coronial inquest into the deaths of Norwich Park and Blackwater mine workers were the first real investigation into the dangers of fatigue.
She wants the study findings to be presented at the Queensland Mining Health and Safety conference in Townsville later this year to move toward fatigue management reform at mine sites.
Read more...
By Jessica Burke on 19 July 2011 For Mining Australia
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