Health, Safety & Skills - Page 1

Australia Addresses Skills Policy for Mining Sector
Thursday, May 19, 2011 The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME), Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and SkillsDMC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to identify strategies to source...

MSHA Issues Violation Notices to Two US Coal Mines
Thursday, April 14, 2011 The US Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a notice of a pattern of violations (PoV) to two coal mining operations under the federal Mine Safety and...

Lu'an Group Tests Underground Mining Refuge Chamber
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Lu'an Group has tested an underground refuge chamber at the Changcum coal mine in Jilin, China, which can be used during rescue operations. A group of 80 miners, rescue workers and...

Queensland to Develop New Shot-Firing Guidelines
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The Mining Safety and Health Directorate of Queensland has established an industry steering group to examine post-blast fume events and develop steps to further minimise risk to workers. ...

Queensland Sets Stringent Mining Safety Standards
Monday, March 14, 2011 The Queensland Government has set stronger safety standards for its mining industry, as part of its changes to legislation. Queensland Mining Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the...

Norilsk to Reduce SO2 Emissions from Plants
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 MMC Norilsk Nickel is to reduce SO2 emissions from its metallurgical production facilities in Norilsk, Russia. As part of its air emissions programme, the firm has posted a tender for set...

NWT to Develop Mine Safety Training Standards
Friday, February 18, 2011 The Government of Northwest Territories (NWT) in Canada, the Northern Safety Association and three diamond mining companies in NWT will together develop new common standards for mine...

MSHA Proposes Rule to Revise POV Regulation
Wednesday, February 02, 2011 The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) of the US Department of Labor has proposed a rule to revise its pattern of violations (POV) regulation. The regulation will be published in...

West Virginia Introduces Mine Safety, EPA Bills
Friday, January 28, 2011 A West Virginia delegation has introduced two separate bills in the US Congress on mine safety and limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority. The delegation, led by...

Colombian Mine Explosion Kills 20 Miners
Friday, January 28, 2011 An explosion at an underground coal mine in north-eastern Colombia has killed at least 20 miners and wounded six others. Colombia's mining regulatory agency, Ingeominas official...

New Coal Mining Regulations to Affect US Coal Production
Friday, January 28, 2011 Proposed regulations by the US Environmental Protection Agency to protect streams from coal mining are likely to affect coal production across the country, according to a government...

inthinc Introduces Mining Safety Technology
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 US-based inthinc Technology has introduced a new technology that can help mining companies receive real-time tracking and instant alerts for vehicles operating in open pit mining blast...

NY University to Train Chinese Team on Mining Safety
Friday, January 14, 2011 The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) in the US will conduct a pilot programme on mining safety for a Chinese team. The 15-member team, comprising scientists...

Mine Refuge Capsule Clears Stability Tests
Monday, January 10, 2011 A life-saving mine safety capsule that can provide emergency shelter for trapped miners has cleared stability tests in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. The capsule can provide shelter for 12...

MSHA Plans New Safety Rules for 2011
Friday, January 07, 2011 The US Mine Safety and Health Administration is planning to implement new safety rules in 2011, according to its director, Joe Main. The federal agency plans to issue six regulations under...

Chile Mine Accident Kills Two
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 An accident that happened at the Los Reyes mine in Chile on 8 November has killed two workers and injured one. Police said the victims were starting their first working day at the mine when...

Mine Explosion Traps Five, Injures Two
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 A gas explosion in an unlicensed coal mine in China's Guizhou province has left two injured and five trapped underground. The explosion took place at 8:40pm on 8 November in Qinglong...

Rwandan Tin Mine Accident Kills Eleven
Tuesday, November 02, 2010 Eleven miners are reported to have died in an accident at a tin mine in the Rwamagana district of eastern Rwanda on 30 October. Police spokesman Eric Kayiranga said such accidents are...

Chinese Coal Mine Flood Kills Twelve
Friday, October 29, 2010 Twelve coal miners have been killed due to flooding at the Dapo Mine in Guizhou Province, China, on 27 October. The authorities are investigating the cause of flooding, reports Xinhua. ...

Impala Platinum Worker Dies in South African Mine
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Impala Platinum has announced that a worker has died at its number 11 shaft in Rustenburg, taking the death toll in South African mines to three in less than two days. The employee is...