STANDARDS Australia has announced an International Standards Workshop for the Oil and Gas Industry in Australia, to be held in Perth from 19 to 20 February 2009.
ACCORDING to OTB Products, confined space accidents continue to kill workers in the industrial sectors, but communication could help reduce some of the risks.
A RESCUE exercise at the Xstrata Newlands underground coal mine has tested the skills of Queensland’s mine inspectors and emergency services.
A WORKER was rescued from a septic tank on 25 October 2008 after being overcome by toxic fumes in the four-metre deep container.
XSTRATA says it will be installing an air monitoring system for the mining city of Mount Isa to test for toxic metals in real-time.
GETEX has written about the safety issues revolving around confined spaces, and their associated regulations and guidelines.
QUEENSLAND researchers are developing a simulator to familiarise coal miners with the emergency breathing apparatus they wear in the event of an underground explosion.
CSIRO Minerals researchers have developed floating barriers for gold leach tanks that reduces potentially harmful hydrogen cyanide gas levels in the work area.
ENERGYSAFETY is investigating the death of a 54-year-old gas worker on 1 May 2008.
ALBATECH has released a range of environmentally-friendly safety conduits for surface and underground applications.