A Harvard University study has found workers constantly exposed to diesel exhaust have a 50% high chance of dying from heart disease.
06/02/2008
THE QUEENSLAND Department of Mines and Energy will use a new diesel exhaust analyser to improve safety in mines where diesel engines are used.
16/06/2008
THE QUEENSLAND Mines Inspectorate has released a safety bulletin warning of the potential for diesel engine turbochargers to ignite fires at surface coal operations.
03/07/2008
AN alleged prank at a diesel engine repair shop in Melbourne’s south-east has left an apprentice mechanic with burns.
11/01/2008
WORKSAFE WA has issued a reminder on the importance of adequately guarding power take-offs (PTOs) after noting a number of serious injuries involving unguarded power take-offs.
26/03/2009
A WORKER is recovering in hospital with a fractured right leg after being rescued from his 150t crane.
27/10/2008
TECHS4BIZ has launched its Pervidi Safety Inspection Management version 5.20, said to include enhanced deficiency management and automated corrective actions.
03/12/2009
THE MORANBAH North mine rescue team from the Dysart Rescue Station in the Bowen Basin has won an international rescue competition held in Nevada.
08/09/2008
SWICK Mining has won an Excellence in Occupational Health and Safety award for its carrier-mounted underground diamond drill rig.
24/10/2008
WORKSAFE WA will launch a targeted inspection campaign on dusts, fumes and fibres in workplaces in April.
25/03/2009
THE QUEENSLAND Department of Mines and Energy says a third year apprentice has been injured while helping to maintain a mobile crusher at a mine.
29/04/2009