Safety Alerts 2012
December
NSW Mine Safety Update December 2012 (18/12/12)
Mining Accident News No 1226 (11/12/12)
SafeQuarry - Cardox shell incident (7/12/12)
QLD Safety Alert 297 - Unplanned movement of material in ROM hopper (7/12/12)
November
SafeQuarry - Contractor finger injury (29/11/12)
SafeQuarry - Steel fibre penetrates knee cap (29/11/12)
Mining Accident News No 1225 (27/11/12)
QLD Safety Alert 296 - Aerosol propellant ignition (22/11/12)
SafeQuarry - Theft of fuel 3 (22/11/12)
SafeQuarry - Theft of fuel 2 (22/11/12)
SafeQuarry - Theft of fuel 1 (22/11/12)
Mining Accident News No 1224 (15/11/12)
SafeQuarry - Gas oil thefts (3/11/12)
SafeQuarry - Theft of mixer trucks (3/11/12)
QLD Safety Bulletin 126 - Storm season is coming - be prepared (3/11/12)
QLD Safety Bulletin 122 - Drowning hazards in mines (3/11/12)
SafeQuarry - Fall through insecure hinged walkway on Finlay 683 Screener (2/11/12)
October
SafeQuarry - Truck mixer driver loses finger (31/10/12)
SafeQuarry - Fork lift truck maintenance (31/10/12)
Mining Accident News No 1223 (29/10/12)
MHSA Safety Alert - Working in confined spaces (26/10/12)
QLD Safety Alert 295 - Heavy rigid truck runaways on the increase (23/10/12)
SafeQuarry - Articulated Tipper Roll Over (19/10/12)
Mining Accident News No 1222 (11/10/12)
September
Mining Accident News No 1221 (25/9/12)
SafeQuarry - Eye Protection (18/9/12)
MHSA Safety Alert - Structural Failure (16/9/12)
Mining Accident News No 1220 (14/9/12)
QLD Safety Alert 294 - Fatality involving front end loader (14/9/12)
QLD Safety Alert 293 - Failure to implement controls: blast exclusion zone (14/9/12)
SafeQuarry - Cement, Maintenance & Housekeeping (5/9/12)
QLD Safety Alert 4 - Occupational Noise (4/9/12)
Mining Accident News No 1219 (3/9/12)
August
Mining Accident News No 1218 (24/8/12)
Mining Accident News No 1217 (14/8/12)
QLD Serious Accidents and HPIs report - June 2012 (8/7/12)
SafeQuarry - Driver leaves parking brake off (7/8/12)
Mining Accident News No 1216 (2/8/12)
July
NSW Safety Alert 12-04 Potential danger with PETN based perimimeter explosives (20/7/12)
Mining Accident News No 1215 (20/7/12)
SafeQuarry - Fatal incident cyclist (12/7/12)
SafeQuarry - Hot bitumen burns (8/7/12)
Mining Accident News No 1214 (4/7/12)
QLD Serious Accidents and HPIs report - May 2012 (4/7/12)
QLD Safety Alert 291 - Fatality on mining site (4/7/12)
June
SafeQuarry - Recycling Company fined £200,000 for Skid-Steer Loader Fatality (28/6/12)
NSW Safety Alert 12-03 Worker loses leg in fall (26/6/12)
Mining Accident News No 1213 (19/6/12)
SafeQuarry - Position paper on silica (14/6/12)
QLD Serious Accidents and HPIs report - April 2012 (13/6/12)
QLD Serious Accidents and HPIs report - March 2012 (13/6/12)
Mining Accident News No 1212 (8/6/12)
MSHA Alert - Struck by accidents (8/6/12)
QLD Serious Accidents and HPIs report - February 2012 (8/6/12)
May
QLD Safety Alert 287 - Alloy rim cracking and failure(28/5/12)
Mining Accident News No 1211 (22/5/12)
QLD Safety Bulletin 118 - Working safely with tyres - highway style trailer haulage (18/5/12)
QLD Safety Alert 286 - Coal Mine worker hit by loose discharge hose (10/5/12)
Mining Accident News No 1210 (8/5/12)
April
NSW Mine Safety Update April 2012 (27/4/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1209 (27/4/12)
MSHA Alert - Hydraulic Cylinders Best Practices (19/4/12)
QLD Safety Bulletin 117 - Pressure build-up in silos (18/4/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1208 (10/4/12)
SafeQuarry - Mixer reverses into bus (6/4/12)
SafeQuarry - Site Shipping Container Hazard Awareness (6/4/12)
NSW Safety Alert 12-02-Driver injured during pipe unloading (3/4/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1207 (3/4/12)
March
SafeQuarry -Tipper Tail Gate (28/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Guidance to Managing Change to Excavations and Tips (28/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Musculo-Skeletal Disorders (28/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Health Surveillance (28/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Pre and Post Employment Medicals (28/3/12)
QLD Safety News Flash - Hydraulic tool failure (27/3/12)
MSHA Alert - Coal Accident Prevention (23/3/12)
QLD Serious Accidents and HPIs report - January 2012 (23/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Learning Points from Pennyvenie Double Fatality (23/3/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1206 (23/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Drill Rig Maintenance and Safety Daily Checks - QNJAC Guidance (10/3/12)
SafeQuarry - MEWP: Maintenance and Safety Daily Checks - QNJAC Guidance (10/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Mobile Plant Maintenance and Safety Daily Checks - QNJAC Guidance (10/3/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1205 (7/3/12)
SafeQuarry - Excavator Incident (4/3/12)
MHSA -Caterpillar unitended boom movement (2/3/12)
February
Mining Accident News Number 1204 (24/2/12)
QLD Safety Bulletin 119 - Explosion-protected diesel engine (22/2/12)
QLD Safety Alert 3/14 February 2012 - Rail corridors on coal mine sites(22/2/12)
MHSA -Flashlights Improperly Markedwith MSHA Emblem (12/2/12)
SafeQuarry - Finger trapped in belt drive (12/2/12)
SafeQuarry - Driver removed from site (12/2/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1203 (10/2/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1202 (3/2/12)
QLD Serious Accident and HPIs reports - December 2011 (3/2/2012)
QLD Safety Alert 285 - Inappropriate use of pre-workout supplements (3/2/12)
Mining Accident News Number 1201 (3/2/12)
January
QLD Safety Alert 284 - Severe acid burns to foot as drain collapses (25/1/12)
QLD Safety Alert 282 - Catastrophic structural failure of excavator boom (25/1/12)
QLD Safety Alert 280 - Emergency refuge bay explosion (25/1/12)
SafeQuarry - CEMEX visual aids on slips, trips and falls (21/1/12)
SafeQuarry - Vehicle cab fire (17/1/12)
SafeQuarry - Truck mixer fall (17/1/12)
SafeQuarry - Fall into unguarded opening (17/1/12)
QLD Safety Bulletin 115 - Risk management of heat exposure in mining (13/1/12)
SA Hazard Alert 106 - Hydraulic fluid on earth moving machinery (10/1/12)
SafeQuarry - Delivery of Bitumen - UK Edition (10/1/12)
SafeQuarry - CEMEX visual aids on safe driving procedures (10/1/12)
SafeQuarry - CEMEX visual aids on isolation procedures (10/1/12)
SafeQuarry - Slips on concrete site (5/1/12)
QLD Serious Accident and HPIs reports - November 2011 (5/1/12)