Risk

Crane codes are tightening as new rules demand real competency with dogging prerequisites machine specific licences and smarter inspections

When it comes to crane safety, a licence card in your wallet doesn’t necessarily mean you’re competent – and that uncomfortable truth sat at the heart of a recent presentation to the NSW Resources Regulator’s 33rd Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar in Sydney.

Underground mining contractor fined $540,000 after fatal rock fall at Kambalda mine

An underground mining contractor has been fined $540,000 after a rock fall at the Hamlet Underground Gold Mine near Kambalda killed a driller and injured a probationary offsider.

Radiation free breakthrough in tailings pipeline monitoring promises safer real time density checks without losing accuracy or operational efficiency

At the Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings Conference 2025 in Brisbane, University of Queensland PhD candidate Yue Xiong unveiled a promising alternative to radiation-based monitoring of tailings slurry pipelines - one that could make real-time density measurement safer, cheaper and more adaptable across mine sites.

Bengalla proves safety works best when leaders build trust, cut clutter and give frontline crews the power to shape safer outcomes together

When Bengalla Mining Company lost tyre fitter Quinten Moore in 2018, the tragedy forced a deep reckoning: could leadership and supervision be strengthened to ensure safer outcomes? For Bengalla, the answer was not only yes, but essential.