Mines safety bulletins

Latest bulletin - Added 22 January2010

• 94 - Excessive watering of haul-roads (PDF, 71kB)

Bulletins by number:

| 1 to 10 | 11 to 20 | 21 to 30 | 31 to 40 | 41 to 50 | 51 to 60 | 61 to 70| 71 to 80

• 92 - Severe weather events (PDF, 74kB)
• 93 - Sunlight and UV Radiation (PDF, 110kB)

• 91 - Heat Stress (PDF, 64kB)

• 90 - Brake problems on On-Highway Trucks at Mines (PDF, 62kB)

• 89 - Underground Coal Mines - Diesel Engine Inlet Manifold Flame Trap issue (PDF, 65kB)
• 88 - 2008-09 Fatalities (69kB)
• 87 - Duty of Care to Mine Workers in Camps or On-Site Accommodation (PDF, 65kB)
• 86 - Fires on Mine Sites (PDF, 119 kB)
• 85 - Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Malfunction (PDF, 65kB)
• 84 - Construction Work on Mines & Quarries (PDF, 109kB)
• 83 - Diesel Engine - Turbocharger Fires (PDF, 71kB)
• 82 - Product Alert/Recall ( 83kB)
• 81 - Lessons of mine segregation must be applied (PDF, 66kB) 
• 79 - Activities on Narrow Benches at Mines and Quarries (PDF, 93kB)
• 78 - Flood Recovery In Mines (PDF, 73kB)
• 77 - Earthmover Tyre and Rim Safety (PDF, 117kB)
• 76 - The Presence of Chrysotile (White Asbestos) in Brake and Clutch Linings (PDF, 127kB)
• 74 - Isocyanates from 2-Pack Paints and Use of Polyurethane Resins in Mining (PDF, 126kB)*
• 73 - Switchboard Incoming Supply Hazards (145kB)
• 72 - Shock from an Electrostatic Discharge (103kB)
• 70 - Hazards of Stored Energy (PDF, 157kB)*
• 68 - Earth Fault Current Limiter Parameters  (PDF, 86kB)*
• 67 - Managing high pressure fluids and gases (PDF,136kB)*
• 65 - Shuttle car cable hazards-underground coal mines (PDF,31kB)*
• 63 - Integrated tool carrier risk management ( PDF,55kB)*
• 61 - Flammable toxic gases in open cut coal mines (PDF, 172kB)*  
• 60 (PDF, 23 kB)* - Trailing cable management - cable towers
• 59  (PDF, 29kB)*  - Reliable communications systems for remote mines
• 58 (PDF, 23 kB)* - Audible alarms on mobile equipment
• 55 (PDF, 98 kB)* - Vehicles hitting overhead powerlines
• 54 (PDF, 71 kB)* - Safety and maximisation of tyre life
• 52 (PDF, 51 kB)* - First aid and medical treatment for the injured
• 50 (PDF, 146 kB)* - Use of retro-reflective tape on work clothing
• 49 (PDF, 149 kB)* - Isolation of plant containing stored energy  
• 48 (PDF, 153 kB)* - Isolation facilities for equipment operated by electricity
• 47 (PDF, 108 kB)* - Tyre fires, pyrolysis and explosions 
• 46 (PDF, 187 kB)* - Mobile equipment access
• 45 (PDF, 171 kB)* - Reduction of exposure to rockfalls in underground metalliferous mines
• 44 (PDF, 168 kB)* - Manufacturers' bulletins
• 43 (PDF, 175 kB)* - Flameproof enclosures - damage to windows
• 42 (PDF, 187 kB)* - Residual current devices   
• 41 (PDF, 145 kB)* - Working on compressed air lines
• 40 (PDF, 124 kB)* - Testing of conveyor pullwWire activated emergency stops    
• 39 (PDF, 151 kB)* - 24 volt high intensity discharge lights  
• 37 (PDF, 133 kB)* - Unsecured flooring on walkways
• 36 (PDF, 152 kB)* - Managing visitor safety   
• 35 (PDF, 120 kB)* - Excavation edge protection 
• 34 (PDF, 147 kB)* - Light vehicle incidents   
• 33 (PDF, 13 kB)* - Rigger hurled to ground by runaway cable 
• 32 (PDF, 126 kB)* - Fire and explosion risks on hydraulic excavators
• 30 (PDF, 100 kB) * - Use of forklift trucks at mine & quarry sites 
• 28 (PDF, 142 kB)* - Reject bin collapses due to mechanical impact  
• 27 (PDF, 9 kB)* - Energy sources include capacitors 
• 26 (PDF, 10 kB)* - Switchboards - exposed live parts  
• 25 (PDF, 7 kB)* - Fitness for work 
• 24 (PDF, 256 kB)* - Emergency brake fails to engage - off highway dump truck  
• 23 (PDF, 64 kB)* - Effect of electric field stress on cable terminations  
• 22 (PDF, 102 kB)* - Siemens photo-flex E.P.V. cable  
• 21 (PDF, 10 kB)* - Incidents of snapping of downlines  
• 20 (PDF, 11 kB)* - Hazardous substances material safety data sheets and labelling    
• 19 (PDF, 256 kB)* - Place change - maintaining adequate ventilation
• 18 (PDF, 159 kB)* - Methane gas monitor response times 
• 17 (PDF, 19 kB)* - Reporting of incidents and accidents involving electricity  
• 16 (PDF, 180 kB)* - Control of purchased or hired equipment 
• 15 (PDF, 16 kB)* - Control of visitors/contractors at quarries
• 14 (PDF, 16 kB)* - Failure of 'cuttable' rib bolts  
• 13 (PDF, 131 kB)* - Hazards from use and storage of aerosol containers 
• 12 (PDF, 324 kB)* - Managing the risk at unsupervised mine sites 
• 11 (PDF, 101 kB)* - Use of restraining devices on hoses
• 10 (PDF, 98 kB)* - Use of earth moving equipment as mobile cranes   
• 9 (PDF, 96 kB)* - Fall hazard from quarry trucks  
• 8 (PDF, 18 kB)* - Uncontrolled movement of vehicles  
• 7 (PDF, 14 kB)* - Contractors equipment - compliance issues #2
• 6 (PDF, 420 kB)* - Handling and management of surfaces trailing cables
• 5 (PDF, 18 kB)* - Information from high safety risks  
• 4 (PDF, 13 kB)* - Accidents on continuous miners during maintenance work underground  
• 3 (PDF, 12 kB)* - Underground opal mines possible water inrush from nearby opencuts 
• 2 (PDF, 34 kB)* - Recent fatalities at mines  
• 1 (PDF, 13 kB)* - Off-highway trucks: low brake pressure and low brake fluid warnings  

If you experience difficulty downloading these documents, or would like a copy sent via mail, please contact:

Safety and Health
P O Box 15216
City East Qld 4002
07 32371105
Email Mr John Kabel

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