Mines safety alerts

Health and safety alerts issued after 31 March 2022 are available at Health and safety alerts | Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.

On 31 March 2022, the Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws replaced the health and safety elements of the Mines Safety and Inspection laws. For information visit www.demirs.wa.gov.au/whs

All health and safety notifications, forms and guidance for mining and petroleum has moved to the WorkSafe website

Significant incident report numbering is not continuous and may have been revised and reissued, or deleted as it no longer reflects best practices and/or the department's risk management approach.

Mines safety significant incident reports

SIR No.289: Damaged excavator recoil spring fragment became a projectile - 272 Kb

SIR No.289: Damaged excavator recoil spring fragment became a projectile

SIR No. 288: Off-highway haul truck tyre blowout in workshop injures workers - 193 Kb

SIR No. 288: Off-highway haul truck tyre blowout in workshop injures workers

SIR No. 287: Crush injuries sustained during maintenance activities - 72 Kb

SIR No. 287: Crush injuries sustained during maintenance activities

SIR No. 151: Crushed in a pinch point of fixed elevating work platform (EWP) - fatal accident - 50 Kb

SIR No. 151 Crushed in a pinch point of fixed elevating work platform (EWP) - fatal accident (12 February 2009)

SIR No. 221: Operator struck by rolling rock at stope draw point - fatal accident - 68 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 221: Operator struck by rolling rock at stope draw point - fatal accident (11 June 2015)

SIR No. 277: Haul truck over open pit wall edge - fatal accident - 540 Kb

SIR No. 277: Haul truck over open pit wall edge - fatal accident

SIR No. 039: Uncontrolled movement of cherry pickers - 19 Kb

SIR No. 039 Uncontrolled movement of cherry pickers (1 July 1993)

SIR No. 263: Asbestos-containing material (ACM) disturbed in power transformer - 174 Kb

SIR No. 263: Asbestos-containing material (ACM) disturbed in power transformer (8 June 2018)

SIR No. 163: Exploration employee lost in remote bush - 60 Kb

SIR No. 163 Exploration employee lost in remote bush (20 April 2010)

SIR No. 284: Service mechanic sustained serious hand injuries when struck by radiator fan blades on a generator - 152 Kb

SIR No. 284: Service mechanic sustained serious hand injuries when struck by radiator fan blades on a generator (22 February 2021)

SIR No. 230: Dump truck roll-over - fatal accident - 155 Kb

SIR No. 230 Dump truck roll-over - fatal accident (18 November 2015)

SIR No. 266: Underground operator struck on the head by a high pressure air line - 181 Kb

SIR No. 266: Underground operator struck on the head by a high pressure air line (23 August 2018)

SIR No. 098: Jumbo drilling rig fire - underground fire - 14 Kb

SIR No. 098 Jumbo drilling rig fire - underground fire (18 September 1998)

SIR No. 142: Explosion of flammable containers at hot demo site - 65 Kb

SIR No. 142 Explosion of flammable containers at hot demo site (29 May 2007)

SIR No. 155: Rock fall during support cycle in a high heading development - fatal accident - 50 Kb

SIR No. 155 Rock fall during support cycle in a high heading development - fatal accident (17 July 2009)

SIR No. 130: Employee sprayed with rocks when a truck tyre failed - 51 Kb

SIR No. 130 Employee sprayed with rocks when a truck tyre failed (14 January 2005)

SIR No. 156: Detonation of misfired explosive during bogging operation - 47 Kb

SIR No. 156 Detonation of misfired explosive during bogging operation (17 July 2009)

SIR No. 137: Emergency response members struck by falling cylinder - 60 Kb

SIR No. 137 Emergency response members struck by falling cylinder (4 July 2006)

SIR No. 222: Worker seriously injured by falling jib attachment on integrated tool carrier (IT) - 198 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 222: Worker seriously injured by falling jib attachment on integrated tool carrier (IT) (12 June 2015)

SIR No. 180: Combination extendable spreader and lifting beam fails during lifting - 314 Kb

SIR No. 180 Combination extendable spreader and lifting beam fails during lifting (28 February 2013)

SIR No. 143: Use of dozers for tree clearing operations - 59 Kb

SIR No. 143 Use of dozers for tree clearing operations (5 July 2007)

SIR No. 101: Lime tanker pressure piping connection failure - 14 Kb

SIR No. 101 Lime tanker pressure piping connection failure (14 April 1999)

SIR No. 165: Sudden depressurisation of an ANFO charge-up kettle - 155 Kb

SIR No. 165 Sudden depressurisation of an ANFO charge-up kettle (6 December 2010)

SIR No. 058: Removal of a rise ladder - fatal accident - 6 Kb

SIR No. 058 Removal of a rise ladder - fatal accident (29 May 1995)

SIR No. 178: Water cart loss of control at portal - inadvertent access to underground - 164 Kb

SIR No. 178 Water cart loss of control at portal - inadvertent access to underground (18 April 2012)

SIR No. 120: Contamination of high pressure compressed air - plant - 105 Kb

SIR No. 120 Contamination of high pressure compressed air - plant (9 December 2002)

SIR No. 202: Fall from crane deck results in serious injury - 107 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 202: Fall from crane deck results in serious injury (30 June 2014)

SIR No. 106: Operator trapped by suction hose - 14 Kb

SIR No. 106 Operator trapped by suction hose (29 February 2000)

SIR No. 282: Fall of ground in a development heading resulting in serious injury - 247 Kb

SIR No. 282: Fall of ground in a development heading resulting in serious injury

SIR No. 078: Blasting accidents - 16 Kb

SIR No. 078 Blasting accidents (23 July 1997)

SIR No. 001: Pressurised gearbox explosion - 19 Kb

SIR No. 001 Pressurised gearbox explosion (23 August 1989)

SIR No. 050: Trailing cable coupler - electrical accident - 20 Kb

SIR No. 050 Trailing cable coupler - electrical accident (3 November 1994)

SIR No. 100: Pressure vessel entry - scalding injury - 15 Kb

SIR No. 100 Pressure vessel entry - scalding injury (18 January 1999)

SIR No. 051: Failure of mast supports on drill rigs - 6 Kb

SIR No. 051 Failure of mast supports on drill rigs (29 December 1994)

SIR No. 127: Operator tipped out of elevated work platform - 45 Kb

SIR No. 127 Operator tipped out of elevated work platform (30 September 2004)

SIR No. 249: Drill offsider run over by tracked vehicle - 184 Kb

SIR No. 249: Drill offsider run over by tracked vehicle (11 October 2016)

SIR No. 267: Haul truck operator loses control descending ramp on haul road - fatal accident - 138 Kb

SIR No. 267: Haul truck operator loses control descending ramp on haul road - fatal accident (7 September 2018)

SIR No. 048 EWP users tipped from basket - 26 Kb

SIR No. 048 EWP users tipped from basket (22 August 1994)

SIR No. 082: Crushed in articulation point of LHD - 14 Kb

SIR No. 082 Crushed in articulation point of LHD (30 July 1997)

SIR No. 086: Structural failures of large span gantry crane - 16 Kb

SIR No. 086 Structural failures of large span gantry crane (8 December 1997)

SIR No. 031: Hot oil boiler - potential explosion - 15 Kb

SIR No. 031 Hot oil boiler - potential explosion (31 March 1992)

SIR No. 184: Shiploader rail clamps fail after original parts modified in unsuccessful attempt to overcome problem of rail misalignment - 201 Kb

SIR No. 184 Shiploader rail clamps fail after original parts modified in unsuccessful attempt to overcome problem of rail misalignment (1 July 2013)

SIR No. 162: Fitter struck by roller shutter support bracket - 120 Kb

SIR No. 162 Fitter struck by roller shutter support bracket (16 March 2010)

SIR No. 105: Failure of a galvanised grade 80 chain sling - 16 Kb

SIR No. 105 Failure of a galvanised grade 80 chain sling (20 January 2000)

SIR No. 217: Underground worker crushed between charge-up basket and roof - fatal accident - 227 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 217: Underground worker crushed between charge-up basket and roof - fatal accident (21 May 2015)

SIR No. 242: Tyre fitter's fingers crushed while operating hydraulic bead breaker - 157 Kb

SIR No. 242: Tyre fitter's fingers crushed while operating hydraulic bead breaker (14 June 2016)

SIR No. 192: Short circuit fault in a variable speed drive results in fire, arcing and equipment damage - 556 Kb

SIR No. 192 Short circuit fault in a variable speed drive results in fire, arcing and equipment damage (11 December 2013)

SIR No. 121: Haul road stability in open-cut operations - 39 Kb

SIR No. 121 Haul road stability in open-cut operations (7 January 2003)

SIR No. 018: High pressure water jetting - 16 Kb

SIR No. 018 High pressure water jetting (28 February 1991)

SIR No. 019: Explosion of drill steel subject to high temperature - 19 Kb

SIR No. 019 Explosion of drill steel subject to high temperature (28 February 1991)

SIR No. 227: Grid mesh falls from drill mast - 64 Kb

Grid mesh falls from drill mast (06 October 2015)

SIR No. 177: Burns from hydrocarbon gas fire in truck air conditioning system - 154 Kb

SIR No. 177 Burns from hydrocarbon gas fire in truck air conditioning system (18 April 2012)

SIR No. 069: Anfo mixing vehicle fire - 7 Kb

SIR No. 069 Anfo mixing vehicle fire (22 November 1996)

SIR No. 154: Heavy wire lifting slings fell from crane hook - employees injured - 54 Kb

SIR No. 154 Heavy wire lifting slings fell from crane hook - employees injured (7 July 2009)

SIR No. 118: Grader incident - loss of control - 37 Kb

SIR No. 118 Grader incident - loss of control (30 August 2002)

SIR No. 283: Manned loader falls into open stope – fatal accident - 866 Kb

SIR No. 283: Manned loader falls into open stope – fatal accident

SIR No. 229: Worker injured using high-pressure water jetting equipment - 363 Kb

SIR No. 229 Worker injured using high-pressure water jetting equipment (18 November 2015)

SIR No. 023: Underground fires - 20 Kb

SIR No. 023 Underground fires (30 June 1991)

SIR No. 264: Solvent vapour explosion during engine maintenance task - 138 Kb

SIR No. 264: Solvent vapour explosion during engine maintenance task (6 July 2018)

SIR No. 232: Underground operator collapses underground – fatal accident - 72 Kb

SIR No. 232 Underground operator collapses underground – fatal accident (30 November 2015)

SIR No. 146: Hazard posed by cyclone draw in RC drilling - 115 Kb

SIR No. 146 Hazard posed by cyclone draw in RC drilling (12 December 2007)

SIR No. 089: Remotely operated LHD machine - fatal accident - 14 Kb

SIR No. 089 Remotely operated LHD machine - fatal accident (23 February 1998)

SIR No. 113: Drillers offsider struck by stillson type wrench - 39 Kb

SIR No. 113 Drillers offsider struck by stillson type wrench (30 April 2002)

SIR No. 075: Explosion in underground magazine - 6 Kb

SIR No. 075 Explosion in underground magazine (29 May 1997)

SIR No. 174: Mechanical scaling ignites flammable gas underground - 138 Kb

SIR No. 174 Mechanical scaling ignites flammable gas underground (14 February 2012)

SIR No. 119: Drillers offsider blasted with dust under pressure - 36 Kb

SIR No. 119 Drillers offsider blasted with dust under pressure (4 November 2002)

SIR No. 057: Remotely operated mobile machine - fatal accident - 5 Kb

SIR No. 057 Remotely operated mobile machine - fatal accident (26 May 1995)

SIR No. 187: Serious crush injuries caused by falling ball-mill liner plate - 119 Kb

SIR No. 187: Serious crush injuries caused by falling ball-mill liner plate (23 October 2013)

SIR No. 255: Telehandler rollover during a lift - 183 Kb

SIR No. 255: Telehandler rollover during a lift (10 November 2017)

SIR No. 157: Work platform struck by skip and dislodged into shaft - 51 Kb

SIR No. 157 Work platform struck by skip and dislodged into shaft (8 September 2009)

SIR No. 102: Fatal methane gas explosion - South Africa - 16 Kb

SIR No. 102 Fatal methane gas explosion - South Africa (30 August 1999)

SIR No. 256: Process tank roof bursts due to uncontrolled reaction - 133 Kb

SIR No. 256: Process tank roof bursts due to uncontrolled reaction (21 November 2017)

SIR No. 233: Worker seriously injured by hot caustic solution while cleaning an inline strainer - 72 Kb

Worker seriously injured by hot caustic solution while cleaning an inline strainer (01 December 2015)

SIR No. 286: Near miss following unplanned movement of autonomous haul trucks during recovery operations - 126 Kb

SIR No. 286: Near miss following unplanned movement of autonomous haul trucks during recovery operations (24 May 2021)

SIR No. 224: Underground workers injured by arc flash and blast from a MCC - 288 Kb

Underground workers injured by arc flash and blast from a MCC (24 July 2015)

SIR No. 003: Compressed air hose connection - fatal accident - 59 Kb

SIR No. 003 Compressed air hose connection - fatal accident (29 September 1989)

SIR No. 112: Loading service vehicle onto trailer - 76 Kb

SIR No. 112 Loading service vehicle onto trailer (19 December 2001)

SIR No. 020: Drilling rig fire - 19 Kb

SIR No. 020 Drilling rig fire (28 February 1991)

SIR No. 218: Horseplay at a mining operation results in a serious injury - 64 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 218: Horseplay at a mining operation results in a serious injury (28 May 2015)

SIR No. 136: Caught between headboards of two trucks - fatal - 271 Kb

SIR No. 136 Caught between headboards of two trucks - fatal (2 March 2006)

SIR No. 068: Electrical test instrument - serious accident - 5 Kb

SIR No. 068 Electrical test instrument - serious accident (3 September 1996)

SIR No. 064: Fire on front end loader - 6 Kb

SIR No. 064 Fire on front end loader (27 March 1996)

SIR No. 090: Remotely operated machinery - rockfall - fatal - 14 Kb

SIR No. 090 Remotely operated machinery - rockfall - fatal (23 February 1998)

SIR No. 182: Whirlwind carries transportable ablution block 50 metres - 64 Kb

SIR No. 182 Whirlwind carries transportable ablution block 50 metres (1 May 2013)

SIR No. 070: Thermal lancing of crusher concaves - serious accident - 5 Kb

SIR No. 070 Thermal lancing of crusher concaves - serious accident (2 April 1997)

SIR No. 132: Mine haul truck runs over a light vehicle following a driver change - 115 Kb

SIR No. 132 Mine haul truck runs over a light vehicle following a driver change (3 February 2005)

SIR No. 257: Field technician collapses during exploration activities - fatal accident - 58 Kb

SIR No. 257: Field technician collapses during exploration activities - fatal accident (28 February 2018)

SIR No. 109: Fitting of tile boxes on drilling rigs - 31 Kb

SIR No. 109 Fitting of tile boxes on drilling rigs (9 October 2001)

SIR No. 275: Electrician received 1000V electric shock and burns - 130 Kb

SIR No. 275: Electrician received 1000V electric shock and burns (17 May 2019)

SIR No. 220: Driver seriously injured when crushed between prime mover and loader - 93 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 220: Driver seriously injured when crushed between prime mover and loader (08 June 2015)

SIR No. 262: Integrated tool carrier tips over underground - 100 Kb

SIR No. 262: Integrated tool carrier tips over underground (7 May 2018)

SIR No. 043: Remote control loader fire in an open stope - 20 Kb

SIR No. 043 Remote control loader fire in an open stope (15 February 1994)

SIR No. 241: Underground worker crushed between integrated tool carrier (IT) work basket and roof of excavation (backs) - 121 Kb

SIR No. 241: Underground worker crushed between integrated tool carrier (IT) work basket and roof of excavation (backs) (7 June 2016)

SIR No. 096: Remotely operated LHD - brake failure - 13 Kb

SIR No. 096 Remotely operated LHD - brake failure (7 September 1998)

SIR No. 188: Light vehicle struck by underground truck in decline - 255 Kb

SIR No. 188 Light vehicle struck by underground truck in decline (15 November 2013)

SIR No. 189: Toppled underground drill rig seriously injures worker - 62 Kb

SIR No. 189 Toppled underground drill rig seriously injures worker (22 November 2013)

SIR No. 172: Runaway underground charge-up vehicle after brakes malfunction - 141 Kb

SIR No. 172 Runaway underground charge-up vehicle after brakes malfunction (12 September 2011)

SIR No. 079: Exploration drill hole intersection - 14 Kb

SIR No. 079 Exploration drill hole intersection (23 July 1997)

SIR No. 012: Slope failure - open pit mine - 18 Kb

SIR No. 012 Slope failure - open pit mine (31 May 1990)

SIR No. 009: Gold room explosion - molten metal burns - 24 Kb

SIR No. 009 Gold room explosion - molten metal burns (12 February 1990)

SIR No. 117: Underground electrical equipment - fatal accident - 39 Kb

SIR No. 117 Underground electrical equipment - fatal accident (12 August 2002)

SIR No. 273: Near miss when a failed rod ejected from a hydraulic pulling kit - 201 Kb

SIR No. 273: Near miss when a failed rod ejected from a hydraulic pulling kit (27 February 2019)

SIR No. 122: Dumptruck tyre failure - 32 Kb

SIR No. 122 Dumptruck tyre failure (10 April 2003)

SIR No. 088: Remotely operated LHD - dangerous occurrences - 15 Kb

SIR No. 088 Remotely operated LHD - dangerous occurrences (23 February 1998)

SIR No. 123: RTA at intersection of mine road and bush track - 24 Kb

SIR No. 123 RTA at intersection of mine road and bush track (4 July 2003)

SIR No. 212: Fall from height at mobile screening plant - 150 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 212: Fall from height at mobile screening plant (23 January 2015)

SIR No. 138: Paste fill wall failure - 71 Kb

SIR No. 138 Paste fill wall failure (7 August 2006)

SIR No. 269: Structural failure of a corrugated steel water tank - 210 Kb

SIR No. 269: Structural failure of a corrugated steel water tank (12 November 2018)

SIR No. 191: Serious high voltage (HV) arc flash incident results in equipment damage - 122 Kb

SIR No. 191 Serious high voltage (HV) arc flash incident results in equipment damage (22 November 2013)

SIR No. 011: EMU mine disaster - 20 Kb

SIR No. 011 EMU mine disaster (10 April 1990)

SIR No. 053: Elevated work platform - falling - 6 Kb

SIR No. 053 Elevated work platform - falling (5 May 1995)

SIR No. 128: Steering failures on haul trucks - 38 Kb

SIR No. 128 Steering failures on haul trucks (21st October 2004)

SIR No. 197: Dozer loading leads to prime mover jack-knife and fuel tank rupture - 131 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 197: Dozer loading leads to prime mover jack-knife and fuel tank rupture (27 May 2014)

SIR No. 207: Potential for serious injury from uncontrolled rotation of rotary kiln dryer - 146 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 207: Potential for serious injury from uncontrolled rotation of rotary kiln dryer (20 October 2014)

SIR No. 250: Unexpected initiation of detonator and detonating cord - 98 Kb

SIR No. 250: Unexpected initiation of detonator and detonating cord (8 February 2017)

SIR No. 030: Elevating platform operation - serious injury - 19 Kb

SIR No. 030 Elevating platform operation - serious injury (31 March 1992)

SIR No. 124: Tyre inflation - fatal accident - 35 Kb

SIR No. 124 Tyre inflation - fatal accident (14 July 2003)

SIR No. 135: Aluminium drill rod failure - 99 Kb

SIR No. 135 Aluminium drill rod failure (23 August 2005)

SIR No. 103: Hazards associated with dehydration - 17 Kb

SIR No. 103 Hazards associated with dehydration (31 August 1999)

SIR No. 026: Truck toppled over edge of stockpile - 14 Kb

SIR No. 026 Truck toppled over edge of stockpile (22 October 1991)

SIR No. 125: Transport of explosives underground - vehicle incident - 44 Kb

SIR No. 125 Transport of explosives underground - vehicle incident (15 July 2003)

SIR No. 148: Tropical Cyclone George - 72 Kb

SIR No. 148 Tropical Cyclone George (3 January 2008)

SIR No. 208: Bystander struck by component ejected from accumulator - 102 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 208: Bystander struck by component ejected from accumulator (17 November 2014)

SIR No. 036: Injury sustained whilst working on drilling mast - 19 Kb

SIR No. 036 Injury sustained whilst working on drilling mast (27 April 1993)

SIR No. 239: Low-voltage arc flash during switching operation - 113 Kb

SIR No. 239: Low-voltage arc flash during switching operation (11 March 2016)

SIR No. 110: Vehicle over stope edge - 14 Kb

SIR No. 110 Vehicle over stope edge (9 October 2001)

SIR No. 056: Uncontrolled discharge of stored energy source - fatal - 6 Kb

SIR No. 056 Uncontrolled discharge of stored energy source - fatal (26 May 1995)

SIR No. 170: Gold room explosion - integrated pressure strip electrowinning (IPSE) circuit failure - 142 Kb

SIR No. 170 Gold room explosion - integrated pressure strip electrowinning (IPSE) circuit failure (14 February 2011)

SIR No. 052: Rope power shovel maintenance - fatal accident - 5 Kb

SIR No. 052 Rope power shovel maintenance - fatal accident (28 December 1994)

SIR No. 040: Near-miss underground blasting incident - 23 Kb

SIR No. 040 Near-miss underground blasting incident (21 October 1993)

SIR No. 145: Driller’s offsider struck by dust deflector box - 65 Kb

SIR No. 145 Driller’s offsider struck by dust deflector box (20 November 2007)

SIR No. 206: Forklift struck by truck while unloading - 151 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 206: Forklift struck by truck while unloading (22 September 2014)

SIR No. 271: Near miss when latch fails and gate swings open on a haul truck - 161 Kb

SIR No. 271: Near miss when latch fails and gate swings open on a haul truck (23 November 2018)

SIR No. 080: Overheating radiator - burn injury - 15 Kb

SIR No. 080 Overheating radiator - burn injury (24 July 1997)

SIR No. 164: Fall from height in an ore pass - fatal accident - 49 Kb

SIR No. 164 Fall from height in an ore pass - fatal accident (15 July 2010)

SIR No. 035: Safe welding practice - 18 Kb

SIR No. 035 Safe welding practice (8 March 1993)

SIR No. 108: Detonation of misfire in pit floor - 19 Kb

SIR No. 108 Detonation of misfire in pit floor (9 October 2001)

SIR No. 153: Truck driver fell from deck of Caterpillar 777D haul truck - 58 Kb

SIR No. 153 Truck driver fell from deck of Caterpillar 777D haul truck (5 August 2010)

SIR No. 200: Fall of ground in underground mine - fatal accident - 73 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 200: Fall of ground in underground mine - fatal accident (20 June 2014)

SIR No. 175: Tyre handler's fall-back arms become projectiles - 136 Kb

SIR No. 175 Tyre handler's fall-back arms become projectiles (30 March 2012)

SIR No. 008: Rock bolting underground - fatal accident - 24 Kb

SIR No. 008 Rock bolting underground - fatal accident (30 January 1990)

SIR No. 223: Worker stung by swarm of bees during rehabilitation operations - 66 Kb

Worker stung by swarm of bees during rehabilitation operations (20 July 2015)

SIR No. 044: Rockfall - fatal accident - 20 Kb

SIR No. 044 Rockfall - fatal accident (21 February 1994)

SIR No. 072: Split wheel rim - fatal accident - 7 Kb

SIR No. 072 Split wheel rim - fatal accident (14 April 1997)

SIR No. 093: Ventilation doors - fatal accident - 13 Kb

SIR No. 093 Ventilation doors - fatal accident (18 May 1998)

SIR No. 149: Loader falling into an open stope - 61 Kb

SIR No. 149 Loader falling into an open stope (10 April 2008)

SIR No. 209: Potential signal tube detonator explosion (snap, slap and shoot) during charge-up - 113 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 209: Potential signal tube detonator explosion (snap, slap and shoot) during charge-up (20 November 2014)

SIR No. 228: Seriously injured when sprayed by anhydrous ammonia after failure of flexible rubber hose - 199 Kb

Worker seriously injured when sprayed by anhydrous ammonia after failure of flexible rubber hose (09 October 2015)

SIR No. 083: Explosion of split-ring tyre assemblies - 15 Kb

SIR No. 083 Explosion of split-ring tyre assemblies (23 September 1997)

SIR No. 179: Serious crush injuries caused by falling mesh sheets - 148 Kb

SIR No. 179 Serious crush injuries caused by falling mesh sheets (24 April 2012)

SIR No. 245: Worker injured by low-voltage switchboard arc flash - 124 Kb

SIR No. 245: Worker injured by low-voltage switchboard arc flash (17 August 2016)

SIR No. 092: RC drill rig 3” sample hose connection - serious accident - 14 Kb

SIR No. 092 RC drill rig 3” sample hose connection - serious accident (23 February 1998)

SIR No. 062: Anchorage of underground scraper hoists - 6 Kb

SIR No. 062 Anchorage of underground scraper hoists (10 October 1995)

SIR No. 114: Wrong gas used during gas purge resulted in burns - 38 Kb

SIR No. 114 Wrong gas used during gas purge resulted in burns (30 May 2002)

SIR No. 087: Drill rod handling - serious incident - 15 Kb

SIR No. 087 Drill rod handling - serious incident (31 December 1997)

SIR No. 061: Caught in a rotating drill rod - fatal accident - 5 Kb

SIR No. 061 Caught in a rotating drill rod - fatal accident (7 September 1995)

SIR No. 002: Conveyor belt - fatal accident - 19 Kb

SIR No. 002 Conveyor belt - fatal accident (5 September 1989)

SIR No. 084: Loss of control of water cart - fatal accident - 14 Kb

SIR No. 084 Loss of control of water cart - fatal accident (28 October 1997)

SIR No. 055: Conveyor belt - fatal accident - 5 Kb

SIR No. 055 Conveyor belt - fatal accident (25 May 1995)

SIR No. 152: Haul truck and light vehicle collision - 182 Kb

SIR No. 152 Haul truck and light vehicle collision (26 February 2009)

SIR No. 236: Near miss when a pick-and-carry crane rolls over - 248 Kb

SIR No. 236 Near miss when a pick-and-carry crane rolls over (21 December 2015)

SIR No. 198: Large boulder falls onto active haul road - 197 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 198: Large boulder falls onto active haul road (16 June 2014)

SIR No. 074: Driver killed in tractor rollover - 6 Kb

SIR No. 074 Driver killed in tractor rollover (27 May 1997)

SIR No. 107: Multiple fuming and gas explosion - 20 Kb

SIR No. 107 Multiple fuming and gas explosion (9 October 2001)

SIR No. 201: Loss of control following failure of steering tie rod coupling on EWP - 104 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 201: Loss of control following failure of steering tie rod coupling on EWP (30 June 2014)

SIR No. 186: Crush injuries sustained around moving machinery - fatal accident - 49 Kb

SIR No. 186 Crush injuries sustained around moving machinery - fatal accident (28 August 2013)

SIR No. 216: Fire in processing plant laboratory - 112 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 216: Fire in processing plant laboratory (18 May 2015)

SIR No. 067: High voltage circuit switched to earth - 5 Kb

SIR No. 067 High voltage circuit switched to earth (30 August 1996)

SIR No. 158: Fall from work basket in an underground decline - 56 Kb

SIR No. 158 Fall from work basket in an underground decline (4 December 2009)

SIR No. 141: Rockfall fatality - 52 Kb

SIR No. 141 Rockfall fatality (19 March 2007)

SIR No. 181: Hydraulic hose failure leads to dump truck fire - 152 Kb

SIR No. 181 Hydraulic hose failure leads to dump truck fire (3 April 2013)

SIR No. 211: Freight truck driver injured in fall from trailer - 178 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 211: Freight truck driver injured in fall from trailer (16 December 2014)

SIR No. 234: Light vehicle driven partly over edge of open stope - 133 Kb

Light vehicle driven partly over edge of open stope (09 December 2015)

SIR No. 129: Derailment and fall of overhead crane - 95 Kb

SIR No. 129 Derailment and fall of overhead crane (5 January 2005)

SIR No. 099: Remotely operated LHD - runaway - 14 Kb

SIR No. 099 Remotely operated LHD - runaway (10 November 1998)

SIR No. 139: Loss of control of service vehicles - 64 Kb

SIR No. 139 Loss of control of service vehicles (11 September 2006)

SIR No. 047: Injuries sustained while working on drilling mast - 22 Kb

SIR No. 047 Injuries sustained while working on drilling mast (11 May 1994)

SIR No. 195: Serious injuries sustained during wheel retraction of hydraulically extendable low loader dolly - 237 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 195: Serious injuries sustained during wheel retraction of hydraulically extendable low loader dolly (24 February 2014)

SIR No. 144: Roll-over of front-end loader - 60 Kb

SIR No. 144 Roll-over of front-end loader (2 August 2007)

SIR No. 054: Structural collapse of an iron ore stacker - 6 Kb

SIR No. 054 Structural collapse of an iron ore stacker (24 May 1995)

SIR No. 041: Haul truck rear wheel falls off - 19 Kb

SIR No. 041 Haul truck rear wheel falls off (22 November 1993)

SIR No. 280: Bulldozer operator crushed between ladder and handrail – significant injuries - 367 Kb

SIR No. 280: Bulldozer operator crushed between ladder and handrail – significant injuries

SIR No. 176: Light vehicle collides with stationary loader - 506 Kb

SIR No. 176 Light vehicle collides with stationary loader (30 March 2012)

SIR No. 032: Storage tank explosion - 15 Kb

SIR No. 032 Storage tank explosion (22 May 1992)

SIR No. 161: Struck by moving train - fatal accident - 80 Kb

SIR No. 161 Struck by moving train - fatal accident (10 March 2010)

SIR No. 140: Service truck tyre failure - 63 Kb

SIR No. 140 Service truck tyre failure (11 November 2006)

SIR No. 131: Drill rig fire - self-rescuer failed - 63 Kb

SIR No. 131 Drill rig fire - self-rescuer failed (1 February 2005)

SIR No. 159: Fall through grid mesh floor - fatal accident - 58 Kb

SIR No. 159 Fall through grid mesh floor - fatal accident (6 January 2010)

SIR No. 281: Underground mine workers tipped out of work basket used with integrated tool carrier - 123 Kb

SIR No. 281: Underground mine workers tipped out of work basket used with integrated tool carrier

SIR No. 033: Passenger lift - a serious accident - 19 Kb

SIR No. 033 Passenger lift - a serious accident (30 June 1992)

SIR No. 251: Worker seriously injured while operating a block-making machine - 139 Kb

SIR No. 251: Worker seriously injured while operating a block-making machine (24 February 2017)

SIR No. 276: Fall from height after failure of retractable type lanyard - 228 Kb

SIR No. 276: Fall from height after failure of retractable type lanyard (28 May 2019)

SIR No. 205: Worker injured by moving parts on automatic rotary sample collector - 203 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 205: Worker injured by moving parts on automatic rotary sample collector (19 August 2014)

SIR No. 210: Electrician crushed between lift car and lift shaft structure - fatal accident - 76 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 210: Electrician crushed between lift car and lift shaft structure - fatal accident (15 December 2014)

SIR No. 274: Structural failure of fixed conveyor stacker - 205 Kb

SIR No. 274: Structural failure of fixed conveyor stacker (18 March 2019)

SIR No. 285: Near miss when an excavator fell from crane during lifting operation - 197 Kb

SIR No. 285: Near miss when an excavator fell from crane during lifting operation (3 March 2021)

SIR No. 071: Sudden collapse of ground - sinkhole formation - 7 Kb

SIR No. 071 Sudden collapse of ground - sinkhole formation (2 April 1997)

SIR No. 194: Crush injuries sustained from working with a suspended load - fatal accident - 68 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 194: Crush injuries sustained from working with a suspended load - fatal accident (16 January 2014)

SIR No. 024: Crane dogman survives shock from 22Kv transformer - 19 Kb

SIR No. 024 Crane dogman survives shock from 22Kv transformer (31 July 1991)

SIR No. 279: Paste wall failure - 159 Kb

SIR No. 279: Paste wall failure

SIR No. 247: Drill fitter crushed between drill head and rod centraliser arm - fatal accident - update - 223 Kb

SIR No. 247: Drill fitter crushed between drill head and rod centraliser arm - fatal accident - update (12 September 2016)

SIR No. 173: Employee burnt while setting up fire scenario for emergency response training - 136 Kb

SIR No. 173 Employee burnt while setting up fire scenario for emergency response training (21 November 2011)

SIR No. 225: Worker seriously injured by moving parts in a modified stemming bucket - 145 Kb

Worker seriously injured by moving parts in a modified stemming bucket (10 August 2015)

SIR No. 183: Loss of brakes on dump truck - 52 Kb

SIR No. 183 Loss of brakes on dump truck (14 May 2013)

SIR No. 226: Collision between an autonomous haul truck and manned water cart - 97 Kb

Collision between an autonomous haul truck and manned water cart (11 August 2015)

SIR No. 076: Stormwater inflow into decline mine - 6 Kb

SIR No. 076 Stormwater inflow into decline mine (30 May 1997)

SIR No. 190: Serious high voltage (HV) arc flash incident results in injuries - 194 Kb

SIR No. 190 Serious high voltage (HV) arc flash incident results in injuries (22 November 2013)

SIR No. 214: Haul truck collides with light vehicle in a designated controlled area - 143 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 214: Haul truck collides with light vehicle in a designated controlled area (28 April 2015)

SIR No. 097: Radio-operated crane - uncontrolled movement - 14 Kb

SIR No. 097 Radio-operated crane - uncontrolled movement (9 September 1998)

SIR No. 005: Split ring tyre assembly explosion - fatal - 18 Kb

SIR No. 005 Split ring tyre assembly explosion - fatal (12 October 1989)

SIR No. 116: Operator safety - earthmoving scrapers - 35 Kb

SIR No. 116 Operator safety - earthmoving scrapers (19 July 2002)

SIR No. 213: Maintenance worker pinned by bulldozer belly plate - fatal accident - 252 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 213: Maintenance worker pinned by bulldozer belly plate - fatal accident (11 February 2015)

SIR No. 237: Failure of crane head sheave - 137 Kb

SIR No. 237 Failure of crane head sheave (12 January 2016)

SIR No. 085: Explosion of flammable gas in underground stope void - 17 Kb

SIR No. 085 Explosion of flammable gas in underground stope void (28 October 1997)

SIR No. 091: Fall of material - fatal accident - 13 Kb

SIR No. 091 Fall of material - fatal accident (23 February 1998)

SIR No. 278 Trailer tarpaulin cover mechanism fracture – fatal accident - 200 Kb

SIR No. 278 Trailer tarpaulin cover mechanism fracture – fatal accident

SIR No. 010: Cyanide poisoning - 13 Kb

SIR No. 010 Cyanide poisoning (22 March 1990)

SIR No. 204: Worker seriously injured by moving parts - 64 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 204: Worker seriously injured by moving parts (30 July 2014)

SIR No. 193: Crush injuries sustained from movement of tailings pipe - fatal accident - 112 Kb

SIR No. 193 Crush injuries sustained from movement of tailings pipe - fatal accident (23 December 2013)

SIR No. 231: Falling rock damages tele-handler leading to serious injuries - 240 Kb

SIR No. 231 Falling rock damages tele-handler leading to serious injuries (24 November 2015)

SIR No. 034: Underground vehicle fire - 19 Kb

SIR No. 034 Underground vehicle fire (23 February 1993)

SIR No. 077: Hazardous drill hole intersection - 6 Kb

SIR No. 077 Hazardous drill hole intersection (30 May 1997)

SIR No. 111: Mine rescue team members collapse during exercise - 73 Kb

SIR No. 111 Mine rescue team members collapse during exercise (19 December 2001)

SIR No. 203: Operator crushed by mast of forklift truck - fatal accident - 71 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 203: Operator crushed by mast of forklift truck - fatal accident (21 July 2014)

SIR No. 160: Maintenance personnel crushed by excavator counterweight - 54 Kb

SIR No. 160 Maintenance personnel crushed by excavator counterweight (6 January 2010)

SIR No. 059: Offloading unpalleted articles - 8 Kb

SIR No. 059 Offloading unpalleted articles (10 July 1995)

SIR No. 007: Chemical handling - caustic burn - 15 Kb

SIR No. 007 Chemical handling - caustic burn (10 January 1990)

SIR No. 065: Children exposed to hazards at unattended mine - 6 Kb

SIR No. 065 Children exposed to hazards at unattended mine (30 July 1996)

SIR No. 244: Failed gantry bridge crushes boilermaker working in thickener tank - fatal accident - 172 Kb

SIR No. 244: Failed gantry bridge crushes boilermaker working in thickener tank - fatal accident (3 August 2016)

SIR No. 004: Welding equipment electrocution - fatal accident - 24 Kb

SIR No. 004 Welding equipment electrocution - fatal accident (11 October 1989)

SIR No. 235: Scaffolder falls from height in a process vessel at a refinery - fatal accident - 218 Kb

SIR No. 235 Scaffolder falls from height in a process vessel at a refinery - fatal accident (18 December 2015)

SIR No. 253: Injured worker not discovered and treated for extended period - 143 Kb

SIR No. 253: Injured worker not discovered and treated for extended period (27 June 2017)

SIR No. 185: Serious entanglement injury sustained during calibration of conveyor belt weightometer) - 263 Kb

SIR No. 185 Serious entanglement injury sustained during calibration of conveyor belt weightometer) (8 July 2013)

SIR No. 115: Tyre rolling down a ramp - 38 Kb

SIR No. 115 Tyre rolling down a ramp (30 May 2002)

SIR No. 254: Uncontrolled release of energy during removal of luffing cylinder pin - 148 Kb

SIR No. 254: Uncontrolled release of energy during removal of luffing cylinder pin (6 July 2017)

SIR No. 265: Manned loader falling into an open stope - 82 Kb

SIR No. 265: Manned loader falling into an open stope (3 August 2018)

SIR No. 246: Fall from height during helicopter lifting operations - 174 Kb

SIR No. 246: Fall from height during helicopter lifting operations (18 August 2016)

SIR No. 017: Caught by rock drill - 15 Kb

SIR No. 017 Caught by rock drill (28 February 1991)

SIR No. 038: Uncontrolled movement of mobile unit - 15 Kb

SIR No. 038 Uncontrolled movement of mobile unit (24 June 1993)

SIR No. 199: Manned loader drives into open stope - fatal accident - 68 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 199: Manned loader drives into open stope - fatal accident (17 June 2014)

SIR No. 063: Remotely operated underground LHD - near miss - 6 Kb

SIR No. 063 Remotely operated underground LHD - near miss (15 March 1996)

SIR No. 169: Suspension component ejected under high pressure during maintenance - fatal accident - 216 Kb

SIR No. 169 Suspension component ejected under high pressure during maintenance - fatal accident (21 January 2011)

SIR No. 252: Fitter struck in chest by packing plate released under pressure - 174 Kb

SIR No. 252: Fitter struck in chest by packing plate released under pressure (12 May 2017)

SIR No. 150: Failure of escape ladderway in underground rise - 65 Kb

SIR No. 150 Failure of escape ladderway in underground rise (16 June 2008)

SIR No. 045: Fatal agricultural traffic accident in quarry - 19 Kb

SIR No. 045 Fatal agricultural traffic accident in quarry (17 March 1994)

SIR No. 215: Overloaded stemming truck rolls over - 138 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 215: Overloaded stemming truck rolls over (11 May 2015)

SIR No. 147: Fire and entrapment hazard on mobile plant (salt harvester) - 129 Kb

SIR No. 147 Fire and entrapment hazard on mobile plant (salt harvester) (3 January 2008)

SIR No. 029: Stope draw-point (Mill Hole) - fatal accident - 19 Kb

SIR No. 029 Stope draw-point (Mill Hole) - fatal accident (19 February 1992)

SIR No. 134: Detonator found inside ANFO loader - 63 Kb

SIR No. 134 Detonator found inside ANFO loader (18 August 2005)

SIR No. 270: Operator trapped between elevated work platform (EWP) and overhead structure - 131 Kb

SIR No. 270: Operator trapped between elevated work platform (EWP) and overhead structure (16 November 2018)

SIR No. 248: Worker seriously injured when caught in moving conveyor - 126 Kb

SIR No. 248: Worker seriously injured when caught in moving conveyor (12 September 2016)

SIR No. 168: Pressure release blows blanking plate off dozer tilt cylinder - 76 Kb

SIR No. 168 Pressure release blows blanking plate off dozer tilt cylinder (10 January 2011)

SIR No. 196: Front tyres of light vehicle over open edge - 167 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 196: Front tyres of light vehicle over open edge (27 May 2014)

SIR No. 260: Autonomous truck significantly damaged by lightning strike - 149 Kb

SIR No. 260: Autonomous truck significantly damaged by lightning strike (2 May 2018)

SIR No. 025: Buried electrical cable - fatal accident - 16 Kb

SIR No. 025 Buried electrical cable - fatal accident (31 August 1991)

SIR No. 027: Shrink stope - fatal accident - 18 Kb

SIR No. 027 Shrink stope - fatal accident (5 February 1992)

SIR No. 126: Accidental initiation of explosives during blasting - 38 Kb

SIR No. 126 Accidental initiation of explosives during blasting (15 July 2003)

SIR No. 042: Remotely operated machinery - fatal accident - 19 Kb

SIR No. 042 Remotely operated machinery - fatal accident (1 February 1994)

SIR No. 259: Electrician injured by arc flash in low voltage switchboard - 139 Kb

SIR No. 259: Electrician injured by arc flash in low voltage switchboard (6 April 2018)

SIR No. 049: Hazard alert - auger mixers - 20 Kb

SIR No. 049 Hazard alert - auger mixers (22 August 1994)

SIR No. 104: Dislodgement of a crane load above a person - 14 Kb

SIR No. 104 Dislodgement of a crane load above a person (19 January 2000)

SIR No. 258: Dinghy capsizes in dredge pond after entanglement - 80 Kb

SIR No. 258: Dinghy capsizes in dredge pond after entanglement (9 March 2018)

SIR No. 014: Electric shock involving P and H shovel - 19 Kb

SIR No. 014 Electric shock involving P and H shovel (13 December 1990)

SIR No. 013: Tramp metal fired from jaw crusher - 19 Kb

SIR No. 013 Tramp metal fired from jaw crusher (30 November 1990)

SIR No. 166: Fall from height in a process vessel - fatal accident - 54 Kb

SIR No. 166 Fall from height in a process vessel - fatal accident (16 December 2010)

SIR No. 015: Haul truck tyre explosion - 21 Kb

SIR No. 015 Haul truck tyre explosion (31 December 1990)

SIR No. 238: Mobile plant interaction results in crush injuries - 172 Kb

SIR No. 238 Mobile plant interaction results in crush injuries (12 February 2016)

SIR No. 171: Fall from cantilevered scaffold platform - fatal accident - 133 Kb

SIR No. 171 Fall from cantilevered scaffold platform - fatal accident (24 June 2011)

SIR No. 046: Contact with overhead powerline - fatal accident - 15 Kb

SIR No. 046 Contact with overhead powerline - fatal accident (8 April 1994)

SIR No. 073: Conveyor belt failure - 5 Kb

SIR No. 073 Conveyor belt failure (21 May 1997)

SIR No. 167: Failure of the rope guide on a Demag overhead travelling crane - 220 Kb

SIR No. 167 Failure of the rope guide on a Demag overhead travelling crane (16 December 2010)

SIR No. 095: Death of exploration worker - 16 Kb

SIR No. 095 Death of exploration worker (28 August 1998)

SIR No. 066: Structural failure of bucketwheel reclaimer - fatal - 5 Kb

SIR No. 066 Structural failure of bucketwheel reclaimer - fatal (28 August 1996)

SIR No. 006: Safe use of radiation gauges - 17 Kb

SIR No. 006 Safe use of radiation gauges (29 November 1989)

SIR No. 021: Operator safety - earthmoving scrapers - 15 Kb

SIR No. 021 Operator safety - earthmoving scrapers (31 March 1991)

SIR No. 060: Uncontrolled movement of elevated work platform - 5 Kb

SIR No. 060 Uncontrolled movement of elevated work platform (10 July 1995)

SIR No. 022: Winding rope detachment - 15 Kb

SIR No. 022 Winding rope detachment (11 April 1991)

SIR No. 240: Haul truck collides with grader on active dump - 153 Kb

SIR No. 240: Haul truck collides with grader on active dump (13 April 2016)

SIR No. 261: Face shovel operator crushed between ladder and handrail - fatal accident - 159 Kb

SIR No. 261: Face shovel operator crushed between ladder and handrail - fatal accident (7 May 2018)

SIR No. 016: Substation transformer explosion - 15 Kb

SIR No. 016 Substation transformer explosion (31 December 1990)

SIR No. 272: Sinkhole in open pit floor engulfs mine vehicles after collapse of backfilled stope - 181 Kb

SIR No. 272: Sinkhole in open pit floor engulfs mine vehicles after collapse of backfilled stope (11 January 2019)

SIR No. 219: Delayed detonation of explosives in a blast hole during post-blast inspection by shotfirers - 68 Kb

Significant Incident Report No. 219: Delayed detonation of explosives in a blast hole during post-blast inspection by shotfirers (05 June 2015)

SIR No. 037: Lead-acid battery explodes - 19 Kb

SIR No. 037 Lead-acid battery explodes (23 June 1993)

SIR No. 081: Serious burns involving disposable overalls - 15 Kb

SIR No. 081 Serious burns involving disposable overalls (24 July 1997)

SIR No. 133: Use of torque multiplier - fatal accident - 64 Kb

SIR No. 133 Use of torque multiplier - fatal accident (9 February 2005)

SIR No. 268: Near miss when accumulator components are ejected from a haul truck - 59 Kb

SIR No. 268: Near miss when accumulator components are ejected from a haul truck (21 September 2018)

SIR No. 028: Mud rush - fatal accident - 19 Kb

SIR No. 028 Mud rush - fatal accident (19 February 1992)

Mining safety bulletins

MSB No. 184: Workers ejected from underground work platform - 271 Kb

MSB No. 184: Workers ejected from underground work platform (30 August 2021)

MSB No. 183: Hazard of lightning strikes on vehicles - 75 Kb

MSB No. 183: Hazard of lightning strikes on vehicles (24 May 2021)

MSB No. 182: Competency of spotters for mobile load carrying equipment - 335 Kb

MSB No. 182: Competency of spotters for mobile load carrying equipment (22 February 2021)

MSB No. 181: Hazards associated with the use of e-cigarette devices - 144 Kb

MSB No. 181: Hazards associated with the use of e-cigarette devices (22 February 2021)

MSB No. 180: Welding quality and qualifications of welders - 294 Kb

MSB No. 180: Welding quality and qualifications of welders 10 June 2020

MSB No. 179: Adequacy of windrows (bunds) for vehicle impact - 482 Kb

MSB No. 179: Adequacy of windrows (bunds) for vehicle impact 20 August 2020

MSB No. 178: Working on open pit walls using rope access systems - 177 Kb

MSB No. 178: Working on open pit walls using rope access systems 10 August 2020

MSB No. 177: Installation and maintenance of temporary generators - 110 Kb

MSB No. 177: Installation and maintenance of temporary generators 10 August 2020

MSB No. 176: Inspection and maintenance of accessway and platform gratings - 349 Kb

MSB No. 176: Inspection and maintenance of accessway and platform gratings 10 August 2020

MSB No. 175: Integrity of equaliser cables on vehicle hoists - 153 Kb

MSB No. 175: Integrity of equaliser cables on vehicle hoists

MSB No. 174: High pressure water cleaning creates mists and aerosols causing Legionnaires' disease - 121 Kb

MSB No. 174: High pressure water cleaning creates mists and aerosols causing Legionnaires' disease

MSB No. 170: Braking performance of relocation systems for heavy mining - 58 Kb

MSB No. 170: Braking performance of relocation systems for heavy mining (30 January 2020)

MSB No. 173: Inspection and maintenance of handrails - 214 Kb

MSB No. 173: Inspection and maintenance of handrails

MSB No. 172: High pressure compressor systems on drill rigs - fire and explosion hazard - 99 Kb

MSB No. 172 High pressure compressor systems on drill rigs - fire and explosion hazard

MSB No. 171: Pit wall failure management - 300 Kb

MSB: No. 171: Pit wall failure management 28 February 2020

MSB No. 169: Managing noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the Western Australian mining industry - 66 Kb

MSB No. 169: Managing noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the Western Australian mining industry (21 January 2020)

MSB No. 168 - Safe drinking water management at mine sites - 171 Kb

MSB No. 168 - Safe drinking water management at mine sites (26 November 2019)

MSB No. 167: Adequate assessment of fitness for work - 66 Kb

MSB No. 167: Adequate assessment of fitness for work (11 October 2019)

MSB No. 166: Buried electrical cables and ground excavation permit procedures - 94 Kb

MSB No.166: Buried electrical cables and ground excavation permit procedures

MSB No. 165: Safe access to high voltage powerline corridors - 163 Kb

MSB No. 165: Safe access to high voltage powerline corridors (10 June 2019)

MSB No. 164: Wheels detaching from graders - 267 Kb

MSB No. 164: Wheels detaching from graders (17 April 2019)

MSB No. 163: Reducing exposure to respirable crystalline silica (quartz) - 113 Kb

MSB No. 163: Reducing exposure to respirable crystalline silica (quartz) (18 March 2019)

MSB No. 162: Inspection and maintenance of special purpose lifting plant and hoists - 264 Kb

MSB No. 162: Inspection and maintenance of special purpose lifting plant and hoists (14 March 2019)

MSB No. 160: Using excavators as rock breakers - 117 Kb

MSB No. 160: Using excavators as rock breakers (1 February 2019)

MSB No. 159: Preventing worker exposure to harmful gold room exhaust discharge - 182 Kb

MSB No. 159: Preventing worker exposure to harmful gold room exhaust discharge (18 January 2019)

MSB No. 158: Inspection, testing, maintenance and use of fume cupboards - 60 Kb

MSB No. 158: Inspection, testing, maintenance and use of fume cupboards (18 January 2019)

MSB No. 157: Minimising dust generation during crushing, screening and conveying - 244 Kb

MSB No. 157: Minimising dust generation during crushing, screening and conveying (18 January 2019)

MSB No. 156: Stench gas activation stations for underground mining operations (reissued) - 52 Kb

MSB No. 156: Stench gas activation stations for underground mining operations (reissued 18 October 2018)

MSB No. 155: Inspecting synthetic fibre round slings - 124 Kb

MSB No. 155: Inspecting synthetic fibre round slings (21 September 2018)

MSB No. 154: Managing long-term exposure to carcinogenic welding fumes - 189 Kb

MSB No. 154: Managing long-term exposure to carcinogenic welding fumes (24 August 2018)

MSB No. 153: Preventing noise-induced hearing loss in WA mines - 90 Kb

MSB No. 153: Preventing noise-induced hearing loss in WA mines (24 August 2018)

MSB No. 152: Hazards associated with accessing unoccupied mines for recreational purposes - 305 Kb

MSB No. 152: Hazards associated with accessing unoccupied mines for recreational purposes (22 June 2018)

MSB No. 151: Ventilation design in underground mines - 59 Kb

MSB No. 151: Ventilation design in underground mines (26 April 2018)

MSB No. 150: Design, modification and maintenance of local extraction ventilation systems in gold rooms - 63 Kb

MSB No. 150: Design, modification and maintenance of local extraction ventilation systems in gold rooms (26 April 2018)

MSB No. 149: Hazards associated with batteries - 119 Kb

MSB No. 149: Hazards associated with batteries (16 March 2018)

MSB No. 147: Minimising exposure to hazardous contaminants in gold rooms - 60 Kb

MSB No. 147: Minimising exposure to hazardous contaminants in gold rooms (17 January 2018)

MSB No. 146: Contact with workers or equipment by excavators - 115 Kb

MSB No. 146: Contact with workers or equipment by excavators (17 January 2018)

MSB No. 145: Uncontrolled movement and derailment of fixed cranes during storm wind events - 118 Kb

MSB No. 145: Uncontrolled movement and derailment of fixed cranes during storm wind events (1 June 2017)

MSB No. 144: Gas storage for automatic fire-suppression systems - 152 Kb

MSB No. 144: Gas storage for automatic fire-suppression systems (29 May 2017)

MSB No. 143: Use of an excavator bucket as a lifting point - 122 Kb

MSB No. 143: Use of an excavator bucket as a lifting point (12 May 2017)

MSB No. 142: Ratchet vehicle support stands - 113 Kb

MSB No. 142: Ratchet vehicle support stands (12 May 2017)

MSB No. 141: Maintenance of refuge chambers for underground mines - 73 Kb

MSB No. 141: Maintenance of refuge chambers forunderground mines (27 March 2017)

MSB No. 140: Structural collapse of buildings and temporary structures during wind events - 143 Kb

MSB No. 140: Structural collapse of buildings and temporary structures during wind events (27 March 2017)

MSB No. 139: Suicide awareness for the Western Australian resources sector - 126 Kb

MSB No. 139: Suicide awareness for the Western Australian resources sector (16 March 2017)

MSB No. 138: Electrical arc flash hazards in mining - 92 Kb

MSB No. 138: Electrical arc flash hazards in mining (7 December 2016)

MSB No. 137: Hazards associated with helicopter lifting operations - 73 Kb

MSB No. 137: Hazards associated with helicopter lifting operations (18 November 2016)

MSB No. 136: Safe use of angle grinders - 87 Kb

MSB No. 136: Safe use of angle grinders (3 November 2016)

MSB No. 134: Overloading of bridge and gantry cranes - 74 Kb

MSB No. 134: Overloading of bridge and gantry cranes (2 November 2016)

MSB No. 135: Support conditions for pressure vessels - 206 Kb

MSB No. 135: Support conditions for pressure vessels (2 November 2016)

MSB No. 133: Unloading of poly pipe from vehicles or trailers (reissued) - 209 Kb

MSB No. 133: Unloading of poly pipe from vehicles or trailers (reissued 30 November 2016)

MSB No. 132: Restraining devices on seated-model reach trucks - 94 Kb

MSB No. 132: Restraining devices on seated-model reach trucks (14 July 2016)

MSB No. 131: Management of fibrous minerals on mining operations – sampling and detecting fibrous minerals, cleavage fragments and particles < 1.5 µm (any dimension) - 48 Kb

Please note this safety bulletin has been withdrawn and will be reissued following the review.

MSB No. 130: Gold-leaching reagent containing cyanide – incorrectly labelled and transported by supplier - 127 Kb

MSB No.130: Gold-leaching reagent containing cyanide – incorrectly labelled and transported by supplier (10 May 2016)

MSB No. 129: Management of asbestos-containing materials at mine sites and accommodation - 202 Kb

MSB No. 129: Management of asbestos-containing materials at mine sites and accommodation (14 March 2016)

MSB No.127: Maintaining the effectiveness of water-mist fire suppression systems on mobile plant (reissued) - 89 Kb

MSB 127: Maintaining the effectiveness of water-mist fire suppression systems on mobile plant (reissued 23 March 2017)

MSB No.126: Inspection and re-certification of a roll-over or falling-object protective - 105 Kb

MSB No. 126: Inspection and re-certification of a roll-over or falling-object protective (9 October 2015)

MSB No.125: Compliance requirements for batch-type pneumatic filter presses used in laboratories - 92 Kb

MSB No. 125: Compliance requirements for batch-type pneumatic filter presses used in laboratories (24 September 2015)

MSB No.123: Hazards associated with rigging when replacing conveyor idlers and rollers - 262 Kb

MSB No. 123: Hazards associated with rigging when replacing conveyor idlers and rollers (10 August 2015)

MSB No.122: Use of tyre inflation cages - 116 Kb

MSB No. 122: Use of tyre inflation cages (24 July 2015)

MSB No.121: Hazards associated with dozers working near pit and dump edges - 157 Kb

MSB No. 121: Hazards associated with dozers working near pit and dump edges (2 July 2015)

MSB No. 128 Isolation issues with rail-mounted stackers - 151 Kb

MSB No. 128: Isolation issues with rail-mounted stackers (27 November 2015)

MSB No. 124: Structural safety of buildings, plant and other structures - 113 Kb

MSB No. 124: Structural safety of buildings, plant and other structures (16 September 2015)

MSB No. 010: Fires on light 4wd vehicles - 5 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 010: Fires on light 4wd vehicles (7 October 1994)

MSB No. 061: Precautions for the use of the gig rising - 24 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 061: Precautions for the use of the gig rising (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 057: Mine surveying - risks and loss - 25 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 057: Mine surveying - risks and loss (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 015: Re-entry after blasting - 7 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 015: Re-entry after blasting (8 March 1995)

MSB No. 105: Under-design of bridge and gantry crane end connections - 215 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 105: Under-design of bridge and gantry crane end connections (2 July 2013)

MSB No. 093: Lowering and raising of bottom guards on dozers - fatal accidents - 84 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 093: Lowering and raising of bottom guards on dozers - fatal accidents (19 November 2010)

MSB No. 069: Slope stability in open cut operations - 1899 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 069: Slope stability in open cut operations (30 July 2003)

MSB No. 095: Ventilation standards in underground mines - 58 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 095: Ventilation standards in underground mines (14 February 2011)

MSB No. 119: Hazards associated with loading operations at the base of stockpiles - 225 Kb

MSB No. 119: Hazards associated with loading operations at the base of stockpiles (26 May 2015)

MSB No. 009: Off-highway mobile earth moving equipment (tyres) - 5 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 009: Off-highway mobile earth moving equipment (tyres) (27 August 1993)

MSB No. 120: Preventing loss of classified plant records - 69 Kb

MSB No. 120: Preventing loss of classified plant records (2 June 2015)

MSB No. 115: 220 volt outlets in light vehicles - 138 Kb

MSB No. 115: 220 volt outlets in light vehicles (19 November 2014)

MSB No. 011: Forklifts - access ramps to road haulage trucks - 6 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 011: Forklifts - access ramps to road haulage trucks (31 May 1995)

MSB No. 089: Earth-moving equipment tyres and use of tyre handling machinery - 291 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 089: Earth-moving equipment tyres and use of tyre handling machinery (13 November 2009)

MSB No. 064: Safety issues associated with hydraulic backfill - 13 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 064: Safety issues associated with hydraulic backfill (31 July 2001)

MSB No. 092: Condensation-induced water hammer events - potential consequences - 176 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 092: Condensation-induced water hammer events - potential consequences (29 July 2010)

MSB No. 098: Serious crush injuries from pedal-controlled skid steer equipment - 255 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 098: Serious crush injuries from pedal-controlled skid steer equipment (23 March 2012)

MSB No. 014: Ground support in underground mines - 16 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 014: Ground support in underground mines (6 March 1996)

MSB No. 084: Failure of light vehicle steering box shaft - 96 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 084: Failure of light vehicle steering box shaft (25 May 2009)

MSB No. 056: Mining industry electrical accidents - 52 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 056: Mining industry electrical accidents (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 072: Loss of control LME on gradients - 88 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 072: Loss of control LME on gradients (6 May 2005)

MSB No. 041: Death of mine surveyor in rockfall - 14 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 041: Death of mine surveyor in rockfall (22 June 1998)

MSB No. 032: Millennium bug - safety and health implications - 21 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 032: Millennium bug - safety and health implications (9 October 1997)

MSB No. 102: Addressing the potential for mobile (pick-and-carry) cranes to topple sideways - 122 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 102: Addressing the potential for mobile (pick-and-carry) cranes to topple sideways (21 December 2012)

MSB No. 043: Structural safety of buildings and plant - 16 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 043: Structural safety of buildings and plant (13 August 1998)

MSB No. 090: Total fire bans and implications for mining - 86 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 090: Total fire bans and implications for mining (21 December 2009)

MSB No. 037: Shiftwork and rostering practices - 13 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 037: Shiftwork and rostering practices (11 March 1998)

MSB No. 097: Earthing of ANFO loaders used underground (re-issued) - 202 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 097: Earthing of ANFO loaders used underground (re-issued) (6 February 2012)

MSB No. 036: Split rim wheel and tyre assembly - 13 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 036: Split rim wheel and tyre assembly (24 February 1998)

MSB No. 065: Design and operation of dredges on ponds - 109 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 065: Safety issues associated with hydraulic backfill (31 July 2001)

MSB No. 023: Manual metal arc welding - electrical safety - 238 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 023: Manual metal arc welding - electrical safety (19 March 1997)

MSB No. 063: Dozer safety in open cut operations - 21 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 063: Dozer safety in open cut operations (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 050: Crushed by mesh sheets - fatal accident - 14 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 050: Crushed by mesh sheets - fatal accident (16 November 1999)

MSB No. 079: Cyclone emergency preparation, planning, preparedness - 93 Kb

MSB No. 079: Cyclone emergency preparation, planning, preparedness (2 April 2007)

MSB No. 087: Excavating near cables buried in the ground - 56 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 087: Excavating near cables buried in the ground (20 July 2009)

MSB No. 019: Scaling and rockbolting - 9 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 019: Scaling and rockbolting (27 June 1996)

MSB No. 111: When can a confined space be reclassified? - 76 Kb

MSB No. 111: When can a confined space be reclassified? (19 June 2014)

MSB No. 067: Open pit scaling - 233 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 067: Open pit scaling

MSB No. 110: Seeking safe mobile autonomous equipment systems - 80 Kb

MSB No. 110: Seeking safe mobile autonomous equipment systems (14 March 2014)

MSB No. 020: Restraints in heavy earthmoving equipment - 7 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 020: Restraints in heavy earthmoving equipment (26 June 1996)

MSB No. 114: Compliance requirements for multi-purpose mobile plant - 199 Kb

MSB No. 114: Compliance requirements for multi-purpose mobile plant (22 September 2014)

MSB No. 003: Vertical opening safety practice - 16 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 003: Vertical opening safety practice (23 April 1990)

MSB No. 002: Emergency stops and PLCs - 5 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 002: Emergency stops and PLCs (23 April 1990)

MSB No. 071: Booster compressor explosions - RC drilling - 190 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 071: Booster compressor explosions - RC drilling (1 October 2004)

MSB No. 060: Lightning strikes - managing the risks - 20 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 060: Lightning strikes - managing the risks (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 027: Diamond drillers intersecting hazardous gases - 13 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 027: Diamond drillers intersecting hazardous gases (23 July 1997)

MSB No. 030: Ingress of water into electrical equipment - 19 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 030: Ingress of water into electrical equipment (9 September 1997)

MSB No. 068: Death of dozer driver - coronial finding - 2024 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 068: Death of dozer driver - coronial finding (18 June 2003)

MSB No. 101: Trucks moving off while fitters working underneath - 101 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 101: Trucks moving off while fitters working underneath (6 December 2012)

MSB No. 016: Hazard - inert gases in mining industrial processes - 6 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 016: Hazard - inert gases in mining industrial processes (28 May 1996)

MSB No. 099: Scaffold tubing - falling objects hazard - 153 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 099: Scaffold tubing - falling objects hazard (30 March 2012)

MSB No. 086: Death of an airleg miner in a rockfall - Coroner’s comment and recommendation - 49 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 086: Death of an airleg miner in a rockfall - Coroner’s comment and recommendation (13 July 2009)

MSB No. 039: Vertical opening development in underground mines - 31 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 039: Vertical opening development in underground mines (29 May 1998)

MSB No. 034: Retrofitting ROPS to mobile mine equipment - Reg 4.15 - 14 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 034: Retrofitting ROPS to mobile mine equipment - Reg 4.15 (27 November 1997)

MSB No. 082: Emergency Management Act 2005 - 94 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 082: Emergency Management Act 2005 (14 January 2008)

MSB No. 116: Use of mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) within or adjacent to structures with restricted access - 231 Kb

MSB No. 116: Use of mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) within or adjacent to structures with restricted access (8 December 2014)

MSB No. 103: Failure of maintenance jacking points on stackers, reclaimers and shiploaders during replacement of slew bearings - 89 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 103: Failure of maintenance jacking points on stackers, reclaimers and shiploaders during replacement of slew bearings (23 January 2013)

MSB No. 028: Rollover protection - surface earth moving machinery - 18 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 028: Rollover protection - surface earth moving machinery (28 October 1997)

MSB No. 104: Use of personal protective equipment for high voltage (HV) switching - 70 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 104: Use of personal protective equipment for high voltage (HV) switching (12 April 2013)

MSB No. 026: Service pipe ranges - 9 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 026: Service pipe ranges (23 June 1997)

MSB No. 001: Sulphide dust explosion hazard - 19 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 001: Sulphide dust explosion hazard (07 February 1990)

MSB No. 006: Formation of hydrogen gas from silicon metal - 5 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 006: Formation of hydrogen gas from silicon metal (July 1992)

MSB No. 113: Reducing the potential for fall-back arrester arms on tyre handlers to become projectiles - 112 Kb

MSB No. 113: Reducing the potential for fall-back arrester arms on tyre handlers to become projectiles (15 August 2014)

MSB No. 077: Use of telehandlers - 81 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 077: Use of telehandlers (11 May 2006)

MSB No. 012: Effects of tiredness drugs and alcohol - 7 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 012: Effects of tiredness drugs and alcohol (22 February 1996)

MSB No. 018: Operating Practice with drill jumbos - 6 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 018: Operating Practice with drill jumbos (26 June 1996)

MSB No. 047: Rockfall - potential serious injury - 14 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 047: Lightning - hazards and safeguards (4 February 1999)

MSB No. 108: Testing of cranes to address the potential for uncontrolled descent of load during power failure - 58 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 108: Testing of cranes to address the potential for uncontrolled descent of load during power failure (22 November 2013)

MSB No. 070: Franna mobile cranes - uncontrolled movement - 127 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 070: Franna mobile cranes - uncontrolled movement (23 September 2003)

MSB No. 058: Struck by ventilation doors - blast results in death - 21 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 058: Struck by ventilation doors - blast results in death (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 029: Rock stress factors in mine design and operation - 14 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 029: Rock stress factors in mine design and operation (5 September 1997)

MSB No. 021: Surface drill rigs - protection from rotating parts - 6 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 021: Surface drill rigs - protection from rotating parts (26 June 1996)

MSB No. 117: Preventing electric shocks during welding - 130 Kb

MSB No. 117: Preventing electric shocks during welding (22 December 2014)

MSB No. 091: Use of wooden blocks to support earthmoving equipment - 570 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 091: Use of wooden blocks to support earthmoving equipment (28 May 2010)

MSB No. 025: Rockbolt failures underground - 6 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 025: Rockbolt failures underground (19 June 1997)

MSB No. 118: Working alone with corrosive substances - potential loss of communications - 71 Kb

MSB No. 118: Working alone with corrosive substances - potential loss of communications (11 February 2015)

MSB No. 062: Hazards of collapsing ground in mining operations - 88 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 062: Hazards of collapsing ground in mining operations (10 May 2001)

MSB No. 040: Induction training and assessment - competency - 17 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 040: Induction training and assessment - competency (27 May 1998)

MSB No. 080: Asbestos - imported gaskets containing asbestos - 68 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 080: Asbestos - imported gaskets containing asbestos (7 September 2007)

MSB No. 033: Seatbelts and anchorages for vehicles on mines - 12 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 033: Seatbelts and anchorages for vehicles on mines (10 October 1997)

MSB No. 075: Fire and explosion in a working party magazine - 89 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 075: Fire and explosion in a working party magazine (10 January 2006)

MSB No. 048: Unloading service vehicles on minesites - 15 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 048: Unloading service vehicles on minesites (18 May 1999)

MSB No. 013: Injuries through opening enclosed systems - 9 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 013: Injuries through opening enclosed systems (16 February 1996)

MSB No. 005: Annual road closures on mining tenements - 5 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 005: Annual road closures on mining tenements (June 1991)

MSB No. 031: Accident and incident performance - drilling industry - 55 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 031: Accident and incident performance - drilling industry (17 September 1997)

MSB No. 100: Safe use of flammable refrigerants - 144 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 100: Safe use of flammable refrigerants (1 August 2012)

MSB No. 046: Lightning - hazards and safeguards - 22 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 046: Lightning - hazards and safeguards (4 February 1999)

MSB No. 049: Use of compressed air for cleaning purposes - 17 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 049: Use of compressed air for cleaning purposes (29 June 1999)

MSB No. 085: Mobile equipment contact with high-voltage overhead powerlines - 402 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 085: Mobile equipment contact with high-voltage overhead powerlines (4 June 2009)

MSB No. 109: Management of blasting flyrock - 117 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 109: Management of blasting flyrock (20 December 2013)

MSB No. 076: Use of explosive mortar devices - 419 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 076: Use of explosive mortar devices (20 February 2006)

MSB No. 081: Unattended vehicles rolling away - 149 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 081: Unattended vehicles rolling away (4 January 2008)

MSB No. 008: Recharging of fixed fire suppression systems - 5 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 008: Recharging of fixed fire suppression systems (7 July 1993)

MSB No. 055: Potential hazards associated with mine fill - 32 Kb

MSB No. 055: Potential hazards associated with mine fill (29 June 2000)

MSB No. 112: Quality control issues when installing friction rock stabilisers with airleg drills - 75 Kb

MSB No. 112: Quality control issues when installing friction rock stabilisers with airleg drills (30 July 2014)

MSB No. 054: Blast initiation with safety fuse - 26 Kb

MSB No. 054: Blast initiation with safety fuse (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 053: Particulate emissions low sulphur diesel and health - 20 Kb

MSB No. 053: Particulate emissions low sulphur diesel and health (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 088: Electric shocks from welding equipment - 73 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 088: Electric shocks from welding equipment (26 October 2009)

MSB No. 052: Operation of water trucks in open pit mines (quarries) - 23 Kb

MSB No. 052: Operation of water trucks in open pit mines (quarries) (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 051: Overhead powerlines - 24 Kb

MSB No. 051: Overhead powerlines (3 October 2001)

MSB No. 107: Unwanted interactions between loading and clean-up equipment - 71 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 107: Unwanted interactions between loading and clean-up equipment (11 October 2013)

MSB No. 078: Explosive mortar devices for bringing down hang-ups - 90 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 078: Explosive mortar devices for bringing down hang-ups (2 March 2007)

MSB No. 044: Radio-frequency energy - hazards and safeguards - 20 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 044: Radio-frequency energy - hazards and safeguards (12 January 1999)

MSB No. 074: Explosive gases associated with mining - 56 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 074: Explosive gases associated with mining (28 November 2005)

MSB No. 073: Loss of control on highway-type vehicles - 106 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 073: Loss of control on highway-type vehicles (31 August 2005)

MSB No. 038: Use remote control mobile plant in underground mines - 15 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 038: Use remote control mobile plant in underground mines (4 May 1998)

MSB No. 106: Loss of control of service vehicles on declines in underground mines - 88 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 106: Loss of control of service vehicles on declines in underground mines (8 July 2013)

MSB No. 022: Access ladderways - 10 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 022: Access ladderways (20 September 1996)

MSB No. 035: Underground rockfalls - geotechnical considerations - 13 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 035: Underground rockfalls - geotechnical considerations (31 December 1997)

MSB No. 045: Two post vehicle hoists - unsuitable vehicles to lift - 14 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 045: Two post vehicle hoists - unsuitable vehicles to lift (18 January 1999)

MSB No. 096: Conveyor guarding (re-issued) - 135 Kb

Mines Safety Bulletin No. 096: Conveyor guarding (re-issued 30 November 2012)

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