Making the right PPE choice with Blackwoods - Safe To Work
WEBNov 16, 2021 · The team at Blackwoods can help companies find the best fit for the right workplace. This includes particulate filters, gas and vapour filters or combination filters. Blackwoods’ team of technical experts are also able to build customised solutions for any business in a range of areas. Over the past 140 years, the company has grown from a ...
How Rio Tinto stays fatality free - Safe To Work
WEBJan 17, 2024 · Safety occupied much of the spotlight in the company’s fourth quarter production results for 2023. “The safety, health and wellbeing of our workforce and communities where we operate remains our priority,” Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jakob Stausholm said. “We achieved our fifth consecutive year with no fatalities at our managed ...
Fortescue sets new safety performance record - Safe To Work
WEBAug 2, 2021 · Fortescue chief executive officer Elizabeth Gaines said she was proud of the company’s health and safety record. “I would like to commend the entire Fortescue team for achieving our lowest ever TRIFR safety performance of 2.0, an improvement of 17 per cent from 2.4 at 30 June 2020,” Gaines said. “This reflects our core value of safety ...
Defeating electrical fires with Fire Forensics - Safe To Work
WEBNov 8, 2021 · Preventing electrical fires is vital to improving worker safety and averting serious injury. With more than 40 years of experience behind the company, Fire Forensics has forged a reputation for its astute understanding of arguably the world’s most dangerous adversary. It’s the company’s passion and obligation to arrive on site to ...
Grosvenor fire extinguished - Safe To Work
WEBKelsie Tibben July 29, 2024, 9:11 am. Image: Anglo American. Anglo American chief executive officer Duncan Wanblad has announced the fire at its Grosvenor coal mine in central Queensland is believed to be extinguished. In a presentation on the company’s 2024–25 financial year interim results, Wanblad confirmed “gas, temperature and drone ...
The importance of safe material and equipment storage
WEBSep 12, 2019 · Features. The importance of safe material and equipment storage. Materials need to be stored and organised safely on-site to minimise the risks of potentially life-threatening incidents. Storage racks and shelving can potentially store multiple tonnes of materials or equipment. Unsafe and uncertified storage could be significantly overloaded ...
Diacon Australia guards workers in conveyor environments
WEBJul 20, 2020 · As Diacon Australia managing director Brendan Refalo explains, conveyor guards are only one part of the process of keeping workers safe on conveyors, but an important one at that. “Unfortunately, way too many people get hurt through working around conveyors in the Australian mining industry,” Refalo tells Safe to Work.
Superior dust suppression for unsealed roads in any environment
WEBOct 3, 2023 · RoadBond Mg, a product by Erizon, is a highly effective dust suppression and stabilisation product for unsealed roads. Immediately effective upon application, this hygroscopic solution is designed to absorb moisture from the ambient surroundings and agglomerate soil fines, creating a compacted and durable layer.
Safeguarding hose: How much whip can a whipcheck check?
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · To visualise how a whipcheck mechanism fits together, Michael describes that a typical whipcheck features spring-loaded loops in the cable ends that are easily opened to pass over the couplings, providing a firm grip on the hose. “The claw coupling will be around 50mm in diameter, relatively to the hose which would be around 20mm thick.”.
WorkSafe WA begins prosecution against Fortescue - Safe To Work
WEBAshley Perry February 14, 2023, 10:41 am. A prosecution action against Fortescue has commenced by Worksafe WA. The action relates the miner failing to supply to a WorkSafe inspector, within a specified period and without a reasonable excuse, documents relating to 34 cases of alleged sexual harassment across their mine sites.