ENVIRONMENT

Risky business on WA plant

WESTERN Australia’s Department of Mining, Industry Regulation and Safety has delivered a dire warning to mining operators to control the risks of lethal hazardous energies on mobile and fixed plant as fatal incidents and serious injuries continue to occur.

 This is just a drill. A mine rescue drill in Perth in 2018 showing the dangers of mining

This is just a drill. A mine rescue drill in Perth in 2018 showing the dangers of mining

According to DMIRS' latest safety snapshot from August 2018 to July 2019, there were 1407 injuries recorded at mining workplaces around the state with 467 injuries related to mobile and fixed plant and...

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