A major mining company will not automate heavy vehicles at one of its operations. Whitehaven Coal recently stopped trialling its autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at the Maules Creek mine. Management...
Category - Transport & Logistics
An accident involving multiple remote workers has set back a major mineral company. Rio Tinto recently confirmed its five year fatality free streak is over, following a fly-in fly-out plane crash...
A mine worker learnt the hard way not to park in a way that prevents other vehicles from entering and exiting. An operator recently thought it was a good idea to park his utility vehicle less than 30...
A diversified mineral producer will be able to only employ remote workers in the Isaac region. Bravus Mining and Resources recently launched legal action against the Department of State Development...
A driver passed away while exiting a large transporter. Authorities recently examined circumstances leading up to an operator being trapped and killed by a bus door. Investigators suspect the worker...
Unsecured heavy vehicle parts slid off a trailer and rolled away. Authorities recently investigated how a 200 kilo drill head, and 2.7-tonne tyre and rim, unexpectedly exited a truck on the way to an...
Failing to hold objects without dropping them could have helped launch a heavy vehicle part into the air. Authorities are investigating how a 2.5-tonne haul truck wheel rim separated from the tyre...
Working slowly and temporarily walking off the job proved worthwhile for mining giant operators. BHP recently offered train drivers a 20 per cent wage increase over four years irrespective of...
Heavy vehicle drivers will significantly reduce speed to demand more attractive remuneration. Multiple BHP train operators will perform duties slowly, stop work for 24 hours and ask for improved...
Disagreements over remote conditions have stranded hundreds of resources workers. Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) employees have been unable to travel between airports and mine sites because aircraft crew...
Remote workers could have experienced breathing difficulties when fatally crashing in Queensland’s McKinlay Shire. Authorities suspect a lack of oxygen could have caused a fly-in fly-out plane...
Mine employees have secured a significant wage increase and could be retrospectively compensated for acting in senior roles. Carmichael Coal workers recently received a maximum 13 per cent pay rise...
