Incidents show poor response to tyre fires on heavy earth moving machinery
November 27, 2023Following recent incidents, the Resources Regulator has identified a lack of preparedness and appropriate responses to tyre fires on heavy…New report says tanker explosion was preventable
November 27, 2023An incident where a tanker trailer exploded in the eastern Goldfields in October 2022 was largely preventable, a new report…Vehicle collision resulting in ammonium nitrate spill
June 8, 2023An explosives Mobile Processing Unit (MPU) towing a trailer was involved in a collision with a B-Double truck on a…MEMU Accident
June 8, 2023A Kemek employee was driving a MEMU with no passenger on route to customer quarry when he came upon an…Formation of TACN compound in a MEMU
March 16, 2023During a routine detailed visual inspection of a MEMU, a “purple” compound was seen between the balls of the vertical…Anfo Truck Explosion
January 3, 2023A traffic accident during explosive transport, followed by fire and resulting in an explosion. A class 1 authorized truck belonging…Vehicle Safety at Surface Mines
January 3, 2023Several incidents have been reported to the Resources Regulator recently where people have been exposed to significant health and safety…Fatality Alert
January 3, 2023An electrician with 25 years of mining experience was fatally injured while traveling down a mine slope. He lost control…Loss of a trailer
January 3, 2023A truck towing a trailer was driving on the highway to deliver explosives to a customer’s quarry when the trailer…Sinking of a MEMU-truck
January 3, 2023At the beginning of a loading operation the MEMU-truck fell through ice and was immersed in water about 2 meters…