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24 APRIL 2018
Safety bulletin:
Missing or damaged protection devices on longwall equipment
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Issue
During recent assessment activities, NSW Resources Regulator inspectors have identified recurring instances in which protection devices on longwall equipment aimed to protect workers from serious injury or death, were missing and/or damaged.
Protection devices were provided by either original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), recommended by industry-recognised bodies or legislated as hazard control measures.
Examples of missing or damaged protection devices included, but were not limited to:
- missing or damaged base lift guards on powered roof supports
- sections of conveyor emergency pull wire (lanyard) not readily accessible for a worker potentially trapped in a danger area and a worker nearby (AS 4024-3610: sect 2.10.6.3).
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Further information and recommendations
For further details and Resources Regulator recommendations to industry, download the full version of the safety bulletin using the link below.
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Targeted assessment program:
Worker exposure to diesel exhaust emissions in underground coal mines - interim report
This report summarises the findings of assessments undertaken in relation to the hazard of worker exposure to diesel exhaust emissions in underground coal mines. These assessments commenced in October 2017 and to date have been completed at five mines.
The findings of the assessments are grouped into those that are specific to the hazard of worker exposure to diesel exhaust emissions and those that could be generally applied to all aspects of critical control measure implementation.
A general finding was that mine operators are not comprehensively integrating the management of diesel exhaust emissions into their safety management systems.
Further information
For more information on the assessment findings download the full report using the link below.
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Occupational lung disease health monitoring
To assist mine operators, the NSW Resources Regulator has developed a fact sheet on issues to consider when selecting a health monitoring provider for occupational lung disease.
Occupational lung diseases are caused by a worker’s exposure to, and inhalation of, airborne contaminants such as dust (coal dust, asbestos and crystalline silica), diesel emissions or welding fumes. The severity of disease is often related to the substance inhaled and the intensity and duration of exposure. These include:
- Occupational asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis
- Silicosis
- Asbestosis
- Mesothelioma
- Occupational lung cancer.
Further information
For more information download the fact sheet using the link below.
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