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17 July 2019

Now in its 29th year, the Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar is a prestigious and respected seminar for mechanical engineers in the mining industry.

The two day seminar focuses on mechanical safety and health issues in mines and provides a means for collective communication, discussion and consultation of those issues between engineers and other key stakeholders.

The 2019 seminar agenda is now available.

Click here for event details and online registration

Workers who work with products containing silica are at risk of developing the deadly lung disease silicosis and SafeWork NSW is working hard to raise awareness of how to prevent exposure and protect workers.

Join SafeWork NSW, the NSW Resources Regulator and industry Crystalline Silica experts at this half day event to find out the latest in silica best practice to keep you and your workplace safe.

First session: Orange, 6 August (Limited availability, register today)

Choose from one of six NSW Silica Roadshow locations for further details and online registration:

Orange 6th August

Liverpool 7th August

Ballina 29th August

Newcastle 3rd September

Tamworth 4th September

Queanbeyan 16th October

Latest safety bulletins

Our safety bulletins inform the NSW mining industry, suppliers, unions and industry organisations about alarming work health and safety issues identified throughout the state. The bulletins' recommendations help operators to understand and meet their obligations, with the aim of preventing similar incidents occurring in the future.

Use the links below to view our most recent safety bulletins.

Safety critical system failures on road registered vehicles (540KB, PDF)

Objects entering cabins of underground mobile plant (660KB, PDF)

Latest compliance audit reports

Our Compliance Operations Unit undertakes compliance audits of mining operations and exploration activities to assess whether titleholders are meeting their compliance requirements, and to identify opportunities for improvement.

Use the links below to view our most recent audit reports.

Glenella Quarry Pty Ltd (7.7MB, PDF)

Maules Creek exploration, Aston Coal No. 2 Pty Ltd (1.1MB, PDF)