by mjd | Sep 28, 2014 | News, Training
The final draft of the Best Practice Guidelines for Health and Safety in Opencast Mines, Alluvial Mines and Quarries is now available: The document comprises 190 pages and is very comprehensive. However, it is still a draft. Some of you may have submissions and the...
by mjd | Jan 23, 2014 | News, Training
Certificates of Competency: With the new regulations prescribing competencies for the mining and quarrying sectors passed in December, MITO has uploaded information on the transitional arrangements onto their website, for quick and easy reference MITO Website –...
by mjd | Jan 21, 2014 | Branch News, New Zealand, News, Safety, Training
New Zealand’s top mine inspector has called on quarry and surface mine operators to lift their game when it comes to the use of vehicles. Tony Forster, chief inspector – extractives at the government’s High Hazards Unit (HHU), has signalled the inspectorate will this...
by mjd | Nov 17, 2013 | Mark Freeman, Safety
2013: : No 1311 NZ: Pike River re‐entry starts 19/10/2013 No 1310USA: PA Fatality is Third in Aggregates This Week No 1309NZ approves conditional funding to recover remains from Pike River mine No 1308Kiwi killed in West Australian mine accident No 1307NZ: Pike...
by mjd | Jun 26, 2013 | New Zealand, News, Safety
Email message received from MBIE 26/6/2013 Dear stakeholders The Health and Safety (Pike River Implementation) Bill was introduced to Parliament this week, and is available on the Parliament website at Health-and-Safety-Pike-River-Implementation-Bill The Bill contains...
by mjd | Jun 25, 2013 | New Zealand, News, Safety
Good Morning All, Please find attached with this post, the three documents that the IOQNZ will be sending through to the Ministry of Business Innovation and Education (MBIE) as a submission on the “Safe mines: safe workers” proposal. This has to be with...
