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The Queensland Government Mining Journal (QGMJ)
The Autumn 2012 issue of the QGMJ headlines a message from the new Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Andrew Cripps. In addition, read about the outcomes of the 2011 level 1 emergency exercise, find out how a coal mining company is transitioning to a lower carbon economy, and use the information about how mining makes modern living possible. Find out about recent tenure grants, collaborative drilling grants, Queensland´s unconventional gas potential, the latest news on safety and health, and much more.
Miners Memorial Day Service
Miners Memorial Day - held each year on 19 September - shines a light on the most important side of mining: the safety and health of the men and women who work in Queensland mines.
The Queensland Mines and Quarries Safety Performance and Health Report
This is an annual report of the safety and health performance of the Queensland mining industry. The report is based on statistics collected from mines and collated and analysed in the department's Lost Time Accident database.
Mines Online
Mines Online is an initiative of the department to improve regulatory and other approval processes for mining and petroleum industries.
Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ)
The Geological Survey of Queensland provides geoscience and resource information to improve the understanding of the geology and minerals and energy resource potential of Queensland.
Simtars
Simtars (the Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station) is a world leader in research, consulting, testing, certification and training services for the improvement of safety and health in the mining industry.
Safety alerts and bulletins
Safety alerts and bulletins help to improve safety and health in our industries by identifying hazards or significant risks and facilitating a risk-management approach to problem solving in the workplace.Information about
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- Mines Safety Bulletin 118 - Working safely with tyres: highway-style trailer haulage (PDF, 117 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 286 - Coal mine worker hit by loose discharge hose (PDF, 472 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 59 - Exclusion zones breached on loaded shots (PDF, 447 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 117 - Pressure build-up in silos (PDF, 340 kB)
- Explosives Security Alert 6 - Unsecured carry boxes on shotfirer vehicles (PDF, 236 kB)
- Explosives Security Alert 5 - Misfired explosives found during house search (PDF, 44 kB)
- Information bulletin 71 v3 - List of authorised explosives (PDF, 140 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 58 - Tubeveyor bearing failures (PDF, 97 kB)
- Commissioner Safety Alert 3 - Rail Corridors on Coal mine sites (PDF, 61 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 119 - Explosion-protected diesel engine system standard update (PDF, 82 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 57 - Pallets must be up to the job (PDF, 77 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 285 - Inappropriate use of pre-workout supplements (PDF, 66 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 282 - Catastrophic structural failure of excavator boom (PDF, 92 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 284 - Severe Acid burns to foot as drain collapses (PDF, 116 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 283 - Screenbox Flywheel failures on powerscreen chieftain 2-deck screening plants (PDF, 180 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 280 - Emergency refuge bay explosion (PDF, 184 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 115 - Risk management of heat exposure in mining (PDF, 104 kB)
- Information Bulletin 23 v14 - Explosives Inspectorate contacts 9/01/12 (PDF, 64 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 56 - Fireworks assistant burnt from low bursting shell (PDF, 56 kB)
- Explosives Security Alert 3 - Unauthorised person working alone with explosives (PDF, 30 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 281 - Fire ants found in mining equipment in Roma (PDF, 60 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 55 - Boosters run over by vehicles (PDF, 60 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 279 - Park safely to prevent uncontrolled vehicle movement (PDF, 66 kB)
- Serious Accidents and High Potential Incidents - October 2011 (PDF, 56 kB)
- Serious Accidents and High Potential Incidents - September 2011 (PDF, 56 kB)
- Serious Accidents and High Potential Incidents - August 2011 (PDF, 56 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 114 - Storm season is coming -be prepared (PDF, 121 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 276 - Articulated dump truck rollover (PDF 75 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 54 - Fireworks must be secured (PDF, 68 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 53 - Failure to secure hatch assemblies (PDF, 88 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 52 - Hub assembly failures result in wheel losses (PDF, 53 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 51 - Detonators initiated at scrap metal recyclers (PDF, 53 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 50 - Overfilled boosters spilling explosive (PDF, 114 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 112 - Mine road safety (PDF, 123 kB)
- Explosives Information Bulletin 23 v13 - Explosives Inspectorate contact (PDF, 67kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 49 Not-so-water-resistant boosters (PDF, 104 kB)
- Explosives Security Alert 2 - Misuse of access cards (PDF, 78 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 113 - Equipment fires, investigation and response (PDF,74 kB)
- Explosives Security Alert 1 - Booster missing from carton (PDF, 70 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 48 - Forklift rollover while handling ammonium nitrate (PDF, 126 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 47 - Mobile explosives manufacturing unit engine fire (PDF, 85 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 46 - Poor pallet loading exposed boosters to hazard (PDF, 80 kB)
- Explosives Safety Alert 45 - Loader too close to bench edge (PDF, 105 kB)
- Explosives Information Bulletin 37 v11 (PDF, 92 kB) - Regulatory and security assessment fees 2011/12; issued 05/10/2011
- Mines Safety Alert 275 - Tyre blast air catches three maintenance personnel (PDF, 55 KB)
- Mines Safety Alert 274 - Rear boom arm pivot failure on load haul dump unit (PDF, 55 KB)
- Mines Safety alert 273 - Hydraulic hoses fail on excavator boom (PDF, 65 KB)
- Mines Significant Incident Report 78 - Longwall shearer frictional ignition hazard (PDF, 108 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 272 - Ignition on the surface at a seam borehole (PDF, 70 kB)
- Mines Safety Bulletin 111 - Health risks of smoking synthetic cannabinoids (PDF, 72 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 2 - Office of the Comissioner - Proximity-detection systems (PDF, 164 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 271 - Longwall fluid-injection injury (PDF, 80 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 270 - Management of ug coal mine contractors (PDF, 226 kB)
- Serious Accidents and High Potential Incidents - May 2011 (PDF, 64 kB)
- Petroleum & Gas safety alert 49 - Gas-appliance fire in commercial kitchen (PDF, 94 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 269 - Open cut blast fume (PDF, 213 kB)
- Petroleum & Gas Safety Alert 48 - Loss of well control (PDF, 370 kB)
- Mines Safety Alert 267 - Incorrect use of Victaulic flexible coupling SC 77 (PDF, 72 kB)
