Checking that a respirator, with a tight fitting facepiece, provides an adequate seal to the wearer’s face has long been considered best practice as part of a general Respiratory Protection Programme.
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Greater demand for smooth flow liner materials
As miners drill and blast deeper and further afield to take advantage of demand for coal, wear problems are arising from rocky and wet material recovered from new, extended and reopened mines.
Sometimes
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GrainCorp receival figures show impact of drought on volumes
Early figures from GrainCorp’s east coast network have shown the dramatic impact of the drought on farmers, with volumes practically non-existent so far in the winter crop.
Continued drought conditions
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2019 Women in Industry nominations now open
Nominations for the widely anticipated Women in Industry Awards are now open for 2019.
The Women in Industry Awards recognise outstanding women from across the mining, engineering, manufacturing, road
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Winners of the 2018 Prospect Awards: Kirkland Lake scoops top honour
Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville gold mine in Victoria has won the 2018 Prospect Awards Mine of the Year.
The Prospect Awards are hosted by ABHR sister publication Australian Mining.
Fosterville,
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New research on landslides can also assist industry
A software tool developed by University of Melbourne researchers that can predict the boundary of where a landslide will occur can also be applied to stockpiles.
The team, led by Professor Antoinette Tordesillas
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Silicosis warnings after ‘disturbing’ practices in engineered stone benchtop industry
Queensland has issued a safety alert after WorkCover received 22 silicosis claims in the past three weeks from the stone benchtop manufacturing industry.
Queensland industrial relations minister Grace
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Manufacturer uses unique strategy to control dust emissions
A conveyor technology company has helped mitigate dust emissions at the underground limestone mine of a cement production plant by implementing an innovative transfer point solution.
Using a specially-designed
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Filling a gap in the aggregates market
Tricon Equipment recently purchased a 42-metre telescopic mobile conveyor, better known as the AggStack Radial Telescopic Conveyor.
Tricon equipment director, Michael Tripolone said: “This is a really
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Bulk Talk: Observations of grain handling in South America
Rio Tinto’s Steve Davis discusses the many differences he observed visiting grain handling operations in Brazil and Argentina.
Brazil and Argentina are two major exporters
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