The series will cover all the details on West Wallsend's 3D work, United Colliery's handy tyre-changing tool, Springvale's Truss Master and West Wallsend's bretby lifter.
Article 1: Repairing a bretby safely
Article 2: No gambling on handheld bolters
Article 3: No more back breakers
Article 4: Buying time at West Wallsend
2004 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY INNOVATION AWARD FINALISTS
COMPANY
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PERSONNEL INVOLVED
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TITLE
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CATEGORY
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Xstrata Coal's United Colliery
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Steve Nash, safety training coordinator
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Taking the back work out of fitting and removing a shuttle car tyre
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General Entry
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Xstrata Coal's Teralba Colliery
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Richard Porteous, mine manager
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Further control of the risk of explosion in a borehole into coal seam workings by use of an inertising gas
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General Entry
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Coal & Allied's Mt Thorley/ Warkworth
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Bob Peake, specialist safety adviser
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Dozer non-slip track mat
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General Entry
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Newcrest Mining
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Lino Manca, production engineer
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Remote drawpoint hangup camera
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General Entry
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BHP's Mt Arthur Coal
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Liz Sanderson,health co-ordinator
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Managing fatigue - a shared responsibility: education for families
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General Entry
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Xstrata Coal's West Wallsend Colliery
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Shaun Shephard,SCADA & PLC technician
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Longwall mining three dimensional overview
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General Entry
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Centennial Coal's Springvale Colliery & Ground Consolidation
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Rae O'Brien, senior mining engineer and Ron Nielson, senior supervisor
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The Truss Master - removing the operator from the hazards of hand-held bolters
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General Entry
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Xstrata Coal's West Wallsend Colliery
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Michael Styles, electrician and electrical check inspector
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Longwall bretby lifter "Louge" and longwall bretby safety brackets "Bret-Safe"
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General Entry
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Coal & Allied's Mt Thorley/ Warkworth operations
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Bob Peake - specialist safety adviser
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Nitrogen charging chuck adaptation
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General Entry
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Ravensworth Operations
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Grant Farrar, operations manager
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Procedure for safe dodging of steel plates to uneven surfaces
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General Entry
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Eroc Mining Pty Ltd & Strata Control Systems (SCS)
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Matthew Nielsen, Project Manager
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Rockbolt Resin Cartridge Inserter
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Supplier/Manufacturer/ Designer Application
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Australian Raise Drilling Pty Ltd
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Don Aldridge, Director
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Personal Protection Shield
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Supplier/Manufacturer/ Designer Application
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