Features

12 Digitisation is key to safety

Epiroc understands that digital solutions can help to ensure safety on a mine site without compromising production or workflow.

14 Spending big on mine safety

The 2023–24 Federal Budget tackled one of the most insidious threats to mine workers, silicosis, among a number of other safety issues.

16 Wake-up call

Paul Spinks takes his experience as a paramedic and trauma counsellor and spins it into gold, delivering mental health and leadership presentations to mine sites across the country.

24 Bringing a rounded view to safety

Hexagon’s Collision Avoidance System has added upgrades to make mines safer than ever before.

30 Safety in close proximity

Matrix Design Group’s IntelliZone proximity-detection system is a leading safety solution for underground mobile equipment in coal, metal and non-metal mining operations.

36 Looking Forwood to a safer future

Forwood’s critical risk management software is one of the only solutions with a proven track record of sustainably eliminating fatalities across 60 countries.

38 From top to bottom

Honeywell believes zero harm to workers should not be the goal of a mining operation, but the minimum safety standard.

44 Stamping out sexual harassment

Safe to Work sat down with Safetrac to discuss what constitutes sexual harassment – and what companies can do to prevent it in the workplace.

50 Improving efficiency through conveyor safety

Martin Engineering president emeritus Todd Swinderman examines how using equipment designed for safety also helps to improve efficiency.