Queensland Mining Industry
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This is a quick index to all the papers from all past conferences.

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2012 Conference A new era in health and safety

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2011 Conference Embracing the Age - supporting people and technology

2010

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2006

Comparison of the Australian and South African Mining Engineering Courses - Carmel Bofinger, Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, The University of Queensland
Comparative Safety Statistics for Mobile Equipment Operators at Hail Creek Mine - John Coughlan, Manager Mining – RTCA Hail Creek Mine Hail Creek
"YOU'RE STRESSING ME OUT" - Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson Lawyers and Andrew See, Barrister at Law
ADDRESSING THE COMPLIANCE CHALLENGE - Gerry Gibb, Gerard Harber and Joanne De Landre – Safetywise Systems
ISSUES IN USE OF INERTISATION OF FIRES IN AUSTRALIAN MINES - A. D. S. Gillies and H. W. Wu, Gillies Wu Mining Technology Pty Ltd
Training new professionals, Providing a clear & comprehensive path forward for Employer and Employee
Methodology in assessing long-term respiratory risk in longwall miners - Bruce Ham, Senior Lecturer in Mining Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University
Mine Wide Risk Assessment – What is the State of your Arteries - L.Human, J Doolan and L Potts – Xstrata Zinc
Diesel Particulate Matter in Queensland’s underground metal mines - Gavin Irving
PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND PERIODIC FUNCTIONAL TESTING: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE - Ms Jenny Legge and Assoc Prof Robin Burgess-Limerick
Communication and training for informal risk assessment - Sue Leveritt, Minerals Industry Safety & Health Centre (MISHC)
Contractors' obligations with drug and alcohol policies - John Lunny (Partner), Jeremy Cousins (Senior Associate), Phillips Fox
Coal Industry Transportability Scheme (CITS) - Tony Mapp of the MI Skills Centre
Delivering and Evaluating Effective Health Promotion Programming - Dr Shirley Musich, University of Michigan and Jackie Zelinsky, Australian Health Management Group
Behavioural-Based Safety In The Minerals Industry: A Research Based Methodology Carried Out In The Uk Quarrying Sector - Anam Parand & Dr. Patrick Foster
A five factor measure of safety culture - Peter Smith and Craig Garret, (Faculty of Science, Engineering & Health, Cental Queensland University) and Daryl Calvert (BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance)
Safety and Health Legislation – Five Year Review – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Matthew Smith, Sparke Helmore
Health & Wellness Promotion In Rural Blue Collar Industries…Creating A - Andrea Sparrow (Dietitian and Exercise Physiologist)
Positive Development for Female Geologists at George Fisher Mine, Mount Isa, - Trowbridge, Bek
What Happens If There Is A Mining Fatality In Queensland - Laurie Verra, Coroner; John Tate, a Barrister who appears regularly as Counsel Assisting the Coroner; and Julie Dryden, an Inspector of Mines.
Risk Assessment System Utilised at the George Fisher Mine For Lateral and Vertical Development - V. Clay Wittchen

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Crashes on the way to and from coal mines in New South Wales
Mining disasters — What lessons can be learnt
Developing a reporting culture — “The Peak Downs Model”
New integrated pathways for mine ventilation technical training in Australia
Learning from accidents and incidents
Stanwell Corporation’s Implementation of a process to control high energy, high impact hazards
The role of safety under the post July 2005 Workplace Relations Act
Lessons from the Gretley decision — Where to from here?
National Mine Safety Framework
Pre-employment functional assessments — An important tool in recruitment and injury management
Participative ergonomics for manual tasks in coal mining
BHP Billiton Fatal Risk Control Protocols — Implementation and Challenge
Reducing injury risks associated with underground coal mining equipment
Strategic Vision — A workplace able to withstand human error and maintain zero harm
Safety Management Systems and Risk Management — Do they deliver?
Impact of individual obligations on safety performance
Delevoping a safety program and culture at CRL
Delivering on Mobile Equipment Safety
Mines Rescue Vehicle Stage 3
Minimising exposure to diesel particulate matter — The Queensland Perspective
Factors influencing the explosibility of roadway dusts when slurry dust has been employed
Evaluation of a new real time personal dust meter for engineering studies on mine faces
Communication — The conduit for better management of day-to-day safety
Confronting a real underground safety issue — Improving safety and comfort in underground personnel transport
Improve heavy vehicle safety through performance testing

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Addressing the Ageing Workforce and Fitness for Duty — By Changing the Lifestyle of Workers. It Can Be Done, But How?
Managing the Ageing Workforce: Issues and Opportunities for the Queensland Coal Mining Industry
Use of Mine Fire Simulation for Emergency Preparedness
Monitoring Mine Fires — Facts and Fantasies
Fitness for Work in Mining — not a “one size fits all” Approach
The Seven Deadly Sins: What They Don’t Tell You About Managing Risks
Keeping up with the Jones’s — H&S Benchmarking
An Industry-wide Approach to Sharing Lessons about Incidents and Innovations
The Development of a Borehole Tool for Investigating Otherwise Inaccessible Areas in Underground Coal Mines
Comparison and Benefits of Participating in Australian and World Mines Rescue Competitions
Synergies Gained by Adopting a Multi Company Approach to Addressing High Risk Injury Periods Both in the Workplace and Wider Community
Think Globally, Act Locally — Corporate Sponsorship Supports Safe Community
Safety with Attitude — A Case Study of a Cultural Change at Placer Dome - Osborne Mines
Reducing Respirable Dust Exposure of Longwall Coal Miners Through Water Infusion
Risk Reduction Through Better Technology
Safety Management Systems for Occupational Health — The Legislation, the Standards and the Court Rulings
Safety by Managing Security Access to Operational Areas
What to do when an Accident Happens
“Getting Smarter” in the Minerals Industry

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Innovatios in seeking to provide an incident & injury free workplace during construction of the Hail Creek coal project - Graham Morgan, Hatch Associates
Where safety is the priority &zero harm is the goal - Ged Carroll, Ok Tedi Mining Ltd
The study on workplace environment and health - Muller et al James Cook University
An AcciMap of the Esso Australia gas plant explosion - Andrew Hopkins Australian National University
An occupational health & safety research perspective - Jeffery L Kohler National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pittsburgh
Health reporting in a multinational resource company - Dr P Shanahan BHP Billiton
Health Surveillance: pst history and future potential - Brian Lyne Department of Natural Resources and Mines
A Study of the health and safety aspects of shiftwork and rosters at the PCML - Caitlin Leary PCML Ltd
Tracking stress and fatigue at Consolidated Rutile - Mark McGinty Consolidated Rutile Ltd
Examining the legal implications of being fit for work - Andrew See Freehills
Behaviour-based safety:a case study illustrating a successful approach - Julia Clancy QEST Consulting Group
Developing a crisis management capability - Curragh Queensland Mining Pty Ltd meets the challenge - Kent Beasley Rowland Communications Group
Evidence shows workplace health promotion works - but how do you get your employees to attend - Leanne Scanes Corporate Bodies International Pty Ltd
The implementation of common health standards across multiple mining operations and an example of practical application - S Steward Pacific Coal Pty Ltd
National Industry perspectives on occupational health issues - Noel Wendt Roche Mining MCA Working Group
Gaining that support - John Ninness Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Assessing risk assessments at Mount Isa Mines - Maryann Wipaki Mount Isa Mines
Challenge test - your level 1 emergency Exercise - David Reece Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Inertisation of Loveridge No.22 Coal Mine - Ray Parkin Queensland Mines Rescue Service
Real time integrated mine ventialtion monitoring - ADS Gillies University of Queensland
Hydration requirements of the WMC Fertilizers workforce at Phosphate Hill - Anthony Carter James Cook University
ACARP - Accepting the safety Challenge - Ross McKinnon ACARP
Counting the cost of injury and poor health - an alysis of QCOS data - Bruce Hame Queensland Coal and Oil Shale
What works best at improving mine worker safety and why does it work - Carmel Bofinger SIMTARS
Improving significant incident management in underground coal mines - Dr David Cliff University of Queensland
Using knowledge management to improve risk - Hayden Cater Department of Primary Industries
Safety applications for GPS systems in the mining industry - Chris Seymour Automated Positioning Systems Pty Ltd
Manual handling - reducing injuries - Peter Cameron Xstrata Copper Australia
Technology aimed at improving mine safety - Michael Hood CRC Mining
Using data to identify risk to improve safety and health performance - Rob Morrison University of NSW
2003 Conference Proceedings - Click here to download a pdf of the proceedings

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2002 conference proceedings 2.2MB PDF
An estimation of the exposure of Queensland underground coal longwall workers to respirable dust - David Cliff Guldidar Kizil
the development of an industry-wide framework for the collection and management of contractor hours and competency - Clifton Cunningham
A quantitative method for assessing the impact of acclimatisation in the workplace - Rick Brake
A structured approach to inspection of mines - Peter Power
Hearts Health and coal mining - Carmel Bofinger
The management of health and hygiene at Queensland Fertilizer operations - MD Wicking
A health promotion program for your workplace? Is it important and how will you know which one to choose - Leanne Scanes
Contractor on-site safety . . . Good luck or good management - Glenn Bibby
the Aging workforce: perspectives and implications - AW Parker
The Intermittent Husband - impact of home and away occupations on wives/partners
ARRB proactive fatigue management system - Nick Mabbott
Evolution not revolution, risk managemnt of shiftwork - E Mahon C Bofinger
Jobfit system fitting workers to jobs and jobs to workers - Jenny Legge
A review of the requirements for the testing of the strength of ventilation structures to be used in Qld mines - J Oberholzer
Safe escape from longwall development section in case of a belt fire - AM Wala
The Role of the individual in fatigue managemnt - Brad Strahan
Optimum inertisation strategies - Rao Balusu
Beyond the workplace accident - Shae McCartney
The challenge of measuring airflow through mine regulators to allow real time ventilation monitoring
Economic based optimisation of Australian longwall ventilation - TI Mayes and ADS Gillies
Safe Production Systems in Monkland Mine - Rowan Johnston Clive Hausmann
Improving the safety and health performance of Coppabella Mine - Shane Stephan

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System auditing for compliance - Peter Boyd
Risk commuication and the mining industry - Vincent T Covello
Risk takers and risk makers - Terry Forsyth
The introduction of a risk-based safety system to three quarries a case study - Peter Walton
Vendor assurance of machine safety The MSA model - Roger Wolfe and Keith Larsen
Driver Duress in the pit - Suzanne Johnson
Zero emmission vehicle for mines resuce and general underground use: utilising the Allison gas turbine engine in a mines escape resuce vehicle - Patrick Glynn and Jim Slade
Fluid consumption sweat rates and hydration status of thermally-stressed undergound miners and the implications for heat illness and shortened shifts - Rick Brake
The Australian injury research collaboration:Workplace injury in the miing industry - Tony Parker and Catriona Arthy
Economic investigation of Australian longwall ventillation methods - Timothy I Mayes and AD Stewart Gillies
A CEO's perspective to working safely
The fatigue management program - alternatives to prescription - Gary Mahon and Toni Cross
Fitness for duty- the findings of the ACARP scoping study - Carmel Bofinger and Elizabeth Mahon
Psychological impairment: Light at the end of the drift - Brad Strahan
No blame accident investigations - John R McEndoo
Sustaining safety in the new millennium - Manie Mulder
Emergency preparedness - the Crinum model - Mike Walker
Contractor safety management - who manages who: a contractor's perspective - Noel Wendt and Peter Newman
What can virtual reality do for safety - MS Kizil and J Joy
Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999:managing investigations - Ian Humphrys
Vehicle proximity system - Neil Craddock
What are your chances of growing old? Could a national health database give you an answer! - Carmel Bofinger and Bruce Ham
Fit for duty - Dr Keith Adam and Dr Ian Hadwen
Opal Mining and the role of the Mines Inspectorate - P Power and R O'Sullivan
Pro-activity and early intervention - a cure for workplace health? - Dr John Schneider
Safety education in small mines:The NSW small mines campaign: Putting duty of care to work - John Moss
Major hazard facilities and the new mining regulations - Janelle Quelch and Adrian Glasscock
Coal dust exposures in the longwall mines of NSW: a respitory health risk assessment using Joint Coal Board exposure data from 1985 - 1999 - Dr G Kizil and Dr A Michael Donoghue
Diesel particulate (soot) exposures and methods of control in some Australian underground metalifferous mines - Alan Rogers and Brian Davies
Dust measurement and control in thick seam mining - AD Stewart Gillies and Hsin Wei Wu

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