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The awards reflect the resources sector's vision for an industry free of fatalities, injuries and disease. 2012 Innovation Submissions Innovation Submission 2012 brochure The recording of the 2012 Innovation Submissions is proudly sponsored by 2012 Winners GET Removal Tool - MMG - Century Mine - Winner High-Voltage Electrical Flashover Prevention - Downer EDI Mining - People's Choice Starter Motor Jig for Caterpillar 776D Belly Dump Trucks - Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa - Highly Commended 2012 Other Finalists Brake Disc and Hub Removal Tool - Rio Tinto Coal Australia - Hail Creek Mine Carbon Fibre Shuttle Car Collars - Xstrata Coal Queensland - Newlands Northern Underground Caterpillar 24H Motor Grader Rear Window Access System - New Hope Coal Longwall 1500 Structure Cassette - Oaky Creek Coal - Oaky No. 1 Measuring and Managing Road Surface Friction Risk - RoadSafety Training Services Pty Ltd The Redigrip PSM (Precision Steel Manipulator) - Redpath Australia Pty Limited Reduction of DPM in the Underground Coal Environment - BMA Gregory Crinum Mine 2012 Other Submissions CHPP Tag Readers - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Newlands Surface Operations Evaporation Fans - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Newlands Northern Underground Final Drive Wiper Arms - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Newlands Surface Operations Long Tyne Forks - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Newlands Northern Underground Manual Handling Booklet - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Oaky No 1 Staple Removal Tool (Monorail) - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Newlands Northern Underground Pontoon Pump Leveling Skid - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Newlands Northern Underground Trickle Duster - Xstrata Coal Queensland – Newlands Northern Underground Telescopic Barricade - Xstrata Zinc – George Fisher Mine Motor Drive Belt Change Out Maintenance Tool - Rio Tinto Alcan- Weipa Operations Inexperienced Mine Worker Program – Developing Safe Behaviours in the Mining Industry - Myne Start Pty Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of Mastermyne Pty Ltd) Scale Diverter Chute - Incitec Pivot Limited Cyclone Spiggot Change Out Tool - Evolution Mining – Pajingo Site Manual Task Risk Assessment Tool - Xstrata Copper North Queensland Ultra Lightweight Ventilation Tubes - West Cliff Mine NSW 2011 winners Winner - MMG Century's Strongback Powerlift People's Choice - Xstrata Oaky North carbon fibre vent tubes Carbon fibre vent tube - watch video Carbon fibre vent tube - watch video Carbon fibre vent tube - view video 2 Highly Commended - BHP Billiton Cannington Mine light vehicle protection system. Light vehicle penetration protection system - watch the video Finalist - Decline Warning Lights System BHP Billiton – Decline warning lights system - BHP Billiton Cannington Mine Decline lights warning system - watch video Decline animation - watch video Finalist - Conveyor Idler Replacement Tool - Xstrata Coal Queensland Finalist - Fluid Injection Protection - 700 Bar Twin-line Hose - MMG Century Mine Finalist - Innovative Ventilation Duct Installation Method - Redpath Australia Finalist - Handrail Testing Device - Perilya Broken Hill Finalist - The Safe Mine Sling Holder - Downer EDI Mining Finalist - Surface Teleremote Operation - BHP Billiton Cannington Mine Surface teleremote system Video 1 Surface teleremote system Video 2 Surface teleremote system Video 3 Surface teleremote system Video 4 Finalist - Quick Hitch Fan Cradle - Newcrest Mining Cracow Gold Mine 2010 winners Cathode nodule catcher Xstrata Copper - Copper refinery - Judges' award Belt Lifting and Roller Replacement Tool - Kestrel Coal - rio tinto Coal Australia - Peoples' choice award Windrow Delineator - MMG Century - Highly commended 2010 innovations Innovations 2009 Winners Longwall Boot End Conveyor Belt Guarding (doc 6.4MB) - BMA Coal – 2009 INNOVATIONS WINNER CAT 797B Rear Chassis Access Work Platform (doc 77MB) - Anglo Coal - HIGHLY COMMENDED Award Feeder Blockage Removal Device (doc 35KB) - BHP Billiton – PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 2009 Innovations List of 2009 Innovations 2008 Winners Lighting Plant Auto Start System - Zinifex Century mine - WINNER AND PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD Dozer Blade Lift Cylinder Light Bracket Modification - BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance Goonyella Riverside mine - COMMENDED AWARD 2008 Innovations List of 2008 Innovations 2007 Winners Judges' and People's Choice Awards - BMA Peak Downs Mine—Centre Line Safety Socket. This innovation provides a safer way to remove wedges from sockets to allow drapline ropes to be extracted and changed. Highly Commended Award - Rio Tinto Aluminum Weipa Pin Stopper for PC1100 Boom Arm Pins. This innovation reduces the risk of injury when replacing arm cylinders in the booms of excavators. Highly Commended Award - Rio Tinto Hail Creek Mine Load Cells for Dragline Hoist Rope Tugger Winches. This innovation reduces risks associated with changing ropes from dragline hoist drums. 2007 Innovations Fall Restraint - Protecting Peole Working Near Excavation and the Open Pit - BMA Norwich Park Mine Laser Receiver Mounted on Dozer Blade - Xstrata Copper Ernest Henry Minee Smart Water Trucks - Thiess Dozer Track Handraill System - Rio Tinto Tarong Mine Track Roller Installer - Century Mining Alliance Zero PSI system - Zinifex Century Mining Komatsu Rear Dump Trucks Valve Protection System VPS - Zinifex Century MIinig 2006 Winners Judges' Award - BMA's (BHP Mitsubishi Alliance) Blackwater Mine won the Judges' Award for devising a procedure for dynamic brake testing. People's Choice Award - The Norwich Park Mine team, led by open cut examiner Robert Osmotherly, was recognised for developing a state of the art electronic training aid to allow safer training of equipment operators. Highly Commended - In its award entry, Thiess focused on modifying Tyre Handler machines to minimise the chance of injury when changing tyres on mining and civil equipment. 2006 Innovations Tyre Handler Protection Arms - Thiess Brake Testing - BMA Methane Drainage Emergency Isolation Job Role Criteria - Mount Isa Mines Accidental Locking of Isolator in “ON” position - Pajingo Dozer Ripper Box Fuel Tank Risk Elimination Training Aid Concept - BMA Cleat Removal Tool - Century Mining Alliance Haul Road Watering Project - BMA Idler Carrying Handles - Comalco NSW Winner 2005 Winners Winners of the 2005 event were Kestrel Mine for its Return Roller Change out-jig. The People's Choice award went to Blackwater Mine for its Dragline Tub Voltage Cable Plug and third went to Norwich Park Mine for its Radiator Cap Removal Tool. 2005 Innovations Tyre Handler Proximity Protection - BM Alliance Coal Operations, Norwich Park Mine Dragline Cable Mover - BM Alliance Coal Operations, Norwich Park Mine Highwall Pump Access System - John Hosking, Blackwater Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Dragline Tub High Voltage Cable Plug - Ryan Kleinschmidt, Blackwater Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Melanie Webber, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Heavy Equipment Radiator Cap Removal Tool - Chris Currier, Norwich Park Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) HSEC Contact Process - Tony Peterson, Ben Zietsman and Martin Grant Goonyella Riverside Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Employee Health And Wellbeing Project- Bronwyn Lane, Tony Peterson and Ben Zietsman Goonyella Riverside Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Integrated Management System - Tony Peterson, Goonyella Riverside Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Lightning Lock - Martin Grant, Goonyella Riverside Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Gas Cylinder Trolley - Ray Campbell, Goonyella Riverside Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Return Roller Change-Out Jig - Rio Tinto Coal Australia, Kestrel Mine Komatsu 630E Dump Haul Truck Tub Entrance Door - Jim McKeown, SH&E Systems Coordinator, Leighton Contractors Pty Limited HSEC Pulsating Water Sprays - Steve Rae, Peak Downs Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Overburden Drill Mast Access - Steve Rae, Peak Downs Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Friday Safety Audit Day an Evolving Culture - Steve Rae, Peak Downs Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Rom Bridge Changing With Demand - Steve Rae, Peak Downs Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Underground Innovation Mesh Grabber - Rio Tinto Coal Australia, Kestrel Mine The Tram Height Safety Solution for Bridge Cranes - Standfast Corporation Pty Ltd Extension Step Locomotive R100 - Adriaan Van Der Veen, Bernie Russ and Michael Forde Railway Workshop, Andoom Operations, Comalco Follow this link to a summary of the 2004 Innovations and PDF of full versions Follow this link to a summary of the 2005 Innovations and PDF of full versions 2004 Winners First place & People's Choice went to BHPBilliton Mitsubishi Alliance Goonyella Riverside Mine for its Removable return roller support frame Second Place went to Anglo Coal Callide Mine's Night time identification of water carts Third Place went to Riotinto coal Australia Kestrel Mine's Longwall roof support leg lifting device. 2004 Innovations HSE E-Learning Induction Framework - Scott Caton, Thiess Pty Ltd Improving Maintenance Access to Heavy Earthmoving Equipment - George Robinson, West Moreton, New Hope Coal Australia Isolation Indication Lights - Matthew Falzon, Goonyella Riverside Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Longwall Roof Support Leg Lifting Device - Darren Morris, Rio Tinto Coal Australia, Kestrel Mine Night Time Identification of Water Carts Callide Mine Potable Water on Draglines Graham Perkins, BMA Peak Downs Mine Removable Return Roller Support Frame Garry Shields, Goonyella Riverside Mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Safe Effective Clearing of Vibrating Feeders Tony Engelmann, BMA Saraji Coal Handling and Preparation Plant Follow this link to a summary of the 2004 Innovations and PDF of full versions Download PDF of 2004 proceedings (contains innovations) 2003 Winners The winner of the 2003 event was Pacific Coal's Kestrel Mine for its Minsup Isolation Lockout Device. The People's Choice award went to BMA Blackwater Mine for its 'No Go Zones on vehicle loading cranes'. 2003 Innovations Southern Colliery - Face Bretby Handling System No Go Zones on vehicle loading cranes - BMA Blackwater mine Tail light cleaning sprays for 773 water cart - Brett Illguth Thiess South Walker Creek Mine Reducing hazards to tyre changing employees - Jeff Kelly BMA Goonyella/Riverside Shuttle car cab modifications - John Kelly and Garry O'Dwyer Pacific Coal Kestrel Mine Monorail chain - removing tool - Dan Treacy Pacific Coals Kestrel Mine Oxy-Acetylene Trolley - Pacific Coal Ltd Tarong Coal Operations Washdown system for EX3500 shovels and excavators - Pacific Coal Ltd Tarong Coal Operations Southern Colliery - Longwall AFC respirable/combustible dust suppression sprays - BMA Blackwater Mine Minsup isolation lockout device - Bob Browne Pacific Coal's Kestrel Mine Programmable electronic roof bolter controls - Alan Bruce BMA Crinum Mine 2002 Winners The winner was BMA Crinum Mine for its Burty Wiese Bar for Improving safety on longwall recovery. 2002 Innovations Personal danger pouch - Steve Pavlich Henry Walker Eltin Crinum Mine fire deluge system - BMA Gregory Joint Venture stand-alone fire extinguishers - Steve Pavlich Henry Wlaker Eltin Optimum inertisation strategies - Rao Balusu, Patrick Humphries, Paul Harrington, Michael Wendt and Sheng Xue CSIRO and Newlands Coal Australia Improving safety on longwall recovery - BMA Gregory Crinum Mine Mobile equipment shutdown unit - MIM Ernest Henry Mine

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