Jumbo Incident – A Failed Permit to Work System

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Introduction This article discusses the contribution of an underground mining "Permit to Work" (ATE) process and a  jumbo drill rig, drilling into an adjacent bored and uncharged face in a development heading. The Incident The jumbo…

Crane Accident – Contact with 11KV power line – Design your laydown Area

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Introduction The crane contractor was requested to come to the Queensland construction site to dismantle and transport  their 4600 and 4100 Manitowoc cranes offsite. Three personnel came to site – A leading hand, crane driver and…

Risk Management of a Private Wedding Reception

This is a light hearted review of a wedding reception for 70 guests held in the grounds of our home in The Vines - Western Australia. The wedding reception consisted of many items that needed to be considered and managed from a risk…

Look before you leap – Tourists Jumping off a Cliff

Jumping off a cliff I took this digital photograph which shows two tourists jumping of the edge of a cliff  and into the water below. At the time I was the safety advisor at the West Angelas project working for the main structural/mechanical…