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Category: Mining
Principal Inspector of Mines vacancy
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Job vacancy details are now available for the post within the Hazardous Installations Directorate, based in Sheffield as a Principal Inspector of Mines.
Examination in mining health and safety law – 2011 sample answers
Monday, January 16, 2012
This examination is organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining who, appoint the chief examiner, and appoint examiners and moderators to set and mark the papers.
UK Coal sentenced for safety failings that cost four lives
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
UK Coal Mining Ltd has been ordered to pay £1.2 million in fines and costs for safety failings that cost the lives of four mineworkers in separate incidents at two collieries in Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands.
Safety notice – Mobile crushing plant
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
There is potential, on some mobile crushers, for unintended movement of a machine track if an earth/ground fault occurs because of damage to the outer sheath and insulation of the electrical cable that controls the proportional control valve for the track.
HSE (M) fuel oil approval number 9
Monday, October 17, 2011
The Health and Safety Executive hereby approves for the purposes of Regulation 27(a) of the Coal and Other Mines (Locomotives) Regulations 1956 as amended only fuel oil which complies with certain specifications.
Safety alert – Preventing inrushes at underground mines
Friday, September 23, 2011
The purpose of this safety alert is to remind owners and managers of producing mines of the precautions to be taken against inrushes and request owners confirm that appropriate measures to protect against inrush are in place at their mines.
HSE issues gas detector safety alert
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
This alert is to warn workers using a Status Mentor PGD2 gas detector that some of them may be giving false readings due to software configuration. None of these gas detector should be used until its software and configuration has been verified.
Red Tape Challenge
Monday, June 27, 2011
30 June – 21 July: Tell us which health and safety regulations should stay and which should go.
Safe use of belt conveyors in mines
Friday, April 15, 2011
Aimed at mine owners, managers, engineers, maintenance personnel conveyor operators and conveyor users. Free PDF download now available.
Mines sector health and safety strategy 2011 to 2013
Monday, March 28, 2011
This sector strategy covers the health and safety system applicable to underground: coal mines; mines producing other minerals; tourist mines and mines used for adventure activities; and storage mines.
RR831 – Evaluation of tensioned and non-tensioned long tendon reinforcement in UK deep mining conditions
Friday, February 11, 2011
A research programme has been carried out by RMT in support of the revision of Part 2 of the British Standard for strata reinforcement components in coal mines.
Updated mining forms
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Updates have been made to the mining forms, required by legislation, that are submitted to HSE concerning mining qualifications and mining operations.
Update of mining statistics
Friday, November 19, 2010
An update to the ‘HM Inspectorate of Mines – Accident, dangerous occurrence and disease statistics in deep mines’ is now
Guidance and information on escape from mines
Friday, November 5, 2010
This illustrated booklet is aimed mainly at mine owners and managers. It includes guidance to help them determine escape arrangements for their mine and to draw up an emergency plan, bearing in mind that there is no escape definitive procedure to follow, and that there can be a huge difference between mines.
Career vacancies in HSE
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
HSE is currently recruiting for a number of positions including specialist inspectors.
Careers – Principal Inspector of Mines
Friday, December 11, 2009
The post holder will be a member of the HM Inspectorate of Mines in HSE’s Hazardous Installations Directorate and will be responsible for the inspection, assessment, investigation and enforcement of mining
Crackdown on Scotland’s quarry deaths and injuries
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A new team of specialist inspectors has been assembled to crackdown on death, injury and ill-health in quarries and
New national quarry safety team formed
Friday, October 30, 2009
A new team of specialist inspectors has been assembled to crackdown on death, injury and ill-health in quarries and open cast mines across Great Britain.
Mining committee agenda
Monday, April 20, 2009
The agenda and notes from the Mining Industry Committee meeting on 24 February 2009 are now available.
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