Australia's mining industry needs to do more to prevent single fatalities on sites and more money needs to be spent 'engineering out' dangers, says a workplace safety expert.
abc.net.au/news/wa-mine-deaths-spark-calls-for-focus-on-single-fatalities/101550476Australia's mining industry needs to do more to prevent single fatalities on sites and should be spending money "engineering out" hazards, according to a workplace safety expert.
"A hundred years ago, a lot more miners were killed in disasters than today ... disasters are very rare in Australian mines," he said. WorkSafe mines safety inspectors are continuing to investigate what caused both mine deaths last week, but police said the 59-year-old contractor who died on the Pilbara mine site was inside a light vehicle that was run over by a dump truck.
He said preventing single and double fatality incidents, like vehicle interactions, should be a focus for the industry. "[The industry] has to really show a lot of attention to safety and be prepared to spend some money on it in terms of engineering our hazards."Union seeking assurances ahead of mine reopening
Daniel Walton says workers are dealing with a "range of emotions" after the death of a colleague on a Pilbara mine site.
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