Thursday, 31 January 2013
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Monday, 28 January 2013
Rio Tinto , Blair Athol in centrel qld.. Blair Athol used to be a underground mine many moons ago, It then had small fires in the coal seams... So now it is open cut (was) you would come across the fires from the old underground fires and once you added some more oxygen to the already hot coal it went up in flames...
Submitted by John - Rio Tinto , Blair Athol in centrel qld.. Blair Athol used to be a underground mine many moons ago, It then had small fires in the coal seams... So now it is open cut (was) you would come across the fires from the old underground fires and once you added some more oxygen to the already hot coal it went up in flames... They often used to use the old P&H 2800 shovel to load it out and into trucks!! We used to use massive sprinklers a lot to cool the heat and flames but was never really that successful, would cool off the heat but a couple of hours later it would heat back up... Amazing stuff ... One of the most interesting places I have worked...
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Friday, 25 January 2013
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Anyone trying to break into mining and not sure how to go about it.. Start out with working at heights, Confined spaces and first aid than annoy any contracting that does shutdowns until they give you a go as a TA/sentry. Don't aim to jump straight into a dump truck when you get out there your after a foot in the door so take any position you can get and instead of asking them to give you a job, ask them what you need to do to get a job with them.
Monday, 21 January 2013
Best advice is to apply, apply, apply. Contractors on a lower pay rate are the easiest way in. Draught your resume to target your employer of choice. Don't have a generic one, I have 3 or 4 saying similar things but I always personalize them for the application being made. If you know someone in a mining town or near the mine your targeting, ask them if you can use their address on your resume. It goes a LONG way
Sunday, 20 January 2013
As Per Mine Standard (APMS) what does this mean? Each mine in Australia is like its own little country with each state having its own mines inspectorate to oversee the mines in their states. These standards are set by the owners of the mine or their representative (resident manager) using each states rules of mining. Why do the states do it like this?
As Per Mine Standard (APMS) what does this mean?
Each mine in Australia is like its own little country with each state having its own mines inspectorate to oversee the mines in their states. These standards are set by the owners of the mine or their representative (resident manager) using each states rules of mining. Why do the states do it like this?
Responsibility is the simple answer. Mines Inspectorates around the country will never tell you how to run a mine because if they did then the mines Inspectorate would be responsible for anything that went wrong. An example of APMS is changing an LV (light vehicle ute) tyre. On one Minesite you may be required to chock one wheel before changing the tyre. On another site in the same state a different owner may require 3 wheels to be chocked before the tyre can be changed. The mines Inspectorate doesn’t care how the job is performed as long as the job is done safely.
A mines Inspector will never tell the mine how to do something, they will only issue an improvement notice or stop work notice, it’s up to the responsible people running the site to fix the problem. This is why you have to do an onsite induction and onsite tickets at each mine you work at. These inductions and tickets are non-transferable and must be retained onsite. The owner or their representative (resident manager) have to do this to prove they have fulfilled their “Duty of Care” to you the employee. It means that if something goes wrong then the employer has to be able to prove that they have made every effort to train and supervise their employee’s (you) to the satisfaction of a court of law. What does it mean to you?
Paper work and lots of it on each new Minesite you go to. They do this by using site inductions, site tickets and SOP’s that will have to be completed and signed off APMS (As Per Mine Standard). If the owners rely on an outside source this leaves the owners open to legal action if something goes wrong. This is why TAFE can’t run an Australia wide course that the mines will use because each mine has its own standard and again if something went wrong it’s up to the owner of the mine to prove to a court of law that they have met their duty of care to their employee’s. This is the system we have and the state governments will not change it because at the moment all the responsibility is with the owner of the mine and not the government as long as their Inspectors make regular checks of the Minesite in their states.
Each mine in Australia is like its own little country with each state having its own mines inspectorate to oversee the mines in their states. These standards are set by the owners of the mine or their representative (resident manager) using each states rules of mining. Why do the states do it like this?
Responsibility is the simple answer. Mines Inspectorates around the country will never tell you how to run a mine because if they did then the mines Inspectorate would be responsible for anything that went wrong. An example of APMS is changing an LV (light vehicle ute) tyre. On one Minesite you may be required to chock one wheel before changing the tyre. On another site in the same state a different owner may require 3 wheels to be chocked before the tyre can be changed. The mines Inspectorate doesn’t care how the job is performed as long as the job is done safely.
A mines Inspector will never tell the mine how to do something, they will only issue an improvement notice or stop work notice, it’s up to the responsible people running the site to fix the problem. This is why you have to do an onsite induction and onsite tickets at each mine you work at. These inductions and tickets are non-transferable and must be retained onsite. The owner or their representative (resident manager) have to do this to prove they have fulfilled their “Duty of Care” to you the employee. It means that if something goes wrong then the employer has to be able to prove that they have made every effort to train and supervise their employee’s (you) to the satisfaction of a court of law. What does it mean to you?
Paper work and lots of it on each new Minesite you go to. They do this by using site inductions, site tickets and SOP’s that will have to be completed and signed off APMS (As Per Mine Standard). If the owners rely on an outside source this leaves the owners open to legal action if something goes wrong. This is why TAFE can’t run an Australia wide course that the mines will use because each mine has its own standard and again if something went wrong it’s up to the owner of the mine to prove to a court of law that they have met their duty of care to their employee’s. This is the system we have and the state governments will not change it because at the moment all the responsibility is with the owner of the mine and not the government as long as their Inspectors make regular checks of the Minesite in their states.
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Companies to contact- Boart Longyear, Swick, Ausdrill, GBF, St Ives, RUC, Lleytons, BIS…They do haulage, ummm who else? Byrncut… Barminco… Luca Mining, Gould Transport, Mincor, Lightning Nickle, LanFranci and there would be a gazillion more around the goldfields that employ greenies, just gotta go knock on their door and keep on knocking.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
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