By Sharon Mdaka Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) remains one of the most underreported and underestimated risks within the mining sector. While the industry has made significant strides in improving physical safety, a critical gap [...]
Contributed by Gold Fields, edited by Sharon Mdaka Safety and health in mining remain under constant scrutiny, and mining companies are increasingly recognising that incremental improvements are no longer enough. Persistent fatalities and high-risk incidents [...]
By Sharon Mdaka As safety regulations continue to evolve in South Africa, the effective implementation of safety technologies depends not only on the equipment itself but on how these systems are integrated into mine-wide risk [...]
By Sharon Mdaka The new Code of Practice (COP) for road and rail safety management under the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA), which was introduced by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), [...]
By Sharon Mdaka The mining industry is critical to the economy, given its contribution to the GDP and employment. However, it is deemed one of the most dangerous industries to work in based on the [...]
By Prineil Padayachy, senior associate, Sinalo Matubatuba and Ilhaam Fredericks, candidate attorneys at Webber Wentzel Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented pace globally. The exceptional growth of data and the rapid adoption of [...]
Martin Engineering’s seasoned process engineer, Dan Marshall, shares expert advice about mitigating spillage and dust in the conveyor belt discharge zone. […]
By Andrew Timmerman, global engineering manager, Martin Engineering Wandering conveyor belts might begin as small irritations but left unchecked these can have serious consequences, not just in terms of productivity but also maintenance costs and [...]
Once considered almost entirely the domain of a specialised branch of civil engineering, the scope of managing tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is now considerably broader and more complex, writes SRK Consulting. […]
By Taegan Devar, industrial psychologist and MD of organisational development company, PeopleSmart When was the last time you checked how much time you spend on your cell phone? The last time I did, I had [...]
