The Quarterly Safety Report for January to March 2021 has been released to assist industry improve safety at their sites. The report details incidents and trends relating to hazard management, in addition to sector specific information.
As a high-hazard regulator, we focus on compliance with legislative requirements associated with principal and other high-risk hazards.
In this quarter, total incident notifications received by principal hazard were down slightly (from 194 to 186). Key principal mining hazards that saw the largest rise in notifications, compared to the previous quarter were roads or other vehicle operating areas and fire or explosion.
