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ELECTRICAL DANGERS: How to Stay Safe When Working Outside

Electricity can be one of mining’s greatest dangers, even when working outside.  In a space of just ten days in early 2023, three miners lost their lives due to electrical-related incidents.  On January 27, two contractors were electrocuted when a 14,000-volt overhead power line came into contact with their off-road dump trucks. The contractors stepped outside the cabs of their trucks […]

CORESafety TV (May 2023): NEW COAL MINE DRONE – RESEARCH TEAM ACHIEVES FLIGHT

Welcome to the May 2023 edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association.  Here’s some exciting news from a research team that has been working to develop a permissibly safe drone for coal mines – they have finally solved their main design problems and have managed to achieve flight with their prototype drone.  For the […]