Category: News and Events

MINExpo 2024 Industry Forums EMESRT is hosting industry forums on Wednesday 25 September 2024 during MINExpo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The forum will be held in the combined meeting rooms N223-N224, North Hall. No registration is necessary. Forum schedule: Time:

MINExpo 2024 Industry Forum EMESRT is hosting industry forums on Wednesday 25 September 2024 during MINExpo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The forum will be held in the combined meeting rooms N223-N224, North Hall. No registration is necessary. Forum schedule: Time:

A meeting room at MINExpo 2024 is reserved by EMESRT The Expo will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the 24, 25 and 26 of September 2024. On the 25 September, industry forums will be held in the reserved

EMESRT welcomes Coronado Global Resources Inc. Coronado is a new Tier 2 member of EMESRT, a global ‘safety by design’ initiative founded in 2006 by mining companies to fill the functional performance expectations gap between earth moving equipment users and

Important notice from EMESRT Monthly meetings of the EMESRT fire working group and the tyre and rim working group have undergone a change. The regular monthly meetings were rescheduled by EMESRT to happen every two months starting on the 3

Important notice from EMESRT Monthly meetings of the EMESRT vehicle interaction working group have undergone a change. The regular monthly meetings were rescheduled by EMESRT to happen every two months starting on the 1 August 2024. A new bi-monthly calendar

Underground scenario storyboards ready for industry use The EMESRT Advisory Group is pleased to announce the launch of the underground functional performance scenario storyboards. What are scenario storyboards? The storyboard approach was first developed for surface mining by an EMESRT

Leading Sites Cohort 3 Workshop Planning for the EMESRT ICMM Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles, Vehicle Interaction Leading Sites Cohort 3 workshop is well and truly underway. The workshop is scheduled for the 11 – 13 June 2024 in Tucson,

Underground storyboards EMESRT underground functional performance scenario storyboards. Two online (MS Teams) workshops have been scheduled for the 18 April 2024 to finalise the underground functional performance scenario storyboards.  Workshop 1: 8.00 am to 10.00 am (AEST)Workshop 2: 4.00 pm

Leading sites Cohort 3 workshop venue confirmed The EMESRT ICMM ICSV VI Leading Sites Cohort 3 workshop will be held on 11 – 13 June 2024 at the Hexagon Experience and Conference Centre, 5th Floor, 40 E Congress Street, Tucson,

With Whitehaven Coal consolidating its position as a leading ASX-listed coal producer, the mining company intends to play a more significant role within EMESRT. Whitehaven has changed its EMESRT membership from Tier 2 to Tier 1, which will enable it

EMESRT, a global initiative involving major mining companies welcomes new member New Hope Group. Founded in 1952, the New Hope Group is an Australian coal producer with associated coal port, oil and gas, and agricultural operations. More information on the

Fifty individuals representing 18 entities, with an accumulated 788 years of mining and technology experience are currently attending a two-day workshop in Brisbane, Australia. The EMESRT and the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), Innovation for Cleaner Safer Vehicles,

EMESRT and the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), Innovation for Cleaner Safer Vehicles (ICSV), Vehicle Interaction Leading Sites Cohort 2 three-day workshop is underway in Brisbane, Australia today. The three-day workshop (23 – 25 October) follows on from

Over the past two days (19 – 20 Sep), 28 individuals representing 16 entities attended a two-day tyre and rim workshop in Brisbane. The two-day workshop enabled EMESRT to capitalise on industry engagement and make progress in addressing known fatality

Following on from the recent release of the tyre handler scenario-based storyboard animations, EMESRT makes available further tyre handler resources to industry, and they are: Tyre handling operations: direct and indirect interactions Problem-based design statement: tyre handler operator statement Tyre

Thank you to Mark and Sara for making the time to travel to Sydney and present. Mark and Sara have subsequently been asked to present the status of the EMESRT projects to the NSW Mining Engineering Managers Safety Seminar on

Serious incidents involving “Live Work” have become more prevalent in the industry as the technical complexity of designs has changed the way we conduct many traditional tasks.  This has led to calls for the industry to eliminate the need for

Incidents involve stored energy release during rapid deflations or catastrophic disassembly of wheel assemblies, tyre fires or explosions from pyrolysis, vehicle interactions, or crush injuries when moving tyres and wheels or working near the mobile equipment. EMESRT launched its tyre and rim industry initiative in 2018. EMESRT

Tony Egan, EMESRT Advisory Group member representing Glencore, presented at the Queensland Mining Safety and Health Advisory Committee vehicle interaction safety forum on Wednesday 12 July 2023. The forum provided an opportunity for participants to openly collaborate and share learnings