The first EMESRT Vehicle Interaction (VI) Technical Working Group (TWG) monthly meeting for 2023 was held today.   The safety share for this meeting was the recent New South Wales Resources Regulator incident notification that led to the death of a worker at Snapper Mineral Sands Mine on 12 August 2019. Links to the investigation report and incident animation video were shared with the group and are made available in this post.   Investigation Report Animation video  EMESRT VI industry

EMESRT first turned its attention to mobile equipment fires in 2007, when it published an initial Design Philosophy (DP-4) focussing on fire. DP-4 is a high-level overview of problems that can lead to adverse consequences from mobile equipment fire events. Its purpose is to provide an understanding of the problems through succinct written examples with visual scenario information to assist Original Equipment Manufacturers in designing equipment to reduce the risks of potential unwanted equipment fire events. This project is an extension

The final EMESRT technical working group monthly meetings for 2022 were held this week. The EMESRT Advisory Group wishes to thank each and every one of the group members for their ongoing contribution and support in the vehicle interaction, tyre and rim and mobile equipment fire industry initiatives. We have made great progress but there is more to be done. We look forward to your participation in 2023 to continue working on these important industry initiatives. Happy holidays everyone. Please

If you missed out on the EMESRT Mobile Equipment fire Management global industry webinar held on the 16 November 2022 you can access the recordings, resources discussed and questions and answers via this link https://emesrt.org/global-industry-webinar/

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AngloGold Ashanti is an independent, global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across nine countries on four continents. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with operations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, Guinea, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo and Greenfield projects in Colombia and United States.    AngloGold Ashanti joins the already strong EMESRT representation from Alcoa, Anglo American, BHP, Glencore, Rio Tinto, Teck Resources and Vale.   To find out more about AngloGold Ashanti visit https://www.anglogoldashanti.com/

The EMESRT Advisory Group welcomes new member Vale. Vale is one of the world’s largest producers of high-quality and low-carbon nickel products and an important producer of copper and responsibly sourced cobalt. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, and operations in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Manitoba, Indonesia and Brazil, the Base Metals business delivers critical building blocks for a cleaner, greener future. For more information visit vale.com. EMESRT Vale member representative, Natalie Hawkins, Principal Engineer Technology and Innovation based in Canada, joins the already strong representation

The EMESRT 2021 Activity Report has been published. The Report provides a summary of the work on the planned industry project objectives and outcomes. It provides readers with highlights from 2021, focus area milestones, next steps and information about how EMESRT operates.The EMESRT Advisory Group hope you find the report informative, readily useable and relevant. Click here to access

EMESRT has been granted Category C liaison status with ISO/TC 127/SC 2/JWG 28 Collision Warning and Avoidance. Although not eligible to vote, the Group will be able to provide a path for the broader industry to collate and provide relevant industry developed information to the ISO Committee directly. EMESRT has identified other ISO Committees where the Group can add value and will apply for liaison status in due course.