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Powerful tool for workplace safety

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Energy.

The man behind the 'Look Up and Live' app is using Electrical Safety Week to remind machinery operators of the dangers of overhead lines.

Ergon principal community safety specialist Glen ‘Cookie’ Cook was named Health and Safety Professional of the Year at the 2020 Australian Workplace Health and Safety Awards in recognition of his passionate approach to a lifesaving cause.

“I work on the protection motivation theory," he said."People have got to understand that powerlines are dangerous, they’ve got to have a. . .

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New damage mapping app REDI to roll

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Processing / Manufacturing.

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority has developed an app to help councils make more informed infrastructure investment decisions.

The Repeat Events and Dollars Index (REDI) is an interactive web-based mapping tool that identifies the most likely and costly sites at risk from natural disaster.

Incorporating almost 10 years of geocoded damage data across approximately 600,000 locations, the REDI application recognises more than 20,000 assets in Queensland’s 77 local government areas.

This data is represented in the app via a heat map.

Treasurer and Minister responsible for the QRA Cameron Dick said the application would give councils a. . .

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Phone app helps mines get to grips with haul road safety

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A Queensland-based engineering company is combating the dangers of mine haul road networks with a new phone app.

‘Friction Plus by ADE’ has been developed to measure the coefficient of friction on a site’s haul roads.

Australian Diversified Engineering general manager Clive Gray said the implementation of this new app would improve operations and lower the risk of water truck and wet weather-related transportation incidents.

“The haul road network presents many operational challenges for a mine, if left untreated they can produce excessive fugitive dust emissions, and if overwatered. . .

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