Mining industry delegates from across NSW came together to focus on the role of technology in managing health and safety in mining at the industry’s flagship conference for 2014, ‘Learning from our past, for a safer future’.

Almost 400 NSW miners attended the event that was held in the Hunter Valley from May 18 – 20.

NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee said the need to focus on safety in the NSW mining industry has been tragically driven home in recent months.

“The past few months have been extremely challenging for the Australian mining industry with a spike in incidents and fatalities. Safety is everything to NSW mining; it is our number one priority, our most important issue.”

Over the course of the conference delegates heard from chief executives, managers, operators, health and safety professionals, academics and consultants from across the state on leading practice, promoting improvements in workplace health and safety and reflecting on recent changes and challenges. The three day event culminated in an evening dedicated to the NSW Mining Health and Safety Innovation Awards.

Mining industry delegates from across NSW came together to focus on the role of technology in managing health and safety in mining at the industry’s flagship conference for 2014, ‘Learning from our past, for a safer future’.

Almost 400 NSW miners attended the event that was held in the Hunter Valley from May 18 – 20.

NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee said the need to focus on safety in the NSW mining industry has been tragically driven home in recent months.

“The past few months have been extremely challenging for the Australian mining industry with a spike in incidents and fatalities. Safety is everything to NSW mining; it is our number one priority, our most important issue.”

Over the course of the conference delegates heard from chief executives, managers, operators, health and safety professionals, academics and consultants from across the state on leading practice, promoting improvements in workplace health and safety and reflecting on recent changes and challenges. The three day event culminated in an evening dedicated to the NSW Mining Health and Safety Innovation Awards.