Welcome Letter

Dear Executive,

There's a steady rise in the use of large vehicles in mine sites, with ever increasing size, speed, inertia and power. Coupled with a higher prevalence of automated heavy machinery in mine sites, their risks to human operators is significant.

Dangerous accidents and high potential incidents involving collisions on mine sites remain at unreasonably high levels, with an average of 20 per month in Queensland alone from January to July 2011.*

There is a serious need for sophisticated collision avoidance principles and technologies to be employed in mining operations. Identification of areas of Less than Adequate awareness or preparedness in this respect, and work towards addressing and resolving them is critical. Infrastructure protection, productivity and most importantly the safety and lives of mine staff depend on it.

IIR's Collision Avoidance Forum will once again give mine operators and regulators the opportunity to discuss and develop strategies for refining approaches to collision avoidance on site. Original Equipment Manufacturers will demonstrate the applications of their technologies in proximity detection, visibility and holistic integrated safety systems.

Through an increasing focus on risk assessment, improving operator awareness including fatigue management and collision prevention through mine site and operational design, this year’s conference will further advance industry's understanding of and approach to the danger of heavy machinery collisions. We hope our event will equip you with the knowledge and contacts to improve the collision safety of your operations.


Warm Regards,
Alicia Boyd

P.S. We're holding 2 hands-on post-conference workshops on fatigue management and maintenance considerations in mining. These sessions will give participants the opportunity to enter into role-playing and more detailed workshopping - really running through the nuts and bolts of collision avoidance. Delegate numbers are limited for these sessions so register early if you don’t want to miss out!


*Statistics from the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation