Following an unfortunate bout of injuries and fatalities, the mining industry is pushing for better safety and compliance, prompting many mines to rethink existing work practices and focus on making the right tools for the job available.
Nivek Industries’ Lifting Arm Nominated for Prospect Awards – Australasian Mine Safety Journal A new lifting arm fitted to Nivek Industries belly plate jack called TED has been nominated for a safety award at this year’s Prospect Awards. The lifting arm with a Safe Working Load of 40 kg has been designed to remove the…
New Lift Assist Arm Boosts Safety and Efficiency at Mt Owen – Australian Mining CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, strives to keep everyone safe everyday, empowering its team to continuously explore safer ways of working. The practical design partnership between the Thiess Mt Owen team and Nivek tackled the weighty challenge of tooling…
PUTTING profits before safety is only a short term gain when compared to the cost (both emotionally and financially) of serious injuries and deaths. It is well documented that physical fatigue plays a large part in elevating the risk of workplace accidents and incidents.
Lift Assist Arm Revolutionizes Fitter Safety at Mt Owen – Safe To Work CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, strives to keep everyone safe everyday, empowering its team to continually explore safer ways of working. Journalist Vanessa Zhou travelled to the Mt Owen coal mine to find out more. The practical design partnership between…
THE best tools in the world are usually designed by people who see a need to improve the efficiency or safety of their own job. Nivek Industries’ ingenious new Lift Assist 40 tool manipulator arm is the perfect example of a workplace solution based on real world experience.
Measuring Safety Gains: How Safer Workplaces Improve Efficiency – Australian Mining Many fitters no longer need to wrestle with and be under heavy machinery with the tracked elevating device (TED) at their service onsite. Australian Mining reports. Nivek Industries has disrupted the way earthmoving maintenance operations are conducted across Australian mine sites. Its breakthrough equipment,…
TED Elevates Safety and Productivity Beyond Standards – Safe To Work The question of how much safety is worth is a popular trajectory in mine sites. Rachel Fraser from Nivek Industries goes in to the field to find out more. Nivek Industries sales and marketing manager Rachel Fraser has found that the Tracked Elevating Device,…
MOST fitters will say that field repairs, without the help of forklifts, overhead cranes and other mechanical aides, are the most dangerous and taxing on the body.
