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    Towards Zero Harm in Australian mining: active risk controls for engineers

    September 21, 2026|

    Reviewed by Joe Ashwell

    Towards Zero Harm in Australian mining: active risk controls for engineers

    First reported on Australian Mining

    30 Second Briefing

    Active risk management in Australian mining is shifting towards real-time, technology-driven controls that separate people from heavy plant in shared work zones. New systems from suppliers such as Aptella integrate collision avoidance, proximity detection and geofencing around haul trucks, loaders and autonomous fleets, using on-board sensors and wearable tags to trigger alarms or automatic slow-downs. For geotechnical and operations teams, this means redesigning traffic flows, exclusion zones and training to match digital risk maps, with the aim of making “zero harm” credible rather than aspirational.

    Technical Brief

    • For other mines, a key implication is the need to treat digital proximity rules as controlled documents within the safety management system.

    Our Take

    Aptella’s work on intelligent positioning and machine control in Australian road and airport paving suggests its ‘active risk management’ pitch to mining is likely grounded in already-deployed guidance and control systems rather than greenfield concepts.

    Because Australian Mining also fronts the Prospect Awards, where mine safety and innovation are formal categories, this kind of Aptella safety/product positioning is likely aimed at both operational uptake and visibility in that national recognition circuit.

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