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North Goonyella Fire. HPI 31st August 2018. “Due to the TARP 036 – 80% explosibility activation triggered an orderly withdrawal of all persons from the underground commencing at 13:20 and completed by 16:00.”

February 17, 2021

180831 An event causing the withdrawal of a person from the mine or part of the mine Again it is the detail that is missing that is most important. Where…

North Goonyella Fire HPI. 28th August 2018. “An inadvertent, rapid vent change resulted in a plug of methane purging from the goaf into the return general body.” “The TG return exceeding 2.5% for 13 minutes and #1 seal sampling triggered an orderly withdrawal under level 3 TARP36.

February 17, 2021

180828 an event causing the withdrawal of a person from the mine or part of the mine These are the 3 High Potential Incidents between the 28th August and the…

North Goonyella 1998 LW 3Sth Heating. Judgement of Major Needs. “7. Location of Gas Chromatograph Environmental Monitoring System – Relocate” Deja Vu all over again

February 16, 2021

Just to show that the insane location of the Control Room, Gas Chromatograph and Gas Monitoring System has been officially recognized by North Goonyella Management way back in 1998. Following…

North Goonyella Mine Fire MRE 14th May 2018. “The draft sealing management plan was discussed” “The method of sealing appeared to be straightforward with minimum complications. The draft sealing management plan was discussed with no significant issues identified at this time.”

February 15, 2021

MRE -9 N Seal Presentation North Goonyella - 14.05.2018.pdf If only the 9Nth Longwall Move and Sealing had proved "straightforward with minimum complications" In my opinion the "risk assessment…

L 4 Compliance Meeting ERZC Management 6th February 2018. “ERZ Controllers Shift Managers and Control Room Operators who were known to have direct involvement in mismanagement of methane levels during January 2017 and involved other mine officials who were also at the Mine during that period.”

February 15, 2021

MRE - L4 Site North Goonyella - 06.02.2018.pdf The meeting was conducted as a consequence of the investigation carried out by the Mines Inspectorate into the methane issues that occurred…

North Goonyella Level 4 Compliance Meeting Methane >2.5% in LW Return Legislation Breaches. 20th November 2017. “The NGC team objected to the level 4 on the basis of discussions held in March and the outcome of that meeting consequently demonstrating that the situation is now under control.”

February 15, 2021

Carter Romanski 2.5% CH4 L4 20 Nov 2017.pdf The meeting objective was stated as a closure of the NGC methane gas exceedances experienced at NGC around January 2017. As a…

North Goonyella 9Nth MRE. 12th July 2017 “Investigation anonymous complaint gas drainage drillers working in the returns and being exposed to respirable dust at an unacceptable level.”

February 15, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella LM LW Return- 12.07.2017.pdf Inspectors Les Marlborough and Keith Brennan attended North Goonyella on 12th July 2017 to "To Investigate a complaint that the Department had…

Prep Seal Installation 7Nth Longwall Panel North Goonyella MRE 14th January 2014. Decision to install Prep Seals made which were used 3 weeks later to seal 7Nth and bring heating under control

February 14, 2021

140203 An event causing the withdrawal of a person from the mine or part of the mine The 7Nth Longwall Panel and Remaining Longwall Equipment were sealed using Preparatory Seals…