Queensland's mine safety commissioner says a new computer program will help reduce the number of collisions and fatalities at mine sites.
Work has started on the COLLISIONgate project, which compiles data from previous accidents and alerts miners about known risks and hazards, and provides an explanation of why the accident happened.
The program will work in a similar way to an internet search engine.
Commissioner Stewart Bell says vehicle collisions are a serious problem in mining.
"Six out of the 17 fatalities that have occurred in the last period of years have been related to vehicle collisions," he said.
"That's almost one-third [and] if we can stop that happening, that's going to have a major impact on the number of fatalities we have."