The Palaszczuk Government has enacted laws that deliver stronger workers’ compensation protections for Queenslanders with black lung and associated dust..
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Following notice on June 28 for South32’s Appin Colliery to cease operations, the New South Wales Resources Regulator has now permitted limited..
Following last week’s report that four mines in Queensland faced closure due to dust monitoring, this week reports have come..
Thermal stress (or heat stress) is a common health risk facing miners. Any mining environment is hot, but especially for..
While one in five Australians is affected by mental health issues, the number is different when miners. For miners, one..
Around 850km from Adelaide in South Australia’s outback sits the mining town of Coober Pedy. The fields of opal were discovered..
A new powered conveyor belt tracker from Martin Engineering delivers immediate and continuous precision adjustment of hard-to-track reversing conveyors, helping..
Uranium has been mined in Australia since the early 1900s and now the country produces 23% of the world’s total..
R U OK?s Conversation Convoy rolled into Pilbara mining districts Wickham and Dampier on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 to..
Innovation and shared stories took centre stage at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference this week, in which..
Stronger workers comp protections for black lung sufferers
