A Senate inquiry into the return of the deadly black lung disease has been announced this week. Six Queensland coal miners have been diagnosed with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung, in recent months. The disease, caused by breathing...
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Carlo Caponecchia, UNSW Australia Workplaces need to move beyond promoting mental health awareness and start changing the way work is designed to prevent psychological harm. It’s part of their...
Written by Daniel Hummerdal Safety audits have become central to safety management and governance. However, many organisations have noted that safety audits may have limited usefulness and some...
A geotechnical event at an Indonesian mine has left a worker trapped 300 metres underground. About 8.30pm on Monday night, the Kencana underground mine at the Gosowong Gold mine on Halmahera Island...
A Chevron FIFO worker harmed himself during a flight to Perth on Friday. The man, who works at Chevron’s Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, is now “stable”, according to a site notice sent by...
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has directed that the 86m general cargo ship Noah Satu (IMO9313620) not enter or use any Australian port for the second time in less than twelve months. The...
Dust levels at a Queensland coal mine where three miners have been diagnosed with the deadly black lung disease have been recorded up to six times the legal limit. Three workers at Vale’s Carborough...
An electric service company has been charged with 10 safety breaches after the Hazelwood mine fire in Victoria’s La Trobe Valley, which burned for almost 40 days. After a WorkSafe...
Changes to NSW mine safety legislation have commenced this month. The February 1 legislative changes relate to the DRE’s compliance and enforcement role in petroleum work health and safety (to...
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace today released a new work safety film targeting young workers and their employers in a bid to cut deaths and injuries on construction sites. The film covers...
Doctors have urged people living near the proposed Adani Carmichael coal mine to get their health checked now to compare in the future. David King, a Doctors for the Environment Australia member...
Marcelle Arak, University of Colorado Denver and Sheila Tschinkel, Emory University Global stock markets have been in a tailspin this week. And the sinking price of oil received at least some of the...
Mark Patrick Taylor; Chenyin Dong; Louise Kristensen, and Sammy Zahran, Colorado State University Children in mining and smelting towns who are exposed high levels of lead, arsenic and cadmium are...
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