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FIFO rosters taking toll on miners

New FIFO rosters are reportedly taking their toll on Western Australian miners according to researchers from Curtin University. As the mining industry moved to roster changes in the wake of COVID-19...

mine safety inquiry blocked

Board of inquiry begins marred by controversy

A controversial board of inquiry into mine safety incidents at the Grosvenor and other underground coal mines may be off to a shaky start after it has been revealed today that at least one of the...

Queensland mine safety inquiry

Board of inquiry may examine mines inspectorate

A Board of Inquiry established by the Queensland Government to investigate the Grosvenor mine incident may extend their investigations to the Queensland Mines Inspectorate. In a statement released by...

WesTrac Technology Training Centre

WesTrac technology training centre nears completion

The WesTrac Technology Training Centre in Collie, Western Australia, is close to completion and due to accept its first trainees within weeks. The facility, which is the first of its kind in the...

Hexagon and Proudfoot announce mining partnership

Hexagon’s Mining division and Proudfoot today announced a new partnership that provides the world’s leading mining companies a unique safety-driven solution to accelerate their pursuit of zero-harm...

Urgent call for national register for respirators

A coalition of workplace health and safety-related organisations across Australia and New Zealand, and the ACTU called today for the urgent establishment of a register for approved respirators (aka...

Tech-based solutions facilitate plant inspections

REMOTE PLANT INSPECTIONS Mineral processing experts from the Sustainable Minerals Institute’s (SMI) Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) have embraced 21st Century technology to...