The Australian Institute of Health & Safety has responded to the recent findings of Queensland Coroner, His Honour James McDougall. Yesterday the Coroner issued findings into the Dreamworld inquest which resulted in the tragic deaths of four...
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H-E Parts International has recently secured a three-year contract with Boral for site services across all Boral quarries throughout New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. This agreement...
The NSW Government has proposed a range of reforms for work health and safety laws in a new Bill that will see a range of significant changes including the incorporation of manslaughter prosecutions...
Alaskan focused oil and gas group, 88 Energy Ltd (ASX:88E) provided a further update on Monday regarding the progress of the group’s Charlie-1 appraisal well on the North Slope of Alaska. With the...
The widow of a fallen miner has spoken publically regarding her pain and anguish since the death of her husband at Anglo American’s Moranbah North mine. In a public statement released to...
One of the most serious breaches of workplace health and safety laws involves reckless conduct. In most states, including Queensland, reckless conduct that exposes an employee to a risk of death or...
An incident involving a mining dozer at a New South Wales mine this past week has once again re-inforced the risks of operating dozers around bodies of water. A range of high potential past incidents...
The Coronial inquest into the death of mine electrician Paul McGuire is underway at Mackay Magistrate’s Court. AMSJ has prepared a developing timeline of events leading up to the moment when Paul...
What is Intrinsically Safe Design and When Do I Need It? Coal mines, oil rigs, sewerage plants and pharmaceutical factories are just some of the industries where fire and explosions are a genuine...
A Coronial inquiry into the death of mine electrician has heard this morning that an Anglo American risk assessment conducted prior to the death of Paul McGuire at the Grasstree mine did not identify...
A former Anglo Coal, Mine Supervising Officer has been asked a range of probing questions in the inquest into the death of Paul McGuire in Mackay today. The coroner heard CFMEU Counsel Gavin Rebetzke...
The coronial inquest into the death of mine electrician Paul McGuire has heard from a former Anglo Coal Ventilation Officer, Mine Electrician and Mines Supervising Officer regarding the circumstances...
Several mine ventilation officers across the state of Queensland have slammed the Queensland Government’s implementation of new ventilation regulations with one Ventilation officer highlighting...