The NSW mining regulator (Resources Regulator) is investigating three new cases of possible mining dust diseases. NSW Resources Regulator Chief Inspector Garvin Burns said all three workers were detected through health surveillance screening...
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People who support mines in remote operations centres may also be subject to mining industrial manslaughter legislation under changes to be introduced by the Queensland Government. AMSJ understands...
Queensland Minister of Mines, Dr Anthony Lynham has flagged the implementation of mining industrial manslaughter legislation in Parliament today following the seventh death of a mineworker at a...
The Queensland Resources Council has thrown its weight behind proposed industrial manslaughter legislation that could hold companies and bosses criminally responsible for workers’ deaths. The...
Proposed new mining industrial manslaughter legislation in Queensland has recommended up to 20 years in prison for mining managers and supervisors found guilty of negligent conduct involving the...
“The physical appearance of the safety warning may inadvertently communicate hazard severity.” There’s much more to creating effective warnings than choosing the right colour, size...
Fitzroy Australia Resources can confirm that a mine worker fatally injured in a tragic incident at the Company’s Carborough Downs mine site on Monday night (25 November 2019) was Mr Brad Duxbury, 57...
Fitzroy Resources has confirmed a mine fatality at the Carborough Downs mine. A 57-year-old long term employee of the Carborough Downs mine was fatally injured at 11.50 pm last night. Mineworkers...
The NSW Government will undertake a review of mining and petroleum work health and safety laws and regulations next year. NSW Resources Regulator Director Regulatory Programs Tony Linnane said the...
BREAKING A mineworker has died overnight at the Fitzroy Resources Carborough Downs coal mine near Moranbah in Queensland. Reports say that the mineworker received fatal injuries in an incident at 11...
Technology company Loadscan is delivering benefits to users including improved haul truck operator behaviours and safer mining operations. The Loadscan load profiling system scans loaded haul trucks...
Australian refuge chamber manufacturer, Minearc has developed a new mines rescue vehicle for underground environments. The MineSAFE Rescue Vehicle design makes it a mobile refuge chamber for...
New draft NSW building legislation will aim to improve accountability in the building sector following a spate of accidents and incidents involving buildings and structures across the state, but one...