The Queensland mining industry is to be threatened with the introduction of industrial manslaughter legislation today in response to the recent deaths across the industry. The threat comes despite the lack of previous support by cross-benchers and...
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Time needed: 10 minutesIn some circumstances mine workers, families of mine workers or members of the community may feel that they need to make a complaint regarding a mining safety issue in...
Two appointments to the Queensland Mine Safety Advisory committee have been confirmed this morning. The Courier-Mail exclusively revealed today that Bobbie Foot and Kylie Ah Wong have been...
The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy have released a mining alert regarding pit wall failure following the death of a mine worker at Middlemount Coal. The following...
The death of a mine worker at Baralaba North Coal mine has highlighted the potential hazards of hydraulic access ladders on mining plant. While the investigation into the death of Jack Gerdes at the...
Golding has provided the following update on the announcement yesterday advising of an accident at the Baralaba North Coal Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, which resulted in the fatal injury of a...
The Queensland Mines Minister has announced a historical review of mining safety and a review of legislation in the midst of public outcry over recent industry fatalities. Dr Anthony Lynham...
The Queensland State government has headed into crisis talks over mining safety following the spate of mine accidents across the industry. In the midst of the crisis talks, as a mine worker’s...
The SiTRACK Collision Detection system was designed to provide a high-tech way to monitor potential collisions between a Dozer and any other fixed or mobile asset on a mine stockpile using GNSS (GPS)...
OPINION There are some valuable lessons for an industry when six fatal accidents occur within a relatively short time frame. Those lessons should resonate throughout the industry, not only extending...
A 57-year-old coal mine worker has been seriously injured following a reported 10-metre fall at Glencore’s Collinsville Coal Mine. The incident reportedly occurred just before 8 am this morning...
The funeral service for mineworker David John ROUTLEDGE who passed away in the Middlemount tragic mining accident has been scheduled for Monday 8th July 2019. David Routledge was from South Mackay...
KEEPING YOUR MATES SAFE IN TIMES OF CHANGE…ARE YOU WILLING TO BE THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE FOR SAFETY SAKE? Some time ago we spoke with Safety Psychologist David Broadbent. David shares with...
