Mine employees stand a greater chance of developing an occupational disease if they regularly come into contact with quartz particles, researchers found...
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A Queensland member of parliament said he believes that Queensland miners have been ‘short shanked’ by the failure of the Queensland Government to...
A retired Queensland miner has told a black lung forum that he was disappointed that a mining company-appointed doctors — who told him he had bronchitis — did...
Federal MP Michelle Landry has spoken out on how poorly the Queensland Government’s Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy has handled the...
One in ten underground coal miners who have worked in coal mines for at least 25 years in the USA were identified as having black lung, according to a report...
According to Cancer Council Australia it is estimated that 230 people develop lung cancer each year as a result of past exposure to silica dust at work.
The Palaszczuk Government has enacted laws that deliver stronger workers’ compensation protections for Queenslanders with black lung and associated dust...
Queensland’s 30,000 coal mine workers can now search online to find a doctor who meets special standards of expertise in occupational health and coal industry...
If you work in, or are about to start work in the coal mining sector, one very important health risk to know about is black lung disease.
The Palaszczuk Government is seeking stronger workers’ compensation protections for workers with black lung and associated dust diseases. Industrial Relations...
