Incident Reporting – Investigating the Who, What, Why, Where, When and How? The key objective for investigating and reporting incidents in the workplace is to understand how an incident...
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The Palaszczuk Government yesterday delivered on its election commitment to legislate against 100 per cent fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workforces on large resource projects near regional communities...
A ban on underground coal gasification (UCG) in Queensland is now the letter of the law, following the successful passage of legislation in Parliament today. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr...
The Palaszczuk Government has enacted laws that deliver stronger workers’ compensation protections for Queenslanders with black lung and associated dust diseases. Industrial Relations Minister Grace...
Following notice on June 28 for South32’s Appin Colliery to cease operations, the New South Wales Resources Regulator has now permitted limited mining operations.
Following last week’s report that four mines in Queensland faced closure due to dust monitoring, this week reports have come in that they have all met requirements to avoid harsh penalties...
Thermal stress (or heat stress) is a common health risk facing miners. Any mining environment is hot, but especially for miners in Australia. Over time, thermal stress can have an impact on you and...
While one in five Australians is affected by mental health issues, the number is different when miners. For miners, one in three will be affected by mental illness. There is a variety of reasons for...
Around 850km from Adelaide in South Australia’s outback sits the mining town of Coober Pedy. The fields of opal were discovered in 1913 and there were 70 individual opal fields, which produced more...
A new powered conveyor belt tracker from Martin Engineering delivers immediate and continuous precision adjustment of hard-to-track reversing conveyors, helping operators reduce spillage and extend...
