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A Checklist for Tender Health and Safety Requirements

Contractors and Smaller Companies often find Health and Safety requirements challenging. The requirements outlined in Tenders can be overwhelming.  The Deputy Chairman of the Safety Institute of...

Exercises Everyone Should Do

No matter your age or perceived ability, there are certain exercises that have incredible benefits for every body. These functional strength exercises mimic movements in our daily lives and help...

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Action continues to tackle black lung disease

Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Dr Anthony Lynham today welcomed the Parliamentary Select Committee report into coal workers’ pneumoconiosis. “The Palaszczuk Government takes the health and...

Special standards set for coal miners’ doctors

Queensland’s coal mine workers will be assessed by specially registered medical professionals by the end of this year in the latest black lung disease reforms. Minister for Natural Resources and...

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Strong new laws to prevent worksite deaths

New laws will enable Queensland’s building regulator to take action where there is a threat to the safety of workers on building sites. Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni said the...

New umpire will sort resources disputes

Landholders and resources companies will have an independent umpire to help resolve disputes over their negotiated agreements under legislation introduced into State Parliament yesterday. Minister...

Company fined $10k over WA mining incident

A mining services company has been fined $10,000 following an incident at Mineral Resources’ Iron Valley Mine in WA’s Pilbara region. Westdrill pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court...

New law targets deadly workplace practices

Following an interim recommendation from the Best Practice Review of Workplace Health and Safety, the Queensland Government will introduce the new offence of “negligence causing death”. The Best...

Workers want employer to give health programs

A new survey of train commuters in Sydney has found that most want their bosses to provide them with health checks and programs to get them more active during the day. The survey was conducted by the...

Need tips for a healthy mind?

If you want to make a change, grow or break a habit or routine, look to your environment – the people around you, where you work, what you read and how you speak to yourself.   Check out...