A Federal Court judge has handed down a $50,000 penalty against Rio Tinto for victimising and illegally standing down a Hail Creek coal miner. The victim, Michael Haylett, injured his neck while...
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An innovative App developed by a Queensland construction company to gauge the mental health and wellbeing of its 900 FIFO workers, has been recognised by the industry at the 2016 Queensland Mining...
Australia’s fifth largest local government authority, Logan City Council, has taken a major safety initiative this week with the installation of new wireless STOP-IT safety switches to a wide range...
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) will establish a high level technical forum to deliver safety outcomes for Australia’s heavy vehicle industry. CEO Sal Petroccitto told Heavy Vehicle...
Young Mining’s suspension over unpaid environmental rehabilitation security deposits has been upheld in the NSW Supreme Court. The NSW Department of Industry’s Resources Regulator said...
A draft code of practice for Ventilation in Western Australian mining operations has been released for public comment by the Department of Mines and Petroleum. Mines Safety Director and State Mining...
A worker fell a short distance after becoming tangled in a tag line during a helicopter lift, the Department of Mines and Petroleum said in a report. The incident, which occurred at a WA salt lake in...
A worker received minor flash burns to his body after working on a low-voltage motor control centre, according to a Department of Mines and Petroleum significant incident report. The June incident...
Severe economic conditions did not dissuade the state’s mining industry from its health and safety commitments, with attendance at last week’s Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety...
The Queensland Government has committed to a Parliamentary inquiry into the re-emergence of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis. The deadly lung disease, more commonly known as black lung, was thought...
