A tear in the side wall of a tyre led to the death of a Foxleigh Mine worker in December 2010, a Coronial Inquest in Queensland has heard this morning. Wayne Robert MacDonald, 53, was killed at the...
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The worker who died at the Boggabri Coal Mine yesterday morning was reportedly operating an open cabin cherry picker at the time of accident and was crushed up against a “metal structure”...
A worker has been killed in an incident that took place this morning at the Boggabri open cut coal mine in New South Wales. According to the Naomi Valley Independent, the 40 year old worker is...
More than one in five Australian mining industry workers has experienced mental health problems such as depression and anxiety in the past 12 months, according to beyondblue Chairman Jeff Kennett...
Miners from across the state’s mining regions have been awarded top honours at the highly coveted NSW Minerals Council Health and Safety Innovation Awards. The achievements of these miners were...
Nominations are now being sought for the WA Work Safety Awards 2014, with submissions accepted from individuals, groups and organisations who are making a significant difference in the area of safety...
SAFETY IS A WICKED PROBLEM! Sometime in the late 1960’s the term “Wicked Problem” was introduced by Hortst Rittel, initially in relation to social planning. A wicked problem is not about something...
Preliminary investigations into the tragic death at Middlemount’s Grasstree Mine last week indicate that the worker entered a closed off area of the mine that was not properly signed as being...
Although the NSW coal mining industry maintains one of the best health and safety records in the world, workers continue to suffer injuries on a regular basis. According to Coal Services...
NSW Mines Safety is seeking public comment on a developed draft of the NSW Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulation 2014 as part of the public consultation process. According to a statement...
