Unions have slammed a push to water down or remove the English language testing requirements for temporary overseas workers brought to Australia on 457 visas, saying basic language skills are...
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SafeWork Australia has released their Notifiable Fatalities Monthly Report for December 2013 which shows some very poor results for the resources sector. There were 24 work-related notifiable...
Employees of Leightons could soon find themselves out of work, with Leighton’s majority shareholder, Hochtief, announcing an extensive review that was likely to lead to job losses throughout...
CELEBRATE THE DIFFERENCE So as it turns out, each person is pretty unique. Nobody else has your DNA. So physically, unless you’re an identical twin, you are different from everyone else in the entire...
NSW Mines Rescue have launched an annual one day Maintenance of Competence training course for Deputies in the coal mining industry. Mines Rescue say the course is designed to provide continuous and...
Last Friday the NSW Minerals Council released a Blueprint for Mental Health and Wellbeing, providing a high level guide to addressing the mental health and wellbeing of employees in the state’s...
An extract from The Bulli Mining Disaster 1887: Lessons from the Past by Donald P.Dingsdag. On Wednesday 23 March 1887 at 2.30 pm, an explosion occurred at the Bulli Colliery in New South Wales which...
The program for WA’s Safety and Health Conference in April is now available from the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) website. The conference will be held 14-15 April at the Perth...
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland calls on workplaces to do their share in helping stop mosquitoes breeding to protect workers from mosquito bites. Mosquitoes lay eggs in containers that hold...
WA’s Resources Safety is asking for industry feedback on a draft revised guideline on noise control in mining in Western Australia, especially from those responsible for the occupational health...
