In a little over a decade the Sunshine State will abandon at least one fossil fuel. The Queensland Government announced a new energy and jobs plan to stop coal dependance and transition towards...
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Law enforcement officers stopped inquiring about a remote worker who claims she was sexually assaulted by two colleagues at a mine. The Western Australian Police Force recently closed a rape case...
Complaints will be accepted about mineral producers that fail to maintain safe employment conditions. The Queensland Government recently invited submissions for its next parliamentary inquiry into...
A resources employer group wants every remote jobseeker to state in writing whether they were ever responsible for substandard work conditions. Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) recruitment candidates could be...
A multinational resources producer was widely criticised for failing to provide a safe work environment. A Peabody Energy entity was recently penalised after management did not stop work after...
A resources employee became hospitalised after multiple heavy vehicles crushed him. A driver was recently pinned between a stationary fuel truck and front-end wheel loader at an undisclosed...
Mineral producers should order workers to cease hazardous and unlawful indicator use, an industry group said. Politely signalling for other drivers to overtake could be illegal and, in some cases...
A multinational resources producer should be prosecuted for at least one workplace fatality in Queensland’s Central Highlands region, an industry group urged. The State Office of the Work...
A multinational resources producer is examining what caused autonomous machinery to crash. Rio Tinto wants to know exactly how a driverless train became involved in an accident after departing from...
Equipment failed without notice due to inadequate hazard evaluation, an investigation found. A side discharge conveyor suddenly collapsed without warning at an undisclosed screening plant on 4 August...
Panicking and incorrectly following procedures contributed to a Queensland workplace death. A new coronial inquest is examining circumstances surrounding Gareth Dodunski’s death at the Fairwell...
A open-cut mine employee was so busy chatting his machinery overturned. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) recently examined how a dozer rolled over at an undisclosed Queensland coal mine...
