A contracting company was penalised for almost sealing a worker’s fate. An employee was wrongly engulfed in soil, injured and traumatised. This is the conclusion authorities reached. One worker...
Category - LEGAL SPEAK
Multinational resources companies were urged to settle multi-billion debts in relation to a catastrophic failure. BHP, Vale and their Samarco joint venture should pay compensation for the 2015...
Several people were formally accused of theft and unsafely extracting commodities. Authorities recently caught 20 individuals who allegedly stole 30 tonnes of high-grade ore from multiple Kalgoorlie...
A resources services company, mineral producer and manager was disciplined for failing to prevent a deadly fall. Byrnecut Australia should have erected safety barriers around an excavated void at...
Two outsourced employees were unlawfully removed from their posts after reporting unsafe conditions in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Kim Star and Daryl Meikle should never have been...
A mining services company could be formally accused of interfering with computer systems in Queensland’s Central Highlands region. An industry group recently demanded that Mastermyne be charged...
Resources executives will face no further public scrutiny over an underground fatality. Authorities recently dropped charges against four managers over an underground electrician who died at Fitzroy...
A sustainable mineral producer conceded it could have done more to avoid a major workplace incident. Sandfire Resources recently pleaded guilty for failing to shield workers from hazards at the...
A mineral producer allegedly caused people to physically assault each other near a major operation, a court heard. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) was recently accused of dividing the Yindjibarndi...
A severe cranial impact ended an employee’s life, an investigation found. Authorities recently confirmed Gareth Leo Dodunski died from “catastrophic head injuries” at Fairwell...
A resources multinational honoured a remote employee who reported a substandard work environment. BHP recently commended a female team member who complained about unsafe conditions at a Newman mine...
A resources multinational did not break the law when toxic material was misplaced in transit. Authorities recently cleared Rio Tinto of wrongdoing when a tiny radioactive capsule fell while being...