The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) have issued a number of notices to truck drivers in Western Australia who were found to be transporting dangerous good without the proper safety equipment...
Category - Compliance
New South Wales’ mining sector now has five new mining codes of practice. Developed under the National Mine Safety Framework in consultation with industry, unions and the Tristate Legislation Working...
Mines in Western Australia are being warned to check their high voltage switches amid growing concern that some sites are using the same switch at the centre of the Perth shopping centre explosion...
Businesses who fail to provide full workers compensation policies for workers on 457 visas could face fines of up to $55,000, according to WorkCover NSW. WorkCover NSW has issued a reminder about...
The Land and Environment Court has slapped Manfreight Distribution with over $88,000 in fines and court costs for failing to ensure dangerous goods were transported in a safe manner. The charges go...
Talk about embarrassing – a crane has toppled over in front of a safety inspector at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine construction site in the Pilbara of Western Australia. The incident...
Two prohibition safety notices have been issued to Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine project in Western Australia. The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) issued the notices after concerns were...
Safety professionals are being reminded that they only have until 30th January to comment on WorkSafe WA’s new Work Health and Safety Bill 2014. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Lex McCulloch said he...
Two gas company supervisors have been prosecuted for breaches of the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (P&G Act) over separate incidents in which workers were injured at gas...
Six sets of safety rules around the handling of dangerous goods in Western Australia will soon be rolled into one under a new program of legislation reform. Announcing the wide-ranging reforms last...
The new health and safety law for NSW mining has been published and is now available online for the first time. The Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulation 2014, together with the Work Health and...
Too much paperwork and over-regulation is seriously compromising safety on the work sites across Australia, according to the Master Builders Association. Master Builders Association policy director...
