Quad bike safety rebates available in New South Wales have doubled, writes SafetyCulture’s Haydee Tandinco. The Quad Bike Safety Improvement Program, which was introduced July 2016, gave rural...
Category - MANAGING MINING RISKS
The industry is being encouraged to seal mine shafts before they become a potential hazard. The Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) recently asked mining companies to ensure...
A mine operator has suffered major brain injuries after working long hours and driving for extended periods in Central Queensland. Dump truck operator Harold Kerle accused proponent BHP Billiton...
Worker advocates are pleading with the mining industry to take responsibility for Black Lung disease. It comes after the 19th confirmed case of the deadly disease. The Construction Forestry Mining...
The proponent behind a $640 million metal project that has been suspended for health and safety breaches, has awarded a major tender to a contractor committed to providing the best possible earth...
A diversified services company is facing a near $2 million workplace accident lawsuit in Central Queensland. A young boilermaker is suing contractor UGL Operations and Maintenance after suffering a...
Plugging decommissioned oil and gas wells may become safer and more economical with a solution championed by leading researchers. A team from the University of Queensland (UQ) Centre for Coal Seam...
A State Government-funded agency has taken a page from 1980s pop music band Milli Vanilli, blaming the rain for causing a serious car crash. A worker recently suffered serious injuries after crashing...
A Queensland metal producer has made a shock decision to terminate its managing director amid a health and safety breach at its $640 million mine in northwest Queensland. Cudeco’s Board...
Falling objects can deliver a hefty blow to the head, resulting in injury or even death warns a safety authority. This is why WorkSafe is cracking down on companies that fail to control the risk of...
A leader in equipment maintenance warns companies should stop being blockheads and cease using timber as support devices since they are a disaster waiting to happen. Tony Brooks, who directs Safety...
Authorities have yielded to widespread concerns about the horrifying effects of black lung, and passed new rules to protect Queensland coal miners from the deadly disease. Queensland Parliament will...
