One in five children aged under five in Broken Hill have blood lead levels above the current national goal of ten micrograms per decilitre (g/dL), according to a new report released today by The Lead...
Category - MINERS HEALTH
[hr]Traces of iron that are breathed in along with other particulate matter may not be as harmless to lung function as previously thought, according to research involving the University of Western...
[hr]The Australian workplace has hit a tipping point: the escalating business costs of ignoring psychosocial risks are becoming too great, according to organisational psychologist, Dr Jane Austin. In...
FIFO workers from mining and gas projects in south-west Queensland have been targeted for drug searches by police with sniffer dogs at Miles Airport. According to Surat Basin.com, nine flights were...
A mine services company is donating two dollars from the sale of every limited edition black hard hat to the Black Dog Institute in the lead up to mental health week, 5-12 October. ProChoice Safety...
More Queenslanders are staying safe at work with new figures showing a significant drop in workplace fatalities and injuries across the State. According to the figures, in the last two years...
Volunteers are being sought for a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work and lifestyle survey being conducted for a research project through Curtin University. The data collected will be used for a report...
Queensland employers will pay the lowest average workers’ compensation premiums in the country from 1 July, with WorkCover Queensland set to reduce the rate by 17 per cent. WorkCover Queensland...
A guide on how to prevent and respond to violence in the workplace has been released by SafeWork SA. The guide Preventing and Responding to Work-Related Violence (PDF 247 kb) has...
Gender in mining: The story so far Discussions on gender in the mining industry have been limited to the under-representation of women in the workforce and the “glass ceiling” many women encounter...