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...
Category - MINERS HEALTH
During every hour of every day, you are surrounded by dust. Worksites, roads, tunnels, offices, schools, hospitals – harmful dust can be everywhere. Dust has always been a problem especially in the...
A multinational resources producer celebrated another end of financial year without any workplace deaths. Newcrest Mining recently claimed there were no employee fatalities recorded since the year...
Authorities might no longer require employees against substandard environments to prove they suffered damages. Mine workers who accuse colleagues of sexual harassment may not need to demonstrate...
Every day, millions of workers around the world are inhaling dust which contains various types of chemicals that can cause different health complications and respiratory disorders. The main culprit...
Resources employees went public about poor work conditions at multiple Central Queensland mining operations. Female workers from three undisclosed mine sites recently claimed they were urinated on...
Resources employees found responsible for substandard conditions could be barred from future career opportunities, if industry advocates have their way. The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)...
Authorities are investigating whether a resources employee behaved inappropriately towards an industry commentator. The Western Australia Police Force wants to know why a mine worker allegedly told a...
A remote employee repeatedly had an unlawful relationship with a coworker, a judge found. The District Court of Western Australia recently convicted Jonathan David Small of raping a female colleague...
A multinational mining company was sought to compensate an employee who suffered a respiratory injury at work. Kylie Anne Bresnehan recently sued Rio Tinto and Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun for more than $2...
In our industry, dust has always been an issue. Its presence has always been a huge problem, whether it comes from roads, transfer points, mining processes, or cement processes, and dealing with it...
A former employee accused a colleague of endangering her life with a blade at a major mining operation. Anneka Truter claims a coworker raped her at knifepoint at CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino...
