An industry regulator released steps every employer should follow to minimise workplace deaths in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) recently urged...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
A multinational resources company elevated a perseverant and vigilant worker for her earth-shattering performance. BHP recently promoted Tamara Needham as the company’s first female shotfirer...
A multinational resources giant is likely to reduce executive remuneration following a workplace death in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Anglo American’s top leaders are widely...
A mining construction company will answer allegations management is responsible for a workplace death. A Kalidonis Group executive is charged with industrial manslaughter over the 2020 death of an...
Authorities shared grim news that workplace accidents are rising and some incidents were so severe they claimed the lives of relatively young workers. Total serious lost time injuries (LTIs) rose...
A labour hire worker accused her mine site supervisor of unsafely operating heavy vehicles and terminating her for unjust or unreasonable reasons. Astacia Stevens recently complained about her former...
A multinational resources company recently suspended work due to a heavy vehicle incident. BHP recently paused operations at its Nelson Point yard after a train became derailed. The locomotive and...
A mining company and its contractor collapsed after a worker died in Queensland’s Wide Bay-Burnett region. Goondicum Resources and an independent haulage company permanently shut down...
An underground operation was evacuated due to a violent electrical disturbance in the atmosphere on March 10. A dangerous storm forced Anglo American to temporarily remove everyone from its Grosvenor...
Experts found some relocatable dwellings have potentially hazardous air quality while workers quarantine. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) recently warned...
A multinational resources company cannot avoid litigation about a mine disaster in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. The New York Southern District Court will not dismiss an investor-led...
A multinational resources company found a lack of notice caused a workplace injury in northwest Queensland. Glencore confirmed a production bomber recently crushed his finger while relocating an...
