The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union secretary Steve McCartney has criticised WA’s Chamber of Mines and Energy for denying that a link exists between the FIFO lifestyle and an increased...
Category - MINING HAZARDS
This section covers hazards associated with surface and underground mining.
Shift workers who eat high-iron foods at night may be disrupting the circadian clock in their livers and adversely affecting their health, according to a new study. Disrupted circadian clocks...
Studies have shown fatigue reduces reaction times, attention spans and causes more accidents than alcohol. With that sobering thought in mind a new program is looking at how NSW mines are managing...
A former Coppabella mine worker is suing his former employer for $2 million for negligence over severe injuries he sustained in a car crash he caused after falling asleep at the wheel. According to...
An incorrectly installed ladder led to a worker at an open cut coal mine sustaining spinal injuries when he fell from a grader, according to a new report from NSW Mines Safety. The report states that...
As Longreach enters it’s 11th consecutive day of 40 plus degree heat, the Electrical Trades Union has issued a health warning to outdoor workers to be aware of the serious risk of heat stress...
A mine worker who committed suicide in a FIFO camp last year was afraid to seek help from mine site counsellors for fear he would lose his job, a FIFO mental health inquiry has heard. Peter Miller...
Safety professionals in the Goldfields of Western Australia are being invited to attend a seminar of case studies on electrical safety being held by the Goldfields Electrical Industry Group (GEIG)...
A speaker at the WA Government’s inquiry into mental health impacts of FIFO work has called for new workers to go through an ‘induction period’ to gauge their suitability for the FIFO lifestyle. FIFO...
A worker at Santos’ LNG plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone sustained a number of injuries yesterday in a fall. The Gladstone Observer reports that the 27-year old sustained swollen ankles, a...
The following is a Safety Alert issued by Work Safe WA: Recently a worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a moving vehicle in the yard at his workplace. As the driver was manoeuvring to...
[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...
