#health #safety #budget #forgetqld #hospital Queenslanders will wait longer for treatment at public hospital emergency departments thanks to last night’s Federal Budget which forgot Queensland and...
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Up to 165,000 companies that make up Australia’s heavy vehicle supply chain will be required to take steps to deliver a safer road transport industry under new laws coming in mid-2018. NHVR CEO Sal...
#worldnews #explosion #mineaccident #dozenskilled An explosion in a coalmine in northern Iran killed at least 35 workers and injured scores more. The blast occurred in the Zemestanyurt mine on...
Major reforms to mine rehabilitation and the financial “bonds” for mines will better protect the environment and taxpayers, and encourage jobs, more investment and growth in the resources sector...
Towards 2020 is the Department’s regulatory strategy covering all legislation administered by the Resources Safety Division. It is the first of a series of high-level three-year rolling strategies to...
Doctors will require specific skills and experience in black lung to provide compulsory health checks on Queensland coal miners. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham says the...
Hemp could be on your menu in the near future as the Queensland Government has backed the proposal to approve low-THC hemp seed as a legal food substance in Australia. Minister for Health and...
Mandatory licensing of labour hire companies will be introduced in Queensland in a bid to crack-down on rogue operators who are exploiting and mistreating vulnerable workers. Announcing the scheme at...
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace today joined rehabilitation and return to work experts at the North Queensland Return to Work Conference and Expo in Townsville. Ms Grace said the conference...
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released its annual safety data report, which collates the safety data of nearly 900,000 people. The report recorded 63 fatalities in 2016...
28 April 2017 celebrates World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This year, the annual international campaign hosted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), promotes the prevention of...
If you work in the mining industry, you’re no doubt aware of the challenges and health risks associated, but we thought we’d help you out with further information. Coal dust – if you spend a...
