Police from the small Pilbara mining town of Tom Price are continuing their investigation into the death of 54-year-old Rio Tinto mine employee, whose body was discovered four days after he died. The...
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From 19-21 March, safety experts from all over the country will converge to talk about the latest technology and know-how at the Safety in Action trade show to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition...
The onsite death of an employee could put negligent mine managers behind bars under new legislation being considered by the Western Australian Government. PerthNow reports the WA Department of Mines...
The 2013 Mining Industry Guide to Workplace Safety has just been released by The Australia Mines & Metals Association and the Minerals Industry Safetyand Health Centre in association with Pro...
A Queensland mine worker could be slapped with a $50,000 fine or face six months in jail after allegedly being caught smoking a cigarette in an underground coal mine in the Bowen Basin. The incident...
The NSW Government’s mine safety arm is urging all underground mine operators to urgently review their strata management plans after a roof fall occurred at an underground coal mine in the state. No...
NSW Mine Safety is hosting two free one-day workshops that will provide information and guidance for diesel emission control strategies as well as a forum to ask questions of a panel of experts. The...
The finalists in the 8th annual Safe Work Australia Awards have been announced, with three companies from Australia’s mining sector in the mix. Sibelco Australia from Tasmania will be vying for the...
SafeWork SA is calling on mining companies and industry associations to apply for the 2013 SafeWork SA Innovative Practice Grants. South Australian Acting Industrial Relations Minister Chloë Fox...
Social media obsession has been blamed for a number of serious safety incidents, and narrowly-avoided safety incidents, that have occurred in Queensland mines over recent months. The Queensland State...
Safety in an underground construction environment requires more than simply a sound safety culture – it requires substantive subsurface construction risk expertise coupled to a willingness and...
Safe Work Australia has just released statistics on workplace related deaths and injuries during the year 2012 which show a 14% rise in the number of fatalities from 2011 figures. As at 31 December...
