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Glencore coal

Industry spent up to $1B on Qld business says report

Queensland’s resources sector contributed to the economy well beyond the billions of dollars in royalties and taxes generated for both state and federal governments. A Queensland Resources...

Queensland light vehicle accidents

Qld heavy machines collide, run over utes

Heavy mobile equipment (HME) operators crashed into and severely damaged multiple light vehicles at Queensland mines. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) recently investigated two high...

Coal mining QRC

Qld coal will be phased out by 2035 says authority

In a little over a decade the Sunshine State will abandon at least one fossil fuel. The Queensland Government announced a new energy and jobs plan to stop coal dependance and transition towards...

Glencore coal

Authority invites feedback on toxic work environments

Complaints will be accepted about mineral producers that fail to maintain safe employment conditions. The Queensland Government recently invited submissions for its next parliamentary inquiry into...

Fuel truck pedestrian accident

Mine worker pinned between truck and loader

A resources employee became hospitalised after multiple heavy vehicles crushed him. A driver was recently pinned between a stationary fuel truck and front-end wheel loader at an undisclosed...

Dozer accidents

Talkative coal worker rolls over heavy vehicle

A open-cut mine employee was so busy chatting his machinery overturned. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) recently examined how a dozer rolled over at an undisclosed Queensland coal mine...

Eye injury

Inexperienced worker hospitalised due to bouncing rod

A beginner required urgent medical treatment after a metal object rebounded and struck him. An inexperienced truck operator became severely injured when an earthing rod fell, bounced and hit him in...