Resources workers are worried their employment will be terminated if they raise safety concerns. A healthy reporting culture is far from reality at mine sites. This is the disturbing finding...
Category - SAFETY CULTURE
An international mineral producer significantly reduced its fatality rate through behavioural change. South32 reported no workplace deaths for the first half of the 2024 financial year. The company...
Prioritising productivity over worker wellbeing could have led to deadly consequences, an advocacy warned. Industry representatives have accused a multinational resources producer of neglecting its...
Part of a fossil fuel operation did not lose a single day to workplace injuries or deaths for more than a decade. The past decade has been incident-free at Whitehaven Coal’s Gunnedah Coal...
A major mineral company managed to increase production without killing any workers. Rio Tinto confirmed its Pilbara operations lifted iron ore production 2 per cent to 331.5 million tonnes (Mt) in...
More fatalities could be avoided if every worker spoke up when they saw a problem, a safety leader revealed. Authorities urged every employee to report substandard conditions because it could save...
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The mining industry has been synonymous with safety but the concept of ‘safety’ has witnessed a radical transformation. We are now experiencing the dawn of “Safety 4.0”, a...
A mining giant investigated different ways to prevent its employment environment from worsening. BHP recently considered whether to amend policies, processes, and behaviours to eliminate workplace...
A body representing hundreds of proponents urged resources employees to come forward. The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) wants every mistreated mine worker to prove they were penalised for...
A mining boss believes mines will have fewer incidents if employee diversity increases. BHP recently confirmed it is championing a new pathway to gender equity, which is promised to help decrease...
Remote employees must be brave and immediately report workplace hazards, an advocate said. Scott Stewart wants every fly-in fly-out (FIFO) worker to voice health and safety concerns. The Queensland...
Female mine workers cannot resolve poor employment conditions on their own, researchers found. Resources managers and male subordinates stand a far better chance of ending sexual harassment than...
