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Industry probes underground coal mine explosion

A retired judge or Queens Counsel will head an independent mine safety Board of Inquiry following serious injuries to five miners in a coal mine explosion at the Grosvenor mine last week. Mines...

Frictional ignition warning at coal mines

Frictional ignitions at a Queensland underground

The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has issued an alert regarding recent frictional ignition events at a Queensland mine. In a brief issued to industry on the 14th April 2020, a senior undergound mines...

Grosvenor Mine explosion details emerging

Grosvenor mine explosion details emerging

As four of the five mineworkers involved in the Grosvenor Mine explosion still remain in a critical condition this morning, details are emerging of the explosion that ripped through the mine’s...

THE STATE OF MINING: A 50-Year Review

Analysis of Recommendations from Mining Incident Investigative Reports A systematic analysis was conducted using ten occupational health and safety commissioned reports from Canada, New Zealand...

The need for satisfactory information & support

A study on the impacts on families of traumatic workplace deaths By LYNDA R. MATTHEWS, MICHAEL G. QUINLAN & PHILIP BOHLE The impact of traumatic workplace death on bereaved families, including...