The widow of a fallen miner has spoken publically regarding her pain and anguish since the death of her husband at Anglo American’s Moranbah North mine. In a public statement released to Mackay’s Daily Mercury, Lisa Hardwick (widow of...
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One of the most serious breaches of workplace health and safety laws involves reckless conduct. In most states, including Queensland, reckless conduct that exposes an employee to a risk of death or...
An incident involving a mining dozer at a New South Wales mine this past week has once again re-inforced the risks of operating dozers around bodies of water. A range of high potential past incidents...
The Coronial inquest into the death of mine electrician Paul McGuire is underway at Mackay Magistrate’s Court. AMSJ has prepared a developing timeline of events leading up to the moment when Paul...
What is Intrinsically Safe Design and When Do I Need It? Coal mines, oil rigs, sewerage plants and pharmaceutical factories are just some of the industries where fire and explosions are a genuine...
A Coronial inquiry into the death of mine electrician has heard this morning that an Anglo American risk assessment conducted prior to the death of Paul McGuire at the Grasstree mine did not identify...
A former Anglo Coal, Mine Supervising Officer has been asked a range of probing questions in the inquest into the death of Paul McGuire in Mackay today. The coroner heard CFMEU Counsel Gavin Rebetzke...
The coronial inquest into the death of mine electrician Paul McGuire has heard from a former Anglo Coal Ventilation Officer, Mine Electrician and Mines Supervising Officer regarding the circumstances...
Several mine ventilation officers across the state of Queensland have slammed the Queensland Government’s implementation of new ventilation regulations with one Ventilation officer highlighting...
Brian Gerdes, the father of fallen miner Jack Gerdes has told AMSJ about the anguish he faces following the death of Jack. He talks about a ‘mine safety virus’ that he believes has overcome the...
The inquest into the death of Paul McGuire has heard this morning that the QLD Mine Safety Regulator failed to include the elected CFMEU industry health and safety representative in its ongoing...
The Coronial inquest into the death of mine electrician Paul McGuire at the Anglo Grasstree mine will hear from a range of former and current Anglo employees as it seeks to discover the facts behind...
The body of Tasmanian miner, Cameron Goss has been safely recovered this morning following a mammoth effort for mine recovery personnel at the Henty mine. In a statement just released Pybar Mining...
