Prosecutors in Brazil’s, State of Minas Gerais have laid charges over the Vale Brumadinho Tailings Dam collapse that claimed the life of approximately 270 people. The prosecutors laid homicide and environmental crimes charges on 16 people...
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We are still causing too much serious injury illness and death at work and if we keep doing the same thing we will get the same result. In 2012, Dave Whitefield shared his thoughts with us on Zero...
Donald Allan Rabbitt late of Goondiwindi, tragically taken too soon on 12th January 2020, aged 33 years at the Curragh Mine. Beloved Partner of Emma-Lee. Much loved Son of Robin and Megan. Loved...
The Queensland Shadow Minister for mine safety says that the Queensland Government’s approach to mine safety is an insult to workers in the resources sector after further delays to reports on...
A video of a Bootu Creek slope failure has emerged online. The video shows a slope failure at the pit that was reportedly prone to issues before the death of a mineworker and Supervisor Craig Butler...
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) is the peak representative body for the state’s minerals and energy sector and is seeking applications for the position of Manager, Safety and Health. Reporting...
David Provan talks about the challenges of Safety Differently in the context of developing a safety policy. David writes….As a safety professional the concepts of safety differently can be...
“The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion,” as Albert Einstein wrote. That’s certainly been true of the cyber-security landscape over recent years...
Heart of Australia and Anglo American have announced a new, three-year partnership that will see Heart of Australia’s specialist medical services extended to four more Central Queensland...
In December 2013 we published a heartbreaking open letter to the Australian Mining Industry from Joanne Ufer. Joanne’s letter came after four miners were killed in less than a fortnight. Joanne...
A crane operator has been struck by lightning at work near the Brisbane port in the early hours of this morning. The incident has demonstrated the risks of operation of equipment in lightning storms...
Whitehaven Coal has released its safety performance statistics for the period ending 31 December 2019. The Group’s Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) has fallen well below state...
The Queensland Government will commence new mines inspectors in Rockhampton, Mackay and Mount Isa over the next two weeks In a media release issued today, Acting Mines Minister Mark Ryan said the...