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prevent group violence

WorkSafe Victoria is launching a new campaign highlighting the need for employers and the community to come together to stamp out violence in the workplace. Work-related violence has a devastating impact on workers and can cause severe mental and...

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worker serious injury

Worker traps leg between two steel beams

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported an incident that occurred at an underground coal mine. According to the report, a worker sustained a broken tibia when his leg was trapped between two steel...

Certain Caterpillar link brackets

Caterpillar link brackets | potential risk of injury

Caterpillar Hastings Deering has released an equipment safety bulletin regarding the potential risk of personal injury and/or property damage due to a failure of affected link brackets. Certain...

Donald Rabbitt

Coronado faces charges over Donald Rabbit’s death

Coronado Global Resources’ Curragh mine in the Emerald Magistrates Court, Queensland has been charged over the death of Thiess employee Donald Rabbitt on January 12 2020. Mr Rabbitt,  33 years...

Mining Truck

Driving down fall-ish behaviour from vehicles

Falls from heights cause serious injuries. Data from SafeWork SA in 2020 identified that falls from trucks resulted in 18 serious injuries. Falls from height remain a high risk in Australian...

global road technology

GRT welcomes the federal budget focus on mining

Dust suppression specialists Global Road Technology (GRT), welcomes the focus in the 2021 federal budget on supporting the mining and manufacturing sectors as the government seeks to propel the...

mine waste

Addressing the challenges of mine waste

A new research group at The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute has developed a set of geometallurgical toolkits to improve the management of waste in the mining industry. The...