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Aussie device a life-saving game changer

Aussie device a life-saving game-changer

A wearable sensor that detects dehydration is poised to enter mass production in Australia, and its makers say it could save millions of lives around the world each year. The small, stick-on device...

Heat stress and heat illness risk factors at mine sites

Handling the heat | Heat stress risk factors

With summer fast approaching, heat stress and heat illness are again becoming an issue of concern, particularly for those working on mine sites in Australia’s harsh environment. Dietitian Kaitlyn...

dehydration

Incident Report into mining dehydration death, 2017

Earlier in 2018 we reported on a DMIRS investigation into the death of a field technician in the Pilbara due to dehydration. As summer approaches quickly, we’d be well reminded that dehydration...