Workers will be questioned after nearly half a dozen colleagues came into contact with hazardous material. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding two employees, who became...
Tag - Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety
A mineral producer is disturbed by circumstances surrounding a workplace death. Mineral Resources (MinRes) recently expressed shock and sadness about Kieren McDowall’s fatality at the Onslow...
Part of a heavy vehicle could have avoided bursting into flames and becoming airborne, an investigation found. Authorities recently examined circumstances that led to a road train’s wheel...
A resources multinational was probed for the welfare of remote attendees at a major operation. Authorities recently investigated safety concerns at a fly-in fly-out (FIFO) celebration near Fortescue...
Authorities are examining circumstances surrounding a workplace death. Mineral Resources recently confirmed an external employee sadly passed away, prompting it to suspend operations. “At...
A mining company will come clean about substandard employment environments in response to a high-profile lawsuit. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) reluctantly agreed to release documents that WorkSafe...
Authorities will investigate factors that prevented dozens of alleged breaches from being actioned. Reece Whitby is tired of hearing excuses for why resources inspections were cancelled, and recently...
Top officials were speechless after discovering poor employment environments are often understated. Authorities were surprised to find substandard conditions are regularly underreported. They blamed...
A multinational resources producer temporarily stopped mineral production because the ground shook violently. Mining work was suspended after several employees reported an earthquake at BHP’s...
Part of a heavy vehicle carrying hazardous chemicals burst into flames and became airborne for a great distance. An investigation found a 25 kg piece of shrapnel from a road train recently flew 800...