As the end of the year rapidly approaches and workplaces prepare for shutdowns over the summer holiday season, WorkSafe has reminded employers to keep their workers safe. “This is an opportune...
Tag - health and safety
Health and Safety (H&S), often referred to as Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) involves the assessment and mitigation of risks that may impact the health, safety or welfare of those in your workplace. AMSJ contains a range of news information, research, case studies on the various aspects of health and safety as it relates to mining.
By John Ninness Across Australia’s mining and energy sites many operators of light vehicles assume load capacity stated by the manufacturer is safe for for operation of the vehicle however, recent...
BTP Equipment Pty Ltd has been fined $195,000 and ordered to pay $100,000 in costs for its involvement in the death of worker Paul Torre on 24 December 2010. Mr Torre was working in the mobile...
A process operator received burns to his body and face while undertaking routine maintenance, according to a significant incident report released by the DMP. The report states the operator opened the...
The return of the deadly Black Lung disease has seen Central Queensland mine workers walk off site as concerns for their health arise. Four Queensland miners, including two employed at Vale’s...
Three cases of Black Lung have been detected in three months at coal mines in Queensland, in what could be the tip of the iceberg for a disease that had been wiped out in Australia half a century ago...
Minister for Mines and Natural Resources Dr Anthony Lynham has decided to conduct a review into the system of health screening of mine workers in Queensland to establish if improvements need to be...
Health professionals are using the first day of summer to warn Australians to prepare for a hot summer and scorching heatwaves. Heat expert Liz Hanna says heatwaves kill many Australians and extreme...
With Christmas exactly one month away, SafeWork Victoria has warned to keep safe over the busy holiday season. “While the build-up to Christmas is a busy period for every workplace, it should...
Construction workers are six times more likely to die from suicide than from an accident at work, according to reports released by MATES in Construction. According to the Doran reports released by...
