A 28-year-old worker has been killed at Newcrest’s Cadia Valley Operations, near Orange, overnight. The man, a father-of-two, was working at the Ridgeway gold mine underground as a mine...
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.
All coal mine workers have been withdrawn as a precaution from underground workings at Glencore’s Newlands coal mine near Glenden in the northern Bowen Basin. “Queensland Government mines...
When you’re thousands of kilometres away from your family, a quick call to say ‘goodnight’ can be shattered by the no signal symbol flashing up on your mobile phone. The difficulties of FIFO work has...
By John Ninness The four deaths in the Queensland coal mining industry over the last year is no doubt the worst fatality record for the industry in twenty years. While they appear as separate...
This year’s winners, selected from a shortlist of 48 entries, have been announced at the NSW Minerals Council Health, Safety, Environment and Community Awards in front of over 400...
A report prepared by the NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit into the death of a rigger at Boggabri Coal Mine in May last year has been released. An extract of the report, which investigates the...
A new State Government study of serious mining injuries is expected to highlight potential key indicators to preventing fatalities in the resources industry. Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion...
The Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference, held in Townsville this week, saw more than 500 delegates gather, with one word on their lips: safety. Featuring three days of safety...
Peabody Energy’s Infra-Red Thermal Camera on Underground Mobile Equipment took home the top gong at the 2015 Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference last night. The innovation...
Townsville will be flooded with safety and mining experts from Sunday, as the annual 2015 Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference kicks off. Queensland Resources Council Chief...
