Many chemicals and fuels used in extractive operations are hazardous and will be controlled from 1st December 2017, by the New Zealand Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations...
Tag - MINES
Our mines archive provides information on relevant mines throughout Australia and internationally. Information in our mines archive may extend to aspects of mine production, exploration, development, mine safety.
The McGowan Government has given the green light to develop a modernised Work Health and Safety Bill for Western Australia.
Major reforms to mine rehabilitation and the financial “bonds” for mines will better protect the environment and taxpayers, and encourage jobs, more investment and growth in the resources sector...
Queensland Parliament has appointed a six-person Parliamentary select committee to inquire into how black lung re-emerged and how to prevent it. Minister for Natural resources and Mines Dr Anthony...
Workers may have been exposed to hazardous chemicals such as lead and mercury while extracting gold at the Manuka Silver Mine, south of Cobar, NSW. The NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit reported...
Partners of fly-in fly-out workers have higher levels of emotional problems than other parents in the community, and are at a greater risk of using harsh discipline with their children, University of...
Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Reema Rattan, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation As the world moves to combat climate change, it’s increasingly...
While asbestos has been banned across Australia for more than 10 years, a South Australian company supplying portable structures to the mining and energy industry is being investigated for importing...
Injured workers will be eligible for two new benefits that provide further support for them to return to work. A $1000 new employment assistance benefit is available to all injured workers who return...
The following is the executive summary of an investigation report, prepared by the NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit, into a double fatality at the Austar Coal Mine in New South Wales in 2014...
