Sanitisation of mining camp rooms has long been a concern for mineworkers across Australia but a range of new technologies that have evolved in the wake of COVID-19 may see cleaner mining camp rooms...
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Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the QRC will continue to work with the Chief Health Officer (CHO), QRC members and the Queensland Government to provide feedback...
FIFO life can be different to each mining professional depending on their work structure and where they works. The shared experience of living in a mine camp can be varied based on number of site...
Mining camps have been excluded from mass gathering bans of 100 personnel or more that were introduced today. In an address to the nation, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison Federal...
Novel coronavirus is certainly drawing a fair share of attention in the media. In the last week we have witnessed the number of cases grow across Australian and globally. With global confirmed cases...
Working in the mining industry and living in a mining camp can present a unique set of challenges for maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle. Following is Bill’s story. A case study on the...
A communicable disease ( scarlet fever )has been diagnosed several times at two mines owned by a multinational resources giant Queensland Mining & Energy Bulletin has reported. It follows a...
Mining camp conditions have been highlighted in a new report by the CFMEU. The CFMEU says that ‘After a long day out on the mine site, workers are being forced to retreat to their dongas the...
