By Cecilia Jamasmie: www.mining.com The recent deaths of nine Western Australian fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers who took their own lives has put the issue of living conditions and depression in the...
Tag - SAFETY
Mining safety is a broad term referring to the practice of controlling and managing a wide range of hazards associated with the life cycle of mining-related activities. AMSJ contains a range of highly relevant work safety and mining safety information, articles, case studies and other information.
Western Australia’s Mines Minister Bill Marmion has renewed calls for prospectors to ensure they have a safety plan, after a major search for a missing 59-year-old man near Kalgoorlie-Boulder...
The Western Australian government has approved development of a new Resources Safety Bill to further modernise resources industry regulation. Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion said this was...
Curtin University researchers have found sedentary working conditions are likely to contribute substantially to increasing rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers...
The head of Queensland’s Resources Council (QRC), Michael Roche, is urging mine employees to make their safety concerns known to supervisors and ‘take it to the top’ if necessary. The plea comes in...
Safe Work Australia Month (safety month) will be happening once again this October across Australia. Safety month is an annual event that aims to encourage all Australians to concentrate on workplace...
The Northern Australian Emergency Response Competition is being held this weekend (9-10 August) at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Northern Territory. Teams competing this weekend include...
Safe Work Australia is looking for safety professionals to take part in a research study that includes a free information and training session on the draft Work Health and Safety Reporting...
North Queensland could soon see it’s first working uranium mine in decades with the state government announcing it’s ready to accept applications for uranium mine projects. Mines Minister...
Gases and engineering company BOC has raised its concerns over a recent segment on popular US television program The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon which showed the host and actor Morgan Freeman...
