Volunteer firefighters were called in to control a bushfire at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine in the Pilbara last Thursday night. According to The West Australian the fire was sparked by a...
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The AMMA has told a West Australian parliamentary inquiry that mental illness and self-harm is no more prevalent in the mining workforce than other industries. In its submission to the Western...
With increased interest in the psychological impact of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) practices on employees and their families, Loretta Hill has drawn on her own experiences as a female engineer working in...
A mine worker has been killed in an accident at the Harlequin gold mine near Norseman on the West Australian Goldfields. According to WA’s Department of Mines and Petroleum the 59 year old man...
An accommodation camp used by workers on Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project in WA has been temporarily closed amid fears a nearby gas plant poses safety risks. The Shire of Ashburton raised concerns...
A 23 year old mine worker died last night at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek iron ore mine in WA’s Pilbara from injuries he received in an accident at the heavy vehicle workshop. Another man...
Research to determine the risk of lung cancer among West Australian miners and a study that compares the long-term health outcomes of naltrexone implants with other therapies are among projects to...
