Worker advocates are pleading with the mining industry to take responsibility for Black Lung disease. It comes after the 19th confirmed case of the deadly disease. The Construction Forestry Mining...
Category - Health & Safety
A diversified services company is facing a near $2 million workplace accident lawsuit in Central Queensland. A young boilermaker is suing contractor UGL Operations and Maintenance after suffering a...
Plugging decommissioned oil and gas wells may become safer and more economical with a solution championed by leading researchers. A team from the University of Queensland (UQ) Centre for Coal Seam...
A State Government-funded agency has taken a page from 1980s pop music band Milli Vanilli, blaming the rain for causing a serious car crash. A worker recently suffered serious injuries after crashing...
A Queensland metal producer has made a shock decision to terminate its managing director amid a regulatory breach at its $640 million mine in northwest Queensland. Cudeco’s Board recently...
Falling objects can deliver a hefty blow to the head, resulting in injury or even death warns a safety authority. This is why WorkSafe is cracking down on companies that fail to control the risk of...
A leader in equipment maintenance warns companies should stop being blockheads and cease using timber as support devices since they are a disaster waiting to happen. Tony Brooks, who directs Safety...
Loneliness at Christmas is common in the mining and energy industries, especially among fly-in fly-out workers. QMEB has found the following tips to help you beat the holiday blues. Admit you have a...
Authorities warn using illegal fireworks this festive season could be dangerous. WorkSafe and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) recently urged holidayers to avoid setting off illegal fireworks because...
Authorities have yielded to widespread concerns about the horrifying effects of black lung, and passed new rules to protect Queensland coal miners from the deadly disease. Queensland Parliament will...
One of the world’s largest mining services providers is widely expected to plead guilty for failing to meet safety rules and causing death. QMEB understands that Thiess Australia is preparing to...
A metal exploration company will have to pay a fine worth tens of thousands of dollars after one of its staff died in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The Perth Magistrates Court recently...
