The CFMEU has announced they are developing a policy to combat the the safety implications of drug and alcohol abuse in the workforce. The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said...
Category - Health & Safety
What’s mental health got to do with workplaces? Put simply, lots! Like physical health, mental health is central to how we function and how productive we are at work. It’s also good business. The...
WorkCover Queensland statistics show that Queensland’s mining industry is improving its safety performance with injury claims falling 21 per cent since 2012/2013. Workers in the mining industry made...
Paramedics and nurses are now common place in most mining environments; mines rescue and safety teams train rigorously to deal with any unforseen accident or incident that may occur. All this helps...
QCLNG workers on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, where forced to spend yesterday morning holed up in their crib rooms after a monitor detected a vapour leak from one of the project’s massive LNG...
A worker at Lake Vermont mine near Dysart, who was accused of being a ‘peeping tom’ by Thiess management, has had his appeal for compensation upheld by the Queensland Industrial Relations...
Workers at Linc Energy’s underground coal gasification plant near Chinchilla were allegedly exposed to dangerous gases over several years, according to the ABC. The public broadcaster claims to have...
Drugs destined for mining towns in Central Queensland were seized by police yesterday in several raids on properties linked to the Odins Warriors Motorcycle Gang. According to the ABC, over 20 people...
A worker at BMA’s Blackwater Mine has been killed in a vehicle rollover incident this morning, involving a raptor transporter According to the CQ News, Blackwater and Emerald police have...
Despite two tragic deaths in Queensland mining since the beginning of the year, WorkCover Queensland statistics show that, overall, safety in Queensland mining has improved since 2012/2013. According...
Disciplinary action against the driver of a water truck who inadvertently caused an accident at BHP’s Peak Downs mine has been deemed appropriate by the Fair Work Commission. The worker, Mr Julio...
A mine worker from north Queensland has died in hospital nearly two weeks after being involved in an underground mine incident at Glencore’s Ernest Henry Mine. According to the North West...
