WorkCover Queensland share how workers’ compensation claims are determined. When it comes to workers’ compensation insurance in Queensland, some employers and workers might wonder how we make...
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Professor, author and pilot Sidney Dekker talks safety from 30,000ft, “overparenting” in the mining industry, and how one Australian mine has scrapped all safety procedures in a brave experiment...
WHEN it comes to workplace injury, Australia’s mining sector incurs the highest treatment cost per worker, with the longest average treatment duration, according to the latest report from...
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...
Mine companies are not doing enough to prevent permanent injury to workers who operate high vibrating machinery, and are putting productivity targets before workers welfare, according to an expert in...
A former Coppabella mine worker is suing his former employer for $2 million for negligence over severe injuries he sustained in a car crash he caused after falling asleep at the wheel. According to...
More Queenslanders are staying safe at work with new figures showing a significant drop in workplace fatalities and injuries across the State. According to the figures, in the last two years...
A miner from BMA’s Saraji mine, near Dysart, sustained serious burn injuries yesterday morning as a result of a truck fire. According to the CQ News, the man was immediately airlifted to Mackay...
