A subterranean explosion occurred without taking all reasonable safety precautions. Authorities are trying to determine why explosives were detonated while three night shift workers were still...
Tag - mental health
A fly-in fly-out (FIFO) worker skipped his medication multiple times prior to assaulting seven people. Authorities recently confirmed Ashley Dean Fildes did not have antipsychotic drugs for nearly...
A mining giant investigated different ways to prevent its employment environment from worsening. BHP recently considered whether to amend policies, processes, and behaviours to eliminate workplace...
Female mine workers cannot resolve poor employment conditions on their own, researchers found. Resources managers and male subordinates stand a far better chance of ending sexual harassment than...
Suicide prevention charity MATES in Construction and PPE brands TRu Force and Force360 have partnered to support better mental health within our industries. Did you know: construction workers are 6 x...
Safety Mate has launched their new Black Dog Stream EVO safety glasses to support the work of the Black Dog Institute Did you know that 20% of Australians will experience symptoms of mental illness...
Did you know the most likely cause of death of men under 45 years of age is suicide? The mining industry is a male-dominated one, and while our miners wear hard hats, steel caps and protective gear...
An innovative App developed by a Queensland construction company to gauge the mental health and wellbeing of its 900 FIFO workers, has been recognised by the industry at the 2016 Queensland Mining...
Suicide prevention organisation R U OK? is urging workmates to support one another before they hit rock bottom, as part of a new campaign aimed at mental health in the fly-in, fly-out mining industry...
Partners of fly-in fly-out workers have higher levels of emotional problems than other parents in the community, and are at a greater risk of using harsh discipline with their children, University of...
