Minister for Immigration, Scott Morrison, yesterday flagged the government’s intention to water down English language requirements for Australia’s skilled migration programs, prompting dire safety...
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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...
An official inquiry into FIFO related suicides in Western Australia has been launched with the WA Education and Health Standing Committee agreeing to the move at a meeting last night. The inquiry...
Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s ‘Hydraulic Valve Opening Tool’ was announced as the winner of this year’s Innovation Awards at the 2014 Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference dinner held...
By Cecilia Jamasmie: www.mining.com The recent deaths of nine Western Australian fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers who took their own lives has put the issue of living conditions and depression in the...
The head of Queensland’s Resources Council (QRC), Michael Roche, is urging mine employees to make their safety concerns known to supervisors and ‘take it to the top’ if necessary. The plea comes in...
The reporting of high-potential incidents on Queensland mine sites rose just over 15 per cent in the last financial year compared to the year before. Mines Minister Andrew Cripps, told a budget...
