A second review into fly-in, fly-out work practices in the mining industry will hold hearings in central Queensland this week. The panel have already done interviews in Brisbane, and met with local...
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A plan to construct a 500-room FIFO camp near Wellcamp Airport in Toowoomba has been submitted to the local council. The 500 rooms will be constructed in two stages, with 250 built in each stage...
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...
The provision of good quality, comfortable accommodation with strong communication facilities and recreational activities is essential for a happy, productive mine site, writes Luke Frost. Camp...
[hr]An unintended consequence of the recent boom in fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforces attached to remote and regional mining and construction sites is confusion over the level of workers’...
Mine Companies in the U.S. are having a hard time finding workers according to research conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research and job site Indeed.com. According to the research...
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 survey of FIFO and DIDO workers conducted by the CFMEU has found many workers fear they will be targeted or sacked if they raise concerns with their employer. The Essential Research survey of 1493...
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate (QMI) has praised the prompt action of co-workers who went to the rescue of an electrician who became trapped between a coal rib and a maingate drive in a Queensland...
