A senior Queensland mining professional says supervisory competence and cumbersome safety and health management system processes are compromising safety on mine sites.There have been four
An information deficit is restricting the development of safety policy and procedure on Queensland coal mine sites according to an industry leader.Wednesday’s fatal accident on
The Mining and Energy Union has urged safety authorities to look at accidents clustered around work activities on mine sites.The death of a man on
Safework Australia (SWA) is highlighting Sunday 28 April 2024 as World Day for Safety and Health at Work (World Day) and Workers’ Memorial Day.SWA says
The man killed at the Curragh coal mine near Blackwater at the weekend has been identified as experienced dragline operator Clark Peadon. Clark Peadon. Mine
Investigations are underway after a worker was fatally injured while on duty overnight at Curragh coal mine near Blackwater. Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ)
New statewide guidelines have been issued on hatch seals in underground coal mines after coronial recommendations over the death of electrician Paul McGuire at a
This year’s 32nd annual Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference (QMIHSC) is going to be presented as a virtual event.That’s on top of the
Queensland business owners being urged to register for the Check-In Qld app, which becomes mandatory from tomorrow (Friday 9 July) at 1am.An additional 77,000 businesses
Sandvik has released a new engine option for its largest truck, Toro™ TH663i, for underground operations.This 16-litre Stage V engine from Volvo Penta deliveris 585
The majority of the Queensland population is in lockdown this morning as a response to the latest Covid-19 scare.A three day lockdown for the south
COVID restrictions have been extended across a greater area of the state.A FiFo worker from Ipswich is among two positive cases identified today.It was the
Resource areas are left out of the reconstructed COVID-19 measures which come into force today (Tuesday 29 June).But resource workers who have been in the
There’s an increased urgency among resources companies who are encouraging their workers to get COVID19 vaccinations.The Queensland Resources Council is currently being briefed by the
The Australian mining industry is still a safe bet during the COVID period.That’s the message from the Minerals Council of Australia following the detection of
Kestrel South longwall operations have been suspended.It follows what’s been described as a ‘frictional ignition’ on Sunday afternoon, (6 June), at the underground coal mine
A new rescue winder designed to extract workers from underground mines is set to go on show at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety
Anglo American is facing into the future with a map for change.The multi-national even has a head of transformation who addressed a recent Bowen Basin
