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THE CORONER who investigated death of Beaconsfield miner Larry Knight says current Tasmanian OHS legislation is in need of immediate review and reform.
27/02/2009 |
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A NEW Bill proposing changes to health and safety laws could allow unions to enter any workplace in South Australia.
26/02/2009 |
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THE Australian Workers Union (AWU) has criticised BHP Billiton for having poor safety practises following the fourth death of a person killed on a mine site owned by the miner in seven months.
26/02/2009 |
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JOHN Holland has been disqualified from the Safe Work Australia Awards 2008 after a worker died at the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal in north Queensland in 2008.
25/02/2009 |
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BLUESCOPE Steel has announced an initiative to help improve safety at its blast furnace.
25/02/2009 |
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THE BOARDS of CGA Mining and Phil. Gold Processing and Refining say Leighton Contractors has completed a process plant at the Masbate Gold Project in the Philippines with no lost time injuries.
24/02/2009 |
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) has raised concern about the safety of two creeks in Queensland believed to be contaminated.
24/02/2009 |
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THE WA Police say they will improve safety by targeting mine workers who, anecdotal evidence suggests, drive under the influence of drugs.
24/02/2009 |
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WORKSAFE Victoria has conducted a study which suggests one in three Victorian employers is not serious about safety.
23/02/2009 |
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BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) suspended operations at one of its Queensland mines after a man was killed on 20 February 2009.
23/02/2009 |
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THE WORLD Health Organisation has identified Mount Isa, in north-west Queensland, as Australia's first mining town recognised as a 'safe community'.
20/02/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Workers Union (AWU) has criticised Queensland Alumina (QAL) of compromising safety.
20/02/2009 |
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A ROCK fall has raised safety concerns at Pike River Coal's mine on the West Coast, New Zealand.
19/02/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Greens have accused the Western Australian Government of a attempting to cover-up the dangers of the uranium industry.
19/02/2009 |
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CITIC Pacific Mining has rejected the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s (CFMEU) claims that it put workers at risk at its iron ore mine.
18/02/2009 |
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RURAL Doctors Association of Queensland says a proposed Commonwealth takeover of parts of the health system barely considers rural health and safety.
17/02/2009 |
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RIO Tinto says its iron ore operations have been affected by heavy rains and high winds but its first priority is safety.
17/02/2009 |
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THE MINING and Energy division of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has accused Jabiru Metals of compromising mine health and safety.
17/02/2009 |
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LINE-X Protective Coatings will be presenting on Untraditional Application Locations during the exhibition at the Paint and Coatings Expo (PACE) in New Orleans between 15 and 18 February, 2009.
16/02/2009 |
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THE CAPRICORN Conservation Council says it has safety concerns over mines in Central Queensland discharging water from flooded pits into the Fitzroy River catchment.
16/02/2009 |
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BUCYRUS International has developed its own PC-based simulator to aid in the training process of its electric mining shovels.
13/02/2009 |
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A MAN has raped a 19-year-old woman at a work camp in Goonyella, Queensland.
13/02/2009 |
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THE US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to reconsider rescue team rules covering small coal mines.
12/02/2009 |
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THE WESTERN Australian Government says it has set Magellan Metals strict safety conditions for the transportation of lead carbonate through the Wheatbelt.
12/02/2009 |
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THE CSIRO has developed a longwall mining automation technology which will increase mine safety.
11/02/2009 |
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3D LASER Mapping has launched its Global Operations Centre which can monitor mine safety in Australia.
11/02/2009 |
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THE DAILY Independent Bangladesh has published an article which suggests the country could begin utilising an unconventional mining technique which has improved China’s mining industry and could improve Australia’s.
10/02/2009 |
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SIX men have been charged for stealing safety equipment at mines in the West Australian goldfields.
10/02/2009 |
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NOMINATIONS for the 2009 "Best Companies to Work For in Australia" are currently open.
09/02/2009 |
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BHP Billiton is under pressure to conduct an environmental assessment for dredging work near its former Newcastle steelworks site to protect public health and safety.
09/02/2009 |
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CATERPILLAR has launched its MINExpo 2008 website to drive home the message of "Mining Safely. Mining More. Mining Right."
06/02/2009 |
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SAFETY In Action Conference speaker, Professor Michael Quinlan says greater union influence is essential to workplace safety.
06/02/2009 |
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THE monitoring of lead dust emissions is being question as a leading metals miner gears up to export lead from Fremantle port in Western Australia later this year.
05/02/2009 |
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A MAN has been killed at the Sherwin Alumina bauxite refinery in Gregory, Texas.
05/02/2009 |
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WORKSAFE has announced its first port of call for safety inspections will be Maryborough, Victoria.
05/02/2009 |
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THE WORKPLACE Relations Minister has suggested Australia needs an occupational health and safety agency free of federal parliamentary approval.
04/02/2009 |
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ARCH Coal could have to pay a widow over US$37m (about $57m) for the loss of her miner husband.
04/02/2009 |
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THE NATIONAL Safety Council (NSC) in the US says increased data can enhance behaviour-based injury-prevention, interventions and improve occupational safety and health.
03/02/2009 |
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COMCARE has recently completed a review of its support mechanisms for Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs).
03/02/2009 |
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KONECRANES has completed safety upgrades to a number of cranes and hoists at BHP Billiton's Port Hedland facility to bring the equipment to a higher safety standard.
03/02/2009 |
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A NEWLY developed High Energy Absorption (HEA) mesh is said to be tackling safety challenges in deep and high stress mining conditions.
02/02/2009 |
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THE mining industry has lured young people from jobs in local pools and created a shortage of qualified swimming instructors, according to Royal Life Saving WA.
02/02/2009 |
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THE Department of Mines and Energy (DME) is reinforcing the need for written instructions for tasks involving multiple steps after a Queensland worker sustained fatal injuries in December 2008.
02/02/2009 |