Miners have been urged to more effectively manage the risks of working in the sun by the Queensland Department Mines and Energy.
13/01/2010
MINING companies are being urged to book SunSmart workplace education sessions to ensure the health and safety of their workers.
12/10/2009
DR HELEN Caldicott recently spoke of the safety issues and dangers of uranium mining at the Public Health Association of Australia’s “Uranium Mining: What are the health risks for WA?” seminar.
19/08/2009
JTAGZ Australia has released safety inspection tags for the mining industry to track equipment inspection times.
27/10/2008
AN inquiry into a former uranium smelter at Hunters Hill in Sydney has recommended thorough retesting of all properties on the former mining site.
13/10/2008
MINING professionals are being asked to participate in the upcoming Electrical Arc Flash Technical Forum which has been created to help drive our industry towards the completion of the Australian standards for arc flash safety.
20/10/2009
SOUTH Australia’s Mineral Resources Development Minister Paul Holloway says BHP Billiton will have to address dust risks from any uranium mining expansion.
25/09/2009
THE 2009 ACT Health & Safety Show will be held on 22 October 2009 at the National Convention Centre.
13/10/2009
RIO Tinto Coal Australia managing director Bill Champion spoke on safety at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference.
27/08/2009
A NEW industry safety and health levy is set to strengthen safety services in Queensland’s mining industry.
19/08/2008
NATIONAL Safety Solutions has announced that it has been placed in receivership and its state-of-the-art training facility in Gladstone will close.
17/04/2009
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
QUEENSLAND has appointed its first Mine Safety and Health Commissioner.
30/07/2009
THE SAFETY of Western Australian miners may be undermined if the NSW workplace safety model is adopted, according to an OHS expert.
11/08/2008
NEW mine safety research will be released at the Safety Conference in Sydney from 28 to 30 October at Sydney Olympic Park.
16/09/2008
QUEENSLAND’S world-class mining safety standards will be lost if the opposition comes to power, according to the Mines and Energy Minister.
27/08/2008
WEST Australia’s director of mine safety Simon Ridge says the Department of Mines and Petroleum’s budget did not cater for extra safety inspectors for 2009.
10/08/2009
SAFETY PLUS Products has written a series of guidelines to make choosing correct safety signs easier for mine managers.
03/12/2008
ACMER will hold a safety masterclass focusing on the fundamentals of leadership from 4 to 6 March 2009 in Perth.
12/01/2009
THE Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in the U.S has unveiled a new safety initiative designed to highlight the leading causes of mine fatalities in the 21st century.
21/10/2008