WORKCOVER has designated April 2009 as Young Workers’ Month in a bid to promote safety among the youth of New South Wales.
27/04/2009
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
WORKCOVER NSW has produced Hazard a Guess, an eLearning tool said to lower injury rates in young workers.
22/02/2010
WORKCOVER NSW is urging mining businesses across the state to think about the safety of young workers as part of Safe Work Month.
19/10/2009
THE DEPRATMENT of Mines and Energy’s Mines Inspectorate has issued an official safety warning after an apprentice was injured while maintaining mobile crusher.
28/04/2009
CQUNIVERSITY and the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) have entered a memorandum of understanding whereby the university will work with individual mining companies and the QRC to enhance regional career prospects.
22/07/2009
CQUniversity Australia and Anglo Coal Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which continues their collaboration on the innovative Mining Associate Program.
11/11/2009
ENERGEX EsiTrain has announced that it will unveil new safety training courses at the 2009 Queensland Resources Expo (QREX) trade exhibition at the Rockhampton Showgrounds from 21 to 23 July 2009.
01/06/2009
FIGURES from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that poor literacy of Australian workers is creating safety risks.
01/09/2009
A NEW Bill proposing changes to health and safety laws could allow unions to enter any workplace in South Australia.
26/02/2009
MINING Sims Australia will establish a truck driver training centre at Dry Creek will improve safety at South Australian mine sites.
05/08/2009
NT WORKSAFE officers are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man at an Xstrata’s McArthur River mine.
24/08/2009
MINES and Energy inspectors and Workplace Health and Safety inspectors are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man at a mine site in Queensland.
17/08/2009
FAILURES to take basic workplace safety steps cause most industrial deaths in Australia, according to an industry professional.
23/09/2008
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
THE only way to protect miners from death and serious injury is to ensure confined space safety is a top priority, according to Fire and Safety Australia (FSA) director, Steven McLeod.
04/12/2008
THE DEPARTMENT of Mines and Energy (DME) has issued a safety alert after an oxygen self-rescue unit was found to be contaminated during a practical demonstration.
19/09/2008
PIKE River Coal has implemented a series of initiatives to ensure the safety of its workers.
30/04/2009
THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy’s (DME) safety and health department has welcomed the manager of its newly formed Health Surveillance Unit (HSU).
22/08/2008
THE FOSTERVILLE Mine Rescue Team claimed victory at the 16th Annual Victorian Underground Mine Rescue Competition held in Bendigo from 2nd August 2008.
08/08/2008