The allure of a ‘legal’ drug, undetectable by any workplace test is tempting workers in the mining industry who are chasing that synthetic high, which often rivals the effects of the more common...
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An industry-wide drug sting began yesterday with major iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group assisting WA Police search employees and contractors travelling to FMG’s remote Christmas Creek mine...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has said a decision made earlier this year, to limit the use of urine testing for drugs and alcohol in the workplace, was a “significant error”. On...
FIFO workers from mining and gas projects in south-west Queensland have been targeted for drug searches by police with sniffer dogs at Miles Airport. According to Surat Basin.com, nine flights were...
A former mine project manager from Mackay has told a court his dangerous drug addiction started after being forced by his employer to sack 51 mine workers, including the Best Man and Groomsman from...
By Cecilia Jamasmie: www.mining.com The recent deaths of nine Western Australian fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers who took their own lives has put the issue of living conditions and depression in the...
