A resources employee became covered in tonnes of material at an operation. A Komatsu PC350 excavator operator was recently buried alive at an undisclosed open-cut coal mine. The worker had tried to...
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The Andrews Labor Government is establishing a new Authority to manage mine closure and rehabilitation across Victoria, providing communities with greater certainty. Minister for Resources Tim Pallas...
Triangle Energy (Global) Ltd has announced that on 17 July 2018 the Company’s operating affiliate Triangle Energy (Operations) Pty Ltd (TEO) became the Registered Operator of the Cliff Head Joint...
A mining company in New Zealand has been sentenced following the death of a worker in July 2016. The company’s representatives arrived in Tauranga District Court for sentencing in March and a...
It may be cooling down outside, but workers subject to hot conditions are still at risk in an indoor environment. Hospitality workers in kitchens, factory workers who use hot machinery, and...
A structural engineering firm which drew up the plans for excavation works at a Mt Waverley construction site has been convicted and fined $380,000 after the pit collapsed, leaving homes teetering on...
As the weather heats up, it’s time to review your workplace to make sure you and your workers stay safe.
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has issued a reminder on guarding against the effects of extreme temperatures on WA mine sites and remote areas. DMIRS director Andrew Chaplyn...
Uranium has been mined in Australia since the early 1900s and now the country produces 23% of the world’s total uranium haul. While Australia itself does not use nuclear power, it’s the world’s 3rd...
Key information about the impacts on the landscape, water resources and the community are lacking, and plans to develop an open-cut coal mine in the Bylong Valley have been savaged by the New South...
