A subterranean explosion occurred without taking all reasonable safety precautions. Authorities are trying to determine why explosives were detonated while three night shift workers were still...
Tag - workplace health and safety
Authorities are investigating a workplace fatality near a fossil fuel operation in Queensland’s South Burnett region. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) confirmed an operator became...
A health and safety regulator is examining what caused an employee to suffer severe injuries. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) recently launched an investigation into a worker who was...
By Andrew SeccombeChairperson of the Board of Professional Engineers of QueenslandTechnical Manager, Blackrock Mining Solutions Pty Ltd I cannot remember how many times throughout my mining career...
Group lock boxes of all sizes One person, one lock If more than one person is working on the same plant, each person should attach their own personal padlock to each isolation point to prevent the...
Safety Mate has launched their new Black Dog Stream EVO safety glasses to support the work of the Black Dog Institute Did you know that 20% of Australians will experience symptoms of mental illness...
Evolution Mining, formerly La Mancha Resources, has been fined $95,000 following an incident that seriously injured a worker in 2013. Benedict Wydra was working at the company’s Frog’s...
Work fatality rates are on the rise in Western Australia, according to the latest Safe Work Australia data. The data, which is based on work fatality rates per 100,000 workers over thirteen years to...
Last year, 195 workers died from injuries received at work, according to Safe Work Australia’s latest Work-related Traumatic Injury Fatalities report. The report highlights a positive downward...
The following is a statement from Paul Head, 55, who is Australia’s first open cut miner to be diagnosed with black lung disease. I’ve worked in coal mining for 31 years, I worked at...
