Two resources multinationals were litigated over serious workplace concerns. BHP Coal was recently sued for allegedly failing to manage occupational health and safety risks at the Goonyella Riverside...
Category - Health & Safety
A machine operator died while attempting to navigate around a car parked at a work site. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding a worker who was fatally electrocuted in September...
A multinational resources company unsuccessfully prevented people living outside of Australia from seeking substantial damages. The High Court of Australia recently rejected BHP Group’s bid to...
An underground mining operation became unable to meet its financial obligations, following multiple workplace deaths and high-profile departures. Trevali Mining Corporation confirmed its Nantou...
A former resources executive appealed against a court ruling against him over dozens of employee fatalities at a coal operation. Donald Blankenship recently tried to overturn a conviction in relation...
Three mining bosses stepped down after their employer was found guilty of manslaughtering multiple workers. Trevali confirmed Dan Isserow, Derek du Preez and Ricus Grimbeek will no longer serve as...
Two foreign resources executives killed multiple employees unlawfully but unintentionally, a court found. A Byrnecut Group manager and mine manager were recently found guilty of involuntary...
During every hour of every day, you are surrounded by dust. Worksites, roads, tunnels, offices, schools, hospitals – harmful dust can be everywhere. Dust has always been a problem especially in the...
Employers can quickly reduce the number of unfilled positions by recruiting inexperienced women, a resources leader claimed. Unqualified female jobseekers could help ease the sector’s chronic...
Every day, millions of workers around the world are inhaling dust which contains various types of chemicals that can cause different health complications and respiratory disorders. The main culprit...
A multinational mineral producer could pay the ultimate price for failing to prevent a cavity near one of its major mining operations. Lundin Mining could be indefinitely banned from Chile after a 36...
The response for most sane people would of course be “NO” yet hundreds of thousands of us do it each day without realising. How? By wearing inappropriate gloves when working with engineering oils or...
