Talk about embarrassing – a crane has toppled over in front of a government safety inspector at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine construction site in the Pilbara of Western Australia. The...
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Too much paperwork and over-regulation is seriously compromising safety on the work sites across Australia, according to the Master Builders Association. Master Builders Association policy director...
The Northern Territory Minerals Council Summit on Thursday will be met with a large contingent of protesters calling for the immediate closure and clean up of the Territory’s riskiest mining and gas...
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...
Safety inspectors were laughed at by Roy Hill mine project workers after raising safety concerns during an audit, according to documents from the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). The audit...
Bulga Underground Operations has been found responsible for an incident at the Beltana coal mine in 2010 that saw a worker sustain severe crush injuries. According to the Newcastle Herald the worker...
Rio Tinto will reportedly face worldwide employee-led protests today over a spate of fatalities at an Indonesian worksite where the company has a major investment. According to IndustriALL Global...
Michelle Baxter, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Safe Work Australia is encouraging safety professionals to tune-in to tomorrow to Professor Dennis Else’s free presentation on the history and...
“WORKER REMINDED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE…” It’s such a classic problem within safety right? People just can’t seem to be able to pay enough attention. This must be the case based on the...
A Safety Recall Alert has been issued for a power board included as part of an Olsent branded Weatherproof Outdoor Power Kit sold at Masters Home Improvements. This is the 2nd time an electrical...
