A mine operator, a site senior executive and an equipment supplier have recently pleaded guilty to breaches of obligations under the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 in the Mareeba Industrial Magistrates Court, according to a statement from Queensland Chief Inspector of Mines Roger
Fortescue Metals Group is one of eight companies to face the Perth Magistrates Court over the deaths of two workers at a Pilbara camp site.
Zinifex Port Pirie Pty has been prosecuted by SafeWork SA in the South Australian Industrial Relations Court following the death of 45-year-old employee, Greg Sleep in October 2004.
The driver of a shuttle car that crushed a miner against the wall of a central Queensland mine has told a coronial inquest a series of events could have led to the death.
A 109 page coroner’s report has been released, revealing the cause of death of three Tasmanian miners working at Renison mine.
The Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 has been amended by the Queensland Government's Clean Energy Act 2008.
AT about 4pm WST on Friday January 11, 2008, an incident occurred during the construction of the processing plant at the Cloudbreak Mine site involving an employee of United Construction, and which tragically resulted in the employee’s death.
SAFETY authorities in Western Australia have issued further recommendations to minimise hazards from cyclones impacting workplaces in the State’s north.
THE recent coronial inquest into the death of a contractor at the Foxleigh Coal Mine in the Bowen Basin, highlights the challenges of the increasing reliance on contractors to provide services on mine sites, and recommendations to make the ‘zero harm’ goal a reality, according to a legal
THE latest bulletin from the Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit (QISU) at the Mater has revealed that despite progressive safety efforts, mining remains an industry where the potential for serious injury is high.