Engineering and environmental professional services firm URS, won the Australian Consulting Engineers Association’s national award for Education and Training for its 4sight Safe Behaviour Program.
The Queensland Government will bring in sweeping changes to the way in which annual mine safety statistics are recorded in the State, according to Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson.
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Mine Safety Branch has developed a dedicated safety information and alerts web page.
A vehicle safety and speed monitoring system has earned Dampier Bunbury Pipeline (DBP) and WestNet Energy the Industry Choice Award at this year's Safety & Health Innovation Awards.
A TEAM of Queensland Department of Mines and Energy Mines Inspectorate officers are continuing to investigate a fatality last week at BHP Billiton's Cannington mine south-east of Mount Isa.
QUEENSLAND Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has told mining chiefs that as Queensland enters a new era in mining, they must do more to lift the safety standards on every shift at every mine.
THE Queensland Government has released an independent review of safety statistics in Queensland mines
THE Queensland Government is releasing today a 'warts-and-all' report on the way in which mine safety performance is being reported.
THE recently released Safety performance in the Western Australian mineral industry – accident and injury statistics 05–06 revealed a 10% increase in the average workforce from the previous year.
THE peak representative body for the Queensland minerals and energy sector has confirmed its support for a revamp of safety reporting at Queensland mines, while totally rejecting claims that the industry is engaged in false reporting.