A foreign and unqualified craftsman unsafely performed demolition work, a judge ruled. The Brisbane Magistrates Court recently fined a tradesman who allegedly removed asbestos in a way that breaches...
Author - Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo is an award-winning editor with more than 15 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organisations. He has a specialty in mining and business reporting.
Headwear likely prevented an underground fatality but one employee still required urgent medical attention. A blasting worker recently became hospitalised after multiple rocks fell about 3.5 metres...
Authorities located and saved two resources employees without the means to return to their work site. Police successfully rescued ABBA Engineering poly and pipeline supervisor James Hawke and...
A family business received lighter punishment five years after an outsourced team member permanently lost a limb. Resource Recovery Solutions (RRS) successfully appealed a recent sentence over a...
A multinational resources company claims its gas-powered heavy vehicle is more powerful than its fossil-fuelled predecessor. Anglo America’s nuGen hydrogen-battery pack stores up to 800...
A multinational resources company is keen to hear about substandard employment conditions. Rio Tinto management recently invited employees to come forward with their experiences in workplace...
A worker was not responsible for multiple wounds he suffered when heavy equipment suddenly blew up. Safe Work Australia recently penalised D Caelli Cranes for inadequately protecting employees from...
Employers might have to postpone ordering a heavy duty pickup truck, if its Asian maker cannot prove occupants will be very safe during a crash. Nissan Motor Corporation’s five-star safety...
An anti-mining activist refuses to let coal mine employees quietly lead a happy and fulfilling existence. Andy Paine will keep using civil disobedience to disrupt Bravus Mining and Resources’...
Environmental activists risked their own safety to oppose a new mine expansion. Extinction Rebellion supporters Michael and OJ thought it was a great idea to lock their limbs, and precariously hang...