One in seven respiratory illnesses could be prevented if mine workers are exposed to fewer hazardous substances, workplace relations experts said. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)...
Category - New South Wales
Ceiling support infrastructure became loose and severely injured a resources employee. A mine worker was recently rushed to the emergency department with two broken ribs and a lacerated lung due to a...
Authorities have dismissed a resources giant’s plan to implement effective work, health and safety initiatives. Endeavour Coal will have to go back to the drawing board after the New South...
An earthmoving company will pay for its alleged poor handling of a workplace accident. Hamiltons Blasting Services (HBS) was recently fined $300,000 for breaching section 31 of the Work Health and...
An employee suffered severe injuries after material handling equipment caught on fire at an underground operation. One Newcrest Mining worker received serious burns when his LH621 Sandvik loader...
The NSW Resources Regulator has teamed up with the National Parks and Wildlife Service to target illegal fossicking in the Torrington State Conservation Area. Resources Regulator’s Director of...
The NSW mine safety regulator “Resources Regulator” has issued its annual report on activities for the 2018/209 period. The report provides detail on the range incidents and two...
The NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council has launched a new awareness campaign to tackle the risk from dust in the workplace, called “Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it is not there”. Dust...
The NSW Government has proposed a range of reforms for work health and safety laws in a new Bill that will see a range of significant changes including the incorporation of manslaughter prosecutions...
