A multinational mining company was sought to compensate an employee who suffered a respiratory injury at work. Kylie Anne Bresnehan recently sued Rio Tinto and Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun for more than $2...
Category - Mining occupational disease
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)...
Mine employees stand a greater chance of developing an occupational disease if they regularly come into contact with quartz particles, researchers found. Occupational health experts confirmed silica...
A multinational resources company no longer requires its workers to be immunised and cover their nose and mouth in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Anglo American recently scrapped...
A resources executive expects the number of sick employees will soar as a growing number of Australians regularly fly again. Evolution Mining confirmed at least 10 workers tested positive to...
Workplace policies to contain a highly contagious disease are widely expected to result in many departures from a multinational resources producer. BHP might have to fill up to 700 positions that...
A multinational resources company withheld information on a workplace infection at a Central Queensland coal mine, an insider alleged. One employee has accused BHP of failing to disclose at least one...
The NSW Resources Regulator has confirmed that a 61-year-old mineworker with about 41 years’ coal mining experience has been diagnosed with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis after working across a range...
The NSW mining regulator (Resources Regulator) is investigating three new cases of possible mining dust diseases. NSW Resources Regulator Chief Inspector Garvin Burns said all three workers were...
Have you got your sun protection? With summer almost upon us, the Cancer Council delivers a timely reminder about the dangers of too much UV exposure and explains what to look for when checking for...
A new guide for working with silica has been released by Safework Australia. If you are a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) who has workers (including yourself) that work with silica...
Queensland workers, including coal workers and stonemasons, will have better workplace health and safety protections thanks to recent changes to the Public Health Act 2005 and a new Regulation...
