The Morrison Government’s response to Respect@Work report sends a strong message that sexual harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace. The amendments proposed to the Sex Discrimination Act...
Tag - mining and safety
Mining and safety are inextricably linked to the protection of workers in the mining environment. Mining practices have been known to claim the lives of mine workers for hundreds of years. By applying effective hazard control mining and safety can be linked positively.
Working at height remains one of the greatest causes of fatalities and major injuries on Australian worksites, with many workers finding themselves in positions where they are expected to work at...
Transport and heavy resource companies are spending more money and time implementing state of the art technology and innovative safety management systems; improving HR, training, risk management and...
Hazard management in mining is fundamental to the safe operation of a mine. Despite a higher than average percentage of workers in the mining sector undertaking formal occupational health and safety...
The Queensland Government and the Government of India have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop mine safety management plans. The MoU was approved last week by a union...
Almost 100 per cent of Gold Road Resources’ leaders and 80 per cent of its employees have been certified in mental health first aid. Gold Road has been recognised with gold accreditation from Mental...
Today marks World Mental Health Day, a day created to shed a more positive light on mental health and to address the fact that one in five Australian are affected by mental illness. We sat...
Guest post by Drew Bishop Living in today’s modern time has been a blessing in more ways than one. Technology is currently ruling society to the highest degree, but there are a number of...
The final report prepared by the Resources 2030 Taskforce for Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia has been released. This report contains 29...
The Palaszczuk Government has announced amendments to the Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017 reducing the regulated limit for respirable dust at coal mines from 3.0 milligrams a cubic...
