Candour was the stand out theme at this year’s Australian Mining Safety Conference, with the straightforwardness and honesty of speakers catching many delegates off guard.
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FIFO women mentally stronger
Women cope better than men when it comes to living the FIFO lifestyle, new research reveals.
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Healthy mining minds
In an industry that runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, mental health issues are becoming increasingly prevalent in the industry. Alex Heber reports.
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Mining industry hits back at claims FIFO is a ‘cancer’ on towns
The mining sector has hit back at a new report that suggests FIFO workforces are damaging regional towns.
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FIFO damages regional communities: report
A new report examining the impacts FIFO and DIDO has on the community was released today exposing the downsides of using a transient workforce.
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FIFO workers say bosses don’t care
FIFO workers say their employers do not care about their well being and most say they do not feel valued for the work they do, a new survey has found.
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Mine forced to stop operations to cut dust
A Hunter Valley mine says it has been forced to halt operations on a daily basis to avoid producing excess dust.
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Mine workers chase new legal highs
A new version of the synthetic drug known as Venom has hit WA streets and is being favoured by mine workers.
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False high dust reading caused by power loss
A power outage has caused a false hazardous dust-particle reading in the Upper Hunter’s air quality monitoring network.
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Mining company offers $200,000 bonus for doctor
A WA mining company has offered to pay a $200,000 bonus for a doctor who will come to the state and provide radiation therapy to children with cancer.
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Toxins rise in Hunter’s suburbs
A new pollution analysis suggests residents in the Hunter are being exposed to some toxins at levels more than 100 times higher than they were a decade ago.
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Despite wealth for toil, FIFO workers find themselves sick and tired [Blog]
Welcome to the Future of Work, a series from The Conversation that looks at the ongoing evolution of the workplace. Today, Griffith University’s Olav Muurlink looks at how the mining industry is single-handly transforming the nature of shift work in Australia.
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Prostate cancer is mining’s silent killer
Medical research fund the Mater Foundation says workers in the male dominated mining industry need to make sure they're aware of the risks of prostate cancer.
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Free health checks for miners at QME
With the constant pace of mining, the last thing many workers think of is their own health, but the Mater Foundation is now helping miners to stop and check their health at QME.
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FIFO workers to blame for rise in STIs
The Australian Medical Association says fly-in fly-out work in Queensland has led significant increases in sexually transmitted infections in mining communities.
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Mining families “still happy” despite hard work
Despite working difficult rosters and long hours Queensland mining families are more stable than average families in the state, according to one fly-in fly-out researcher.
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Overweight miners stood down
A number of overweight miners have been stood down from a Bowen Basin mine and told their weight must be less than 120kg before they can return to work.
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Weighing up obesity
With obesity on the rise miners are looking to experts to help keep workers healthy, Andrew Duffy writes.
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Miners fuelling rise in botox
The weathered faces of cashed up male miners are part of the fastest growing market for Botox in Australia, according to Brisbane's Cosmetic Image Clinics owner Ingrid Tall.
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AIDS Council fears for FIFO miners
The WA AIDS Council has called for condom vending machines to be installed in every WA mining camp amid rising fear about the sexual practices of fly-in fly-out miners.
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