The storms battering South Australia have halted production at OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine.
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Taking action on workplace safety
Australia’s largest workplace health and safety event, Safety in Action, took place this year in Sydney, exhibiting the latest products and seminars to encourage workplace safety.
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ICMM President: BHP Billiton/Vale’s spill is a wake-up call
In a Q&A with Critical Resource, Tom Butler, CEO and President of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), discusses lessons from the Samarco tailings spill in Brazil, the need to look closely at buyers’ sustainability commitments during asset sales, and the need to streamline transparency reporting.
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Former miner suing Anglo American over truck accident
A former Callide coal miner is suing Anglo American over a truck accident he claims has kept him out of work, however Anglo claims the man is lying.
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Rio Tinto coal miners lose bullying dismissal case
Workers who reportedly continually bullied a colleague for working too hard have lost their unfair dismissal case.
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Aggreko celebrates two years without a lost time injury
Aggreko AusPac has celebrated achieving one million man-hours, or two years, without a lost time injury (LTI), highlighting the company’s focus on safety.
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Staying safe in the workplace: Safety in Action 2016
This year’s Safety in Action event will highlight the importance of mental and physical health in the workplace.
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Macmahon fined for worker death
Macmahon has been fined $75,000 for the death of a worker at Glencore's CSA copper mine.
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BHP publish Samarco dam failure findings
A panel commissioned to investigate the cause of BHP and Vale’s Samarco mine dam failure have released their findings.
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NSW mining health and safety conference to tackle black lung
Efforts to combat the potential resurgence of black lung in NSW is one of the major focuses at NSW Minerals Council’s 2016 Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) conference.
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Worker injured in arc flash incident
A WA worker has been burnt in a low voltage switchboard arc flash incident.
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Driller injured in helicopter fall
A drill offsider has been injured in a helicopter lifting incident.
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Miner dies from Black Lung, CFMEU claims
A former miner has died due to complications from Black Lung, the CFMEU has claimed.
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Mining health and safety conference set for the Gold Coast
The Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference will take place this year on the Gold Coast for the first time since its inception 28 years ago.
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Tracking the 2016 Trends – Part 10: An expanded view of corporate and personal welfare
The final of the ten part series examining the trends that will define mining in 2016.
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NZ WorkSafe drops Pike River disaster charges against Whitall
WorkSafe New Zealand has dropped all charges and appeals against former Pike River coal mine head Peter Whitall after his insurer paid survivors and the victims’ families.
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Miner sets himself on fire to protest pay delays
A Ukrainian coal miner has set himself alight to protest ongoing wage arrears after industrial action and hunger strikes failed.
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Copper Mines of Tasmania pleads guilty after worker deaths
Copper Mines of Tasmania (CMT) has pleaded guilty to safety failure charges after the deaths of underground workers its Mt Lyell site in 2013.
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Caterpillar dozers equipped with remote technology
RCT has successfully retrofitted a Caterpillar D8R with remote technology to adhere to new safety regulations.
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Report released into fatal gantry accident
The WA Department of Mines and Petroleum has released an initial report into a fatal incident where a worker was crushed by a gantry bridge.
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