The New South Wales Resources Regulator has released findings from an investigation into air quality, dust, and other airborne contaminants in the state’s small mines.
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A free lung check mobile health unit that aims to detect mine dust diseases has hit a major milestone, having screened more than 1000 former Queensland mine and quarry workers.
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Safe Work Australia has published amendments to model Work Health and Safety (WHS) regulations with the aim of strengthening protections for workers at risk of exposure to silica dust across all industries.
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Recent levels of respirable dust nearly four times the acceptable limit at a New South Wales open cut coal mine has caused the state regulator to issue a warning to operators.
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Martin Engineering has announced the next generation of secondary conveyor belt cleaners engineered to reduce dusty carryback and lower maintenance time.
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The 2024 Miners Memorial Day Service will be held during September in Collinsville, Queensland, on the anniversary of Australia’s second worst mining disaster.
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Support from the Queensland Government is propelling the growth of engineering and solutions company Global Road Technology (GRT) across the world as the business expands its domestic and international footprint.
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The NSW Government has doubled penalties and prison terms under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 as the state cracks down on unsafe workplaces.
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In Australia’s Health 2022, a biennial report by the Australian Government, heart disease was the number one killer of men between 2020 to 2022, with dementia the leading cause of death in women.
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