Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety

DMIRS new Abandoned Mines Program School Shaft Project will protect the safety of children in schools located near abandoned mine shafts.

The WA Government has launched a grant program to help prevent mental health injury at work and promote positive work practices.

The Western Australian Government has established a new program to address workplace sexual harassment and assault in the mining industry.

The Western Australian mining industry has experienced a rise in lost time injuries, according to Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety statistics.

The Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has released details involving a fatal accident that involved an operator driving an underground loader in a Western Australian mine. 

Mines safety director at the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Andrew Chaplyn said bees were a known issue at the Cataby mine.

Rio Tinto has confirmed that it investigated a fire that occurred on a haul truck at the Yandicoogina mine in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.