BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has tightened its travel restrictions for mining employees following the Queensland Government’s latest measure on border controls.
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Mining sector to adopt rigorous COVID-19 protocols despite job lift
The resources industry is set to execute national coronavirus protocols to protect jobs and employees from the threats of the pandemic.
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FIFO workers safe after plane overruns Newman runway
A plane carrying FIFO workers has overshot the runway in Newman Airport, Western Australia upon completing its journey from Perth.
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Western Australia hosts Mines Safety Roadshow
The Mines Safety Roadshow, which focusses on promoting on-site risk awareness at mine sites, is again taking place across Western Australia this month.
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Eight more QLD projects get 100% FIFO ban
The Queensland Government has put a ban on eight more large resource projects to employ a fully fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforce, taking the number of projects affected by this ruling to 69.
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Western Australia to receive new FIFO mental health code
In an Australian first, the Western Australian Government has launched a code of practice that focuses on promoting and maintaining mentally healthy workplaces for fly-in, fly-out workers in the resources sector.
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Soft tissue health a top priority for reducing LTIs
A physical trainer, noted for helping FIFO workers with fitness and weight reduction plans, believes soft tissue health is the “key focus” to reducing total recorded injury frequency
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Automation to bring great benefits to employment
The benefits of mine digitisation on the workforce are more positive than some people might have realised, considering the removal of work conditions associated with fly-in fly-out (FIFO) work.
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Bullying, burnout in line for change among FIFO workers
Rates of psychological distress, workplace bullying and burnout were found significantly higher among fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers than their non-FIFO counterparts, one of Australia's most comprehensive FIFO research studies has shown.
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WA Government revises code of practice to protect health of FIFO workers
The McGowan government has released an updated draft code of practice to help create mentally healthy workplaces for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) mine workers in Western Australia.
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Tips for FIFO workers to stay healthy while on site
FIFO workers have significantly higher chance to be overweight or obese than their non-FIFO counterparts, research indicates. In 2013, 79 per cent of FIFO workers fit into the two categories, compared to 64 per cent of the general population in Australia.
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