The Queensland Government and Heart of Australia have developed a mobile health unit for the early detection of mine dust lung diseases.
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RSHQ urges caution with pick and carry cranes
The RSHQ has made a number of safety recommendations following several concerning incidents involving pick and carry cranes.
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QLD coal mine trial encourages safer practices
Each year, Resources Safety and Health Queensland conducts a simulated emergency exercise at one of the state’s mines. Queensland chief inspector of coal mines Peter Newman reviews the learnings from the simulation at Anglo American’s Moranbah North mine in 2020.
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Non-compliant refrigerant leads to truck explosion
A cabin explosion has occurred as a mine worker was driving a truck in an underground mine in Queensland.
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New safety body for QLD mine workers
Queensland's resource workers will soon have their own independent health and safety regulatory body after the state parliament supported new legislation.
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Queensland takes action following pneumoconiosis resurgence
The Queensland Government will set up an independent safety and health regulator statutory body following parliamentary recommendations into coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.
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