THE QUEENSLAND Government will start charging mining, quarrying and explosives operations a Safety and Health Levy on 1 October 2008.
THE QUEENSLAND Government will implement recommendations made by an independent reference group to help improve the safety of swing stage scaffolding.
NEARLY 700 mining industry personnel have applied to attend the 20th annual Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety conference, forcing the event to change venue.
LAWYERS of six-year-old Stella Hare say her bedroom contained more than seven times the safe level of lead recommended by the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency.
THE QUEENSLAND Ombudsman has released a report into the state’s mine safety inspectorate, after it was revealed mine deaths have doubled and injuries have risen.
THE QUEENSLAND government has responded to claims by the Queensland Resources Council which said the mine safety tax would threaten perceptions of independence and impartiality.
A QUEENSLAND sawmill worker has been flow to hospital after being impaled by a piece of timber.
THE QUEENSLAND Department of Mines and Energy has issued a warning regarding the risks of driving or falling over the edge of excavations at mines and quarries.
A 34-year-old Queensland man was killed at a construction site on Dalrymple Bay after being run over on 6 May 2008.
THE Queensland government will be increasing the number of unannounced safety audits on mines in the state.