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Drive-safe guide welcomed in Victoria

Friday 28 November 2008

WORKSAFE Victoria and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) have released a guide to reduce injuries and deaths from work-related driving.


Mining accident prompts safety alert

Tuesday 25 November 2008

A shuttlecar accident at an underground coal mine in Queensland has prompted the Department of Mines and Energy to issue a safety alert.


Depressed NSW truck drivers have increased crash probability

Monday 08 September 2008

AN AUSTRALIAN Rotary Health Research Fund report has found 13% of NSW truck drivers experience depression.


Second BHP Yandi fatality suspends iron ore operations

Friday 05 September 2008

BHP Billiton has suspended its iron ore operations in Western Australia, following a second fatality at the Yandi mine in two weeks.


Imagination and flexibility key to workplace safety

Friday 05 September 2008

WORKSAFE Victoria has appealed to employers and workers to actively approach workplace safety with more imagination and flexibility, after finding a high rate of serious injuries, fatalities and non-compliance.


Workshop fatality closes BHP mine

Wednesday 27 August 2008

A MAN has been killed in an industrial accident at BHP’s Yandi iron ore mine, shutting down the Pilbara facility.


Man caught in log stripping machine, loses arm

Wednesday 20 August 2008

WORKSAFE Victoria says it is investigating an incident at a Traralgon sawmill where a man lost his arm on the morning of 19 August 2008.


Warning after twenty metre plunge into mine

Tuesday 03 June 2008

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.


Legislative amendment unzips mouths

Wednesday 30 April 2008

QUEENSLAND Parliament has introduced legislation aiming to make the state’s mines safer.


Fines for hire company and employer

Friday 15 February 2008

THE NSW Industrial Court has convicted and fined both an employer and a labour hire company for failing to ensure proper training and workplace safety for a contractor.


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